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Sep 23rd, 2008 - 23:13:45 | Lindsay Beaudoin
feedVAlright, so I'm not exactly sure how to write a blog so bear with me.
This weekend I had the chance to travel to Toronto by plane my first time ever traveling in one btw to meet the CLC team from provinces all over Canada that i will be working with this year, I can honestly say this was a great weekend that will be unforgettable to me, I have learnt a lot about many different subjects and learn about the reality in different provinces and the diversity, I have also had the opportunity to explore Toronto in the best way possible: by scanvengure hunt!, this experience was amazing and I would not have changed anything at all, I hope that everything goes well for the CLC team and that they do a great job this year, I also want to say that I miss you all and hope your flights home were enjoyable after such a long weekend.
Talk to you soon¸!
Sep 20th, 2008 - 19:04:05 | Pauline
This week I have attended meetings with youth to discuss youth engagement in Thunder Bay and the possibilities for action-oriented projects.
I have been in communication with the Independent Living Resource Centre and he likes the idea of TIG training. Youthscape has also expressed interest in TIG training.
The event I will be attending this month is tomorrow at Fort William First Nation. It is put on by Gitchi Gami (a grassroots environmental group). They were involved in the last climate change workshop we had.
I have a bite from a Westgate high school teacher for workshops and his world issues class will invite me in when they are doing the climate change unit. There are two teachers at Churchill High School who have been identified as socially-minded, so I will contact them next week.
Sep 18th, 2008 - 17:11:33 | Kirsten
Hey guys, hope you are all doing well! As all you Canadians know we are going to be having an election soon! So, I just wanted to invite all of you to share your views on the up-coming election! Is voting in the Canadian election important to you? If so, why is it and what are the issues that you care most about! Check out the blog here: http://www.tigblog.org/group/elections08
Sep 13th, 2008 - 19:32:39 | Pauline
I have been meeting with Town Youth Participation Strategies. If interested Canadian youth are searching for a youth voice around youth centres, be a part of the TYPS youth board. Check out www.typs.com for more information. There is also a project page www.projects.takingitglobal.org/typs where you can find detailed information about the youth board.
We are now responsible for compiling the newsletter which goes out to member organizations and youth centres across Canada.
If youth were to have access to documents around policy and procedure, would it turn them off? I am wondering how to involve young people who have and haven't been to the annual conference with the goal of combining youth centre efforts to find common national projects which could mean exhange ideas and information on a wide scale of topics to a large spectrum of youth.
Youth centres are becoming more specialized and sometimes there are 3-4 projects happening at any given time. Youth will step up to the challenge and progress towards compatible resources.
I also met with the Regional Multicultural Youth Council to form a committee to start doing workshops in the high schools. We set up a meeting to discuss the possibilities of working with teachers to get workshops into the classrooms.
I'm unsure how to get in contact directly with teachers and am relying on local high school students to help me get in touch with them. I am going to look at other options if anyone has any ideas.
Sep 7th, 2008 - 17:31:16 | Pauline
This is my first update from Thunder Bay.
I have begun work planning my first climate change workshops. I'm looking at two high schools, the first with a world issues class and the second with an environmental group/outdoors club. At both schools, there are people interested in helping as co-facilitators.
I am also in contact with the Thunder Bay Public library about using the space for social networking workshops in December.
Yesterday I met the Outreach Coordinator from the Indepependent Living Resource Centre and they are interested in TIG training.
I'm really looking forward to this year, year three, and meeting you!
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