- by Lauren Best

This project has been a labour of love and very close to my heart.

CALL for PARTICIPATION and Community Meeting: Youth Elevating Youth

Are you interested in leadership through the arts? Do you have a strong sense of social justice?

Do you believe youth have more to contribute to our community? Do you believe our community should support youth priorities and hear youth perspectives?

Youth Elevating Youth (YEY) is a new youth-led collective, under the umbrella of Sheatre. We are applying for a Laidlaw Youth Direct Action grant. We are seeking additional youth, especially teens, to provide feedback on the grant as planned and indicate interest in future activities for YEY.

We are also seeking input from caring community members, parents, and local organizations/businesses that wish to support the goals of the project.
We will meet at Frog Ponds Cafe in Owen Sound on Friday April 13th from 3:30 - 5pm for the Leadership and Action committees to discuss youth priorities, review the grant and plan for moving forward. You may attend for all or part of the scheduled time, as we know people may have other events and commitments.

If you'd like to attend, please RSVP to ([email protected]). If you can't attend, still let us know if you'd like to contribute your thoughts online and we will have a (short and easy!) survey, and we'll update you about the project going forward!

Please pass this along to young people and those who care about youth and positive community development.