#endpovertyyeg Youth Action Day: Feb 2

#endpovertyyeg

On February 2, 2015 @ 9-Noon

The Youth Action Project on Poverty (YAP)

an initiative of the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights and partner, Young Diverse and Proud

will be hosting a Youth Action Forum on Poverty in the Heritage Room at City Hall.  If you are a young person with something to say about poverty, please join us!

Aligning with the Mayor's Task Force on Poverty Elimination, a group of Edmonton youth have been engaged in dialogues, community outreach, agency visits and creative art-making over the past few months; to gain a deeper understanding of poverty in our city and its impact on young people. They have also been exploring how young people can impact their communities in a powerful and positive way.

We would like to invite you to spend the morning with us engaging in discussion and action planning on Poverty Elimination so that we can take our great ideas and recommendations even further.   February 2, 2015 will bring together diverse youth leaders in our community to address the important issue of poverty elimination and contribute to the Youth Action Project’s presentation to the Mayor’s Task Force.

Please let us know if you are able to join us.  We are truly excited for the opportunity to collaborate with the Edmonton Youth and make an impact in our city by honouring the voices of young people.

Thanks to the support of the Edmonton Goldengate Lions Club, Telus Community Foundation and City of Edmonton for their support to this project!