Global Youth Day
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| Global Youth Day 2010 Keynote Speaker, Ben Powless |
Youth Speak. Make Them Listen!
2010 Peterborough Global Youth Day Inspires Youth to Get Their Message Heard
The Kawartha World Issue Centre invites all youth, 14 to 25 years of age, to participate in the annual spring youth conference, Global Youth Day, Friday, April 30th, from 9am to 3:30pm at the Peterborough Public Library.
This year’s theme is “Youth Speak. Make Them Listen!: Youth, Art & Activism. Keynote speaker, Ben Powless, is a Mohawk youth activist and internationally respected speaker who is involved with the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, the Indigenous Environmental Network, among other pursuits.
Following the keynote address, youth will participate in a variety of participatory and skill-building workshops such as Guerilla Street Performance using spoken word/hip hop and theatre, Climate Change and Indigenous Food Sovereignty, Food As Non Violent Action (Cooking with Food Not Bombs), The Activist Tool Box For Getting Your Message Heard, Reclaiming Public Space Using Street Art, Environmental Racism, and Raise the Paddle: Preparing for a G8/G20 Action.
Global Youth Day 2010 has been organized by a youth working group in conjunction with KWIC and JSH, and with financial support from City of Peterborough, Jamaica Self-Help Youth Action Team and Trent Indigenous and Environmental Studies. The spring date of Global Youth Day is held in conjunction with Global Youth Service Days, the largest international celebration of youth volunteerism in the world.
Registration is in advance at youthspeak@live.ca. Suggested conference fee is $5.00 which includes a great lunch and snacks! Venue is accessible.
Registration forms are available at www.kwic.info. For more info or to get involved,
call Julie at Kawartha World Issues Centre: 705-748-1680 or kwic@trentu.ca.
