Crime Prevention via the ARTS: Fact Sheet (58)

The Grassroots Organizing and Leadership (GOAL) Youth Capacity Buliding Workshop Series was developed in 2007 by youth-led organizations, funders and other partners to provide access to learning opportunities that can enhance the work of young people artists and youth led groups DOWNLOAD - Model of Youth Work _TOOL KIT (128)

When young people feel excluded from meaningful opportunities in society, there is a greater risk of them leaving the mainstream for the murkier waters of crime and violence. However, the arts engage young people and combat social exclusion by providing them with a constructive outlet for their frustrations, while also providing a way of transforming those frustrations into positive, tangible and sustainable economic...

Introduction a number of years ago, another foundation colleague and i were discussing the emerging youth-led sector. Or, rather, I was trying to explain that there was an emerging youth-led sector and why this was exciting. The notion did not sit well with my colleague, who couldn’t get her head around who, why, and what youth were doing, why we need to pay attention, and the risk involved. Today I believe this so-called...

Toronto Police Accountability Bulletin No. 52, March 12, 2010. This Bulletin is published by the Toronto Police Accountability Coalition, a group of individuals and organizations in Toronto interested in police policies and procedures, and in making police more accountable to the community they are committed to serving. Our website is http://www.tpac.ca *** In this issue: 1. Racial profiling in Toronto 2. Building on...

On May 17th, 2007, The Canadian Youth Arts Network hosted an open community discussion about improving access for youth arts practitioners to the arts funding system and institutions, as a follow-up to the Governor-General’s visit about the topic, with the intention of providing a conceptual framework for potential solutions. The meeting also served as an introduction and info session for the IGNITE Youth Arts...

A Youth-Led Report on our Demands and plans to address the Root causes of violence in our Communities. DOWNLOAD REPORT HERE Download Report (145)

From the Roots Up! A Youth-Led Forum on Building Safe & Healthy Communities In late December 2005, the Grassroots Youth Collaborative applied to Justice Canada for funding that would allow our collective the opportunity to create a space where youth in Toronto could come together to share their experiences and build a comprehensive action plan to address issues of violence in their neighbourhoods. Encouraged that...

‘Youth on Youth: Grassroots Youth Collaborative on Youth Led Organizing in the City of Toronto’ is the brainchild and end-product of a series of near-year-long meetings by members of the Grassroots Youth Collaborative (GYC). Founded in May 2004 with the aid and initiative of United Way Worker, Dawood Khan, the GYC consists of representatives from six Greater Toronto Area youth-led, non-profit, community- based...