Grassroots Youth Collaborative

Sewing! Screen Printing! Sewing machines!

Fabric, tshirts, inks, leather, zippers, shiny objects, etc - all the things needed to make your product!

Get Skillz! Access Tools!!Sergers! Use Materials! Make a Product! Design!

SALES

Light Table for screen Printing!

Leave with something you made! Work from designs and patterns, or create your own!

Get Professional Feedback!

Get feedback on what it takes to make your product retail ready!
Learn about online sales opportunities like etsy or ebay!

For more info contact Julian at julian@sketch.ca

Location
May 7th - QWCHC Image Creation for Screen Printing
May 9th- VS YMCA Announcement, activity
May 14th- QWCHC Announcement, activity
May 15th- VS YMCA Day 1 textiles: Studio, Equipment, Project Orientation
May 16st- VS YMCA Day 2 textiles, Screen Prep
May 17th- VS YMCA Day 3 Textiles, Screen Prep
May 21st- Print Shop Screen Burning
May 22nd- Print Shop Screen Burning
May 22nd- VS YMCA Day 4 Textiles
May 23rd- VS YMCA Day 5 Textiles
May 24th- VS YMCA Day 6 Textiles
May 28th- Print Shop Screen burning
May 29th- Print Shop Screen Burning
May 29th -VS YMCA Day 7 Textiles
May 30th -VS YMCA Day 8 textiles
May 31st -VS YMCA Day 9 Textiles

Locations:

QWCHC = Queen West Community Health Centre, 168 Bathurst 2-5 pm
VS YMCA = Vanauley Street YMCA Centre, 7 Vanauley, 12-4 pm
Print Shop shop @ Eva’s Phoenix = 11 Ordnance [register for these sessions in advance -
julian@sketch.ca or 416 516 5428 ex 23]

Brian has worked on big budget films like Coraline and the Corpse
Bride, and he also has a sense for just working with passion and whats
available in your environment! check out stuff he’s worked on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGYWVzC7fcQ

We will be using this 5 part series to complete work on Tumaini:Hope,
a documentary on proud Kenyan-Canadian Mother and Artist Susan Mugo.

We will have an extra camera and setup so that folks can work
alongside on their own project.

Come and learn about stop motion animation, and see whats involved in
supporting Tumaini:Hope or working collaboratively on a new project!

check out these inspirations:

The 8 Most Incredible Stop-Motion Animation Music Videos From The Past
Decade | The Creators Project

http://www.thecreatorsproject.com/blog/the-8-most-incredible-stop-motion-animation-music-videos-from-the-past-decade

2:30 - 4:30 Tuesdays at Queen west community health Centre, 168
Bathurst st. ,April 30- May 30, 2013

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FREE Youth Workshop!

Grant Writing 101

Tuesday March 12, 2013, 6pm - 9pm
Registration at 5:30

Metro Hall, Room 308

This interactive session will explore the basics of preparing a grant application. It will breakdown the main components of an application including the proposal, work plan and budget; and provide tips for creating a clear, concise application - one that is useful to you in implementing your project. All participants will be provided with a list of youth and arts funders as well as a resource booklet.

Note: Templates from the Laidlaw Foundation application package will be used. Refreshments will be provided.

Facilitators:
Ana Skinner | The Laidlaw Foundation
http://www.laidlawfdn.org
Amber Morley | SEYA
http://www.lampchc.org/content/south-etobicoke-youth-assembly
Elle Alconcel | Daniels Spectrum
http://regentparkarts.ca


Registration:
This is a FREE workshop! To register, please go to: http://grantwritingpopup.eventbrite.ca

Organizers:
This workshop is part of the larger GOAL (Grassroots Organizing and Leadership) Youth Workshop Series being organized by a working group made up of youth organizations and funders. A certificate will be provided to participants who attend 5 or more workshops in the series. For more information, contact info@artreachtoronto.ca

The GOAL Youth Workshop Series is presented by ArtReach Toronto and Laidlaw Foundation in partnership with Schools Without Borders, Grassroots Youth Collaborative, City of Toronto, For Youth Initiative and Toronto Community Foundation. For more information and to access free toolkits, click here: www.artreachtoronto.ca/toolkits

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Professional Development for Youth

A hands-on community forum to nurture the capacity of young men women from our communities.

Neighbourhood Arts Network and CPAMO Present

 Smart Data - A Database Workshop Series designed for the Arts
Delivered by Young Associates 
Funded by Creative Trust with support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and Toronto Public Library

Garbage into Gold: Housekeeping your Database

Tuesday January 22nd  

4 - 6 pm

Toronto Reference Library @ The Learning Centre

Upcoming workshop session is Jan 29th

REGISTER TODAY!

