details on last year's event
The purpose of the Youth Making a Difference Workshop is to educate, empower, raise awareness and work in solidarity for change with the youth in Peel Region and beyond.
Please Note: This information was from the past event
When: Friday, April 29, 2011 | Where: Brampton Soccer Centre (Map Below)
agenda for the day
9:00 Registration 9:30 Welcome / Interfaith Reflection 9:45 ACCESS: Allowing Children a Chance at Education 10:45 Community Involvement and Social Entrepreneurship 10:55 Activism Workshop Session 1 11:30 Lunch 12:25 Volunteer MBC 12:30 Activism Workshop Session 2 1:10 Activism Workshop Session 3 1:50 Closing Remarks 2:00 Departure |
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participating organizations and sponsors
The following list is currently being updated. Additional organizations will be added.
Sponsors and Affiliates
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
ACCESS: Allowing Children a Chance at Education, Inc.
Brampton Mayor's Youth Team
Participating Organizations
ACCESS: Allowing Children a Chance at Education
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel
Blue Veil Ministries
Boys and Girls Club of Peel
Brampton Clean City
Brampton Multicultural Community Centre
Centre for Education & Training, Newcomer Information Centre
ChangeTheWorld Volunteer Challenge
CNIB
Development & Peace
Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre
Eclypse Youth Drop-In Centre
I ROCK with the One
Malton Neighbourhood Services
Mississauga Youth Games
One Voice One Team Youth Leadership Organization
Peel Health – School Food and Beverage Policy
REACHOUT Committee
Region of Peel
Share Life
Skills for Employment, Life and Family
Speak Up for Change
United Society
United Way of Peel Young Leaders Council
UNITY Charity
Volunteer MBCs
Volunteering Peel
Nutrition
Lunch will be catered by Strano Colinary Services.
Additional details will be posted shortly.
bios presentations and speakers
Keynote Presentation: UNITED Voices Assembly on the 5E's
UNITY Charity will be doing a presentation with a mix of the Hip Hop elements including break dancing (bboying), MCing, spoken word poetry and beat boxing from some of Canada's top urban artists. UNITY Artist Educators are all youth who share their personal experiences on stage and show how they are using the artistic expressions to overcome the challenges in their lives. UNITY has done over 50 schools presentations across the country. The artist's personal stories touch on topics of equity, empowerment, expression, exclusion, and empathy. Check out www.unitycharity.com!
Take Part, Take Power: Youth Political Activism
This workshop will attempt to identity pertinent local, national, and international issues with young people and teach effective techniques to engage with the community to work to solve them. The workshop will help attendees to build a variety of skills from writing letters to the editor and putting together awareness events at schools to utilizing social networks and lobbying elected officials.
Facilitated by Louroz Mercader
The 3Rs: Taking Waste Management Education in the City of Brampton to the Next Level
This workshop will focus on waste management practices within the City of Brampton and ways youth can get involved - by reducing their own personal waste through the products and packaging they purchase and consume. The workshop will also touch on the 'Green-Washing' trap and ways to identify products that claim false environmental advertising.
Facilitated by Brampton Clean City
God's Precious Gift: Water
Avast ye landlubbers! Pirates of the water commodification resistance have already begun to create bottled water free zones in Toronto and Durham regions. Bottled water turns God's gift into a commodity while gouging our pockets and our planet. Join us as we sail the River of Justice to a world where water is for all!
Facilitated by Luke Stocking, Development & Peace
Operation Inspire
Learn about experiences being a part of "I Rock with the ONE", a faith-based hip-hop group. Here the Story of Persistent Fiona (First Year of Dance = 2010 Canadian National Champion), the Story of Paulo's Determination (A "lost" kid who found dance as a way to improve life and became 2009, 2010 Canadian Hip Hop Dance Representative), and more.
Facilitated by I Rock with the ONE members
Getting Something Started Workshop
Money is a precious item. Some people have more than enough and yet others can barely make ends meet. Why do you think that people give to charity? Why do you think that it is important to give to charity? Participants in this workshop will learn the value of charity as well as the tools needed to raise money for others in their community.
Facilitated by United Way of Peel Region
location map and directions
The Brampton Soccer Centre features bright, spacious community and multipurpose rooms and is fully accessible. It is conveniently located right off of Dixie Road. Address: 1495 Sandalwood Pkwy |
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