LEAF Youth Commission: Taking the Pulse of Canada’s Youth
For 25 years, LEAF has stood behind women and girls by advocating for equality and social justice. To celebrate this milestone anniversary, we’re launching a Youth Commission to engage Canada’s future leaders in a national dialogue on social justice and equality issues!
Through the Youth Commission, LEAF hopes to take note of the way young Canadians view social justice in their daily lives. We will use the feedback received to ensure our upcoming activities are meaningful to youth across the country.
During the campaign, we will:
- Train 12 Youth Commissioners from across Canada. The Commissioners will survey their local youth through focus groups, consultations and community events.
- Encourage youth organizations and young individuals to submit creative works, such as poems, short skits, photos and essays, which depict their perspectives on equality issues.
- Use social media to engage young individuals across the country by providing a blog for youth to interact with each other and share stories and perspectives on equality issues.
At the end of the initiative, we will:
- Develop a report to use as an educational tool and to support further research on equality issues in Canada.
- Provide a digital recording of youth responses and creative works. The video will be made available to the public through our website, YouTube and an open screening.
How You Can Get Involved:
Click the link below to receive updates on Youth Commission activities and a copy of the Youth Perspectives on Social Justice Report once it is complete.
You can also visit the Youth Commission blog at http://leafyouthcommission.wordpress.com/