Space is limited.

http://smartdata2013c.eventbrite.com

Garbage into Gold: Housekeeping for your Database

The information you get out of your database is only as good as the data you put into it. In this seminar we will explore ways to create consistencies in the collection and data entry processes to ensure that your data is telling the true story. 

Finding lots of duplicate entries? Sinking staff time into maintaining multiple data files with overlapping contents? Losing opportunities because of missing patron information? Not sure if you’ve accurately tracked all your donations? Learn how to identify errors and omissions in your database, and get your data working for you again.

For more information on Young Associates Data Smart services click here

The Agency Mentorship Program is offering a workshop on setting and managing work priorities, determining roles and responsibilities, and delegating tasks to ensure goals are met.  We will discuss how to set priorities based on your mission and strategic direction.  Following this, we will talk about techniques and tools to help you break down your larger strategic goals into manageable action items.  Then we will discuss how to build staff roles and responsibilities and delegate tasks, especially when staff or volunteers have limited working hours.  Lastly, we will address issues of self-care and burnout.

This will be an interactive workshop; you may be asked to bring items to share so please check your email for requests from us!  This workshop is geared towards young leaders and youth-led organizations.

Click here to register!

Tuesday November 20, 2012
Time: 6pm - 9pm (Registration at 5:30pm) Location: Metro Hall (55 John St), Room 302
(St. Andrews subway station is the nearest to location)

Description:

Anti-Oppression for LGBTTQQ2SIA is a workshop tailored to provide youth leaders with an understanding of the effects of homophobia and transphobia on queer, trans and straight people alike and to creatively explore the diversity of the LGBTTQQ2SIA community.  This workshop will focus on the intersections of identity, different aspects of being trans as well as allyship.  Participants will be provided with realistic tools for creating inclusive and safer spaces, as well as addressing homophobia, transphobia, heterosexism and gender discrimination in a variety of community service settings.

Facilitators:

John Caffery, Supporting Our Youth (http://www.soytoronto.org)
Yegi Dadui, Supporting Our Youth (http://www.soytoronto.org)
Kim Crosby, The People Project (www.thepeopleproject.org)
 

@ArtReachToronto #ArtReachTO  | www.artreachtoronto.ca

RSVP: This workshop is open to youth (13 to 29 years of age). Food and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited so register today! GET YOUR TICKET HERE!

The Neighbourhood Arts Network and CPAMO present:

TUESDAYS | Starting Nov 6 | 4 - 6:pm

Funded by Creative Trust with support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Delivered by Young Associates

Tue. Nov. 6, 2012 | 4-6pm 
Managing Data: Policies and Procedures for Populating Your Database (Spreadsheets) 

Is your organization not big enough to warrant purchasing a fundraising database? Are you using spreadsheets to track your audience? No problem! Who should be tracked in your spreadsheet? What is enough information about a contact to warrant a spot in your database? Is an email address enough? Are you sure that your patrons’ information is safe in your spreadsheet? During this introductory seminar we will explore the basics of tracking contacts and donations within spreadsheets, and keeping consistent records when more than one person is working in the file.

Tue. Nov. 13, 2012 | 4-6pm
Researching Your Database

You’re on your way to a clean and consistent database, but where does that get you? It’s time to research your database. Learn how to analyze your database for Marketing and Fundraising purposes to grow your audience and further your mandate. Expand your patron base, target your marketing, and meet or exceed your fundraising goals. Learn tips and tricks for mining your data and expanding your potential.

Tue. Nov. 20, 2012 | 4-6pm
Singing from the Same Songbook

Every organization is likely to have at least two databases: its accounting package and a marketing, membership or fundraising package. Work is greatly streamlined when information is entered only once – but what’s the best way to harmonize the reporting so that both databases tell the same story? This workshop will consider the primary point of data entry, and options for capturing summary information without repeating all the details. In addition, we will explore reporting formats that will help you tell a story about your impact and celebrate your successes, supported by good, quantitative data – both financial and statistical. Case studies will be presented for discussion.

