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Check out the In My Own Eyes project, a “partnership between the Ontario Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Harbourfront Centre. This project gives Aboriginal youth a chance to share their stories with people across the province. They also learn the role photography can play in storytelling and social change.” Visit the In My Own Eyes website, and read below for more information. Continue reading In My Own Eyes – Aboriginal Youth Storytelling
Social inclusion can be described as a part of the societal safety net that is essential to the functioning and well-being of all members of a society. An inclusive society is one in which its members are recognized and equally valued, despite the cultural and structural challenges that at times prohibit the full participation of some.
North American countries that have been built on immigration, such as Canada, have managed to remain havens for newcomers despite recent economic troubles. Research published by Statistics Canada revealed that a total of 248,748 people immigrated to Canada in 2011. Canada has managed to weather the recent financial crisis slightly better than our American counterparts, but economic immigration has accounted Continue reading Part 1: Newcomer Youth & The Cultural Transition
“’You can’t come outside like that no more. You messin’ up the whole look of the building,’ he told me with a screw face. I just stood there looking back at him for some seconds. I was just learning how to translate the Black American version of English and their slang. ‘What is it that you are talking about?’ I Continue reading Far From Home, Far From The Usual: Newcomer Youth & The Cultural Transition
The ACT for Youth project has identified the ways in which the relentless stigmatization of the Jane/Finch community is a form of violence. We have also identified that youth reject depictions of their community as troubled, with a recognition that this community is multidimensional and complex. Youth also describe a keen – and often unfulfilled – desire to learn and Continue reading Living in Our World: Exploring the Truths in Our Community
School is out for summer, so why not spend some time with Chris Spence, the Director of Education for the Toronto District School Board, as he reveals tales of hope and challenge, and discusses how to improve schools and outcomes for students. This talk was given at the TEDxStouffville event in spring 2012.