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May 2010
Stories of Resilience: Youth Leaders for Community Wellbeing
International Youth Camp June 1-6, 2010
What is it? A 5-day event that brings together youth from around the world to share stories of overcoming adversity to make positive change in their communities. Youth will have an opportunity to participate in exciting and interactive workshops about understanding and building youth and community wellbeing. Activities include inspiring presentation and workshops about: Investigating, understanding and creating community wellbeing in alternative ways Using the arts to tell stories of resilience including: visual arts, film, slam poetry, performance theatre, music and storytelling Youth social entrepreneurship Local wisdom and climate change Leadership training Youth can also experience: A local wisdom medicine walk Drumming Film Screenings Stewardship of Mi’kmaq sacred site And much more! There will also be a series of events at the Pathways to Resilience 2 Conference from June.7th to 11th. For more information on this conference, please visit their website. Who can participate? Youth aged 15-25 What are the dates? Young Leaders: June.1st to 4th, 2010 Teen Focus: June.5th to 6th, 2010 Where will it be held? Micou's Island, St. Margaret's Bay Registration If you are interested in attending, please download the registration form. As well, be sure to check the packing list to ensure that you have everything you may need (Please note: each participant is requested to bring an item of significance that they would be comfortable giving to another participant. As well, those participating in Kim Munson's Thursday morning workshop are advised to bring old shirts that can be cut). If you are really excited about being involved, please feel free to share the event poster with your friends to help spread the word! For further information, please contact: Nora Didkowsky Youth Leaders for Community Wellbeing Program Coordinator GPIAtlantic Youth Program nora@gpiatlantic.org Phone: (902) 489.2524

May 2010

Stories of Resilience: Youth Leaders for Community Wellbeing

International Youth Camp June 1-6, 2010

What is it?

A 5-day event that brings together youth from around the world to share stories of overcoming adversity to make positive change in their communities. Youth will have an opportunity to participate in exciting and interactive workshops about understanding and building youth and community wellbeing.

Activities include inspiring presentation and workshops about:

Investigating, understanding and creating community wellbeing in alternative ways
Using the arts to tell stories of resilience including: visual arts, film, slam poetry, performance theatre, music and storytelling
Youth social entrepreneurship
Local wisdom and climate change
Leadership training

Youth can also experience:

A local wisdom medicine walk
Drumming
Film Screenings
Stewardship of Mi’kmaq sacred site

And much more!

There will also be a series of events at the Pathways to Resilience 2 Conference from June.7th to 11th. For more information on this conference, please visit their website.

Who can participate?

Youth aged 15-25

What are the dates?

Young Leaders: June.1st to 4th, 2010
Teen Focus: June.5th to 6th, 2010

Where will it be held?

Micou's Island, St. Margaret's Bay

Registration

If you are interested in attending, please download the registration form. As well, be sure to check the packing list to ensure that you have everything you may need (Please note: each participant is requested to bring an item of significance that they would be comfortable giving to another participant. As well, those participating in Kim Munson's Thursday morning workshop are advised to bring old shirts that can be cut). If you are really excited about being involved, please feel free to share the event poster with your friends to help spread the word!

For further information, please contact:

Nora Didkowsky
Youth Leaders for Community Wellbeing Program Coordinator
GPIAtlantic Youth Program
nora@gpiatlantic.org
Phone: (902) 489.2524

Covenant and Principles for Honouring Children

A Covenant for Honouring Children produced by Raffi and the Troubador Foundation, is consonant with the GPIAtlantic vision of measuring sustainable development to leave a secure legacy for our children and for future generations.

Funded by:

The International Development Research Centre

Past News

Towards Global Transformation
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Nongkhai / Bangkok, Thailand November 2007

ReThinking Development
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