Tue. Nov. 27, 2012 | 4-6pm
Managing Up, Down and Across:

How much time does your database require to be properly maintained? Whose job is it to monitor the database? Can your data give you the answers you’re looking for? Are your organization’s expectations of your database realistic? Join us as we open a discussion among peers on how to manage database expectations. Whether you are responsible for database maintenance, or you supervise or participate in the process, you will benefit from the opportunity to share ideas for improving the process. Everyone needs to understand what goes into best database practices. Individuals from all organizational levels are encouraged to attend (staff, volunteers, board members). Organizations are welcome to send multiple representatives.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012 | 4-6pm
Doctor’s In

Finished a Data Smart seminar? Still have questions? Not sure how to implement what you’ve learned into your organization? At the end of each seminar participants will have a chance to sign up for a “Doctor’s In” session. These one-on-one sessions are limited, and available to those who have further questions related to seminar topics offered throughout the workshop series.

Please RSVP at http://smartdata2012.eventbrite.ca/

If the sessions which you are interested in are full please contact us and we will add you to the waiting list

WE.WILL.NOW IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE WE.R99 CAMPAIGN - DEADLINE: JANUARY 18TH, 2013 -

APPLY NOW

The We.R99 Campaign is an opportunity for young people to present their vision of the world to the masses.  We.Will.Now will be working with young people from across Toronto to create “We.R”.

What “We Are the World” was to the top 1 percent – “We.R” will be that to the bottom 99, our opportunity to have a positive impact on the world, and speak for the voiceless.

Young people selected to participate in this campaign will participate in music and social cause workshops, and work as a team to write, record and PRODUCE “We.R”.  The final track will be performed live at We.Will.Now’s 2013 Refocus Fashion Show taking place in downtown Toronto in May 2013.

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ELIGIBILITY

• Resident of an under-resourced community
• Between the ages of 16 and 25
• Must be willing to attend a maximum of 2 workshops per week
• Must be willing to assist with the planning of live performances
• MANDATORY – Positive attitude
• Artist of any genre of music – you do not have to be a professional, we welcome applications from all artists

NOTE

The We.R99 Campaign was created to bring more attention to worthy social causes.  The intention is to direct more attention and resources to those that are experiencing challenges in life.  The We.R99 Campaign will not support or endorse the use of profanity, derogatory terminology, racial slurs, or any term/s that the organization deems to be inappropriate and/or insensitive.

UforChange provides a FREE intensive 6-month arts training program to newcomer youth between the ages of 16-29. 
UforChange is currently accepting applications for Cycle 6 and we are reaching out to both the Malvern and Weston-Finch Newcomer Services for Youth centres 

UforChange currently offers workshops in: 
·         Photography
·         Choreography
·         Beat Production
·         Theatre Acting
·         Rap
·         DJ
·         Improv Acting 
·         Film Production
·         Fashion
·         Illustration (animation and graphic design are taught in this class) 

We provide industry-standard materials and equipment used in our workshops. At the end of six months, youth participate in Vivacity, our signature event that showcases all their arts projects followed by a graduation where they receive a certificate indicating they have completed our program. Our focus upon graduation is to provide alumni with an educational opportunity. 

Interested persons can Apply online. 
 
For more information, please visit our website www.uforchange.org, check out our youtube page. Or feel free to email cassandra@uforchange.org

Categories: Call for Submissions, Workshops

Grant Writing 201 Workshop for Youth

Thursday September 27, 2012
6:00pm to 9:00pm
 
You are invited to attend this free and informative workshop where you will receive tips on how to write more effective proposals, develop detailed budgets and build positive relationships with funders.
 
Note: This workshop is designed for individuals that have written and submitted at least one grant application. For those who are first-time applicants, you are welcome to attend the Grant Writing 101 workshop. It is held many times throughout the year. This session will use materials relevant to artists and art-based programs.
 
Facilitators:
Christy DiFelice, Toronto Arts Council
Michael Murray, Ontario Arts Council
Bushra Junaid, Ontario Arts Council
 
Details:
Date: Thursday September 27, 2012
Registration and Food: 5:30pm sharp
Location: Metro Hall, 55 John St, Room 310
Directions: South-east corner of King and John. Take subway to St. Andrew station, then walk through the “PATH” to Metro Hall or walk above ground 2 blocks west.
 
RSVP: This workshop is open to youth (13 to 29 years of age). Food and refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP by September 26th at noon with your name, organization/group (if any) and phone number. Space is limited so register today! GET YOUR TICKET HERE: 

This workshop is part of the larger GOAL (Grassroots Organizing and Leadership) Youth Workshop Series being organized by a working group made up of youth organizations and funders. A certificate will be provided to participants who attend 5 or more workshops in the series. For more information, contact info@artreachtoronto.ca
 

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