1 – 4 Aug, 2007: Reach Out, Speak Up! Ignite Change Now – Global Youth Assembly 2007: Edmonton
22 February, 2007
The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights is calling for applications from young people and young professionals from across the world aged 16 – 28 for (what is possibly the event with the most unwieldy name I’ve ever come upon) Reach Out, Speak Up! Ignite Change Now – Global Youth Assembly 2007. The Assembly will be held from 1 – 4 August, 2007 in Edmonton, Canada and bring together 700 – 1000 young people to ‘discuss major global issues and what our generation can do about them’.
The Assembly programme includes educational keynotes addresses, break-out sessions, leadership skills training and workshops based around the eight United Nations action areas to build a Culture of Peace. The aim is to develop an understanding of critical local and global issues and strengthen participants’ capacity to stimulate change. The Assembly will also feature a vibrant arts component to emphasise that there are many ways to ignite positive change – be it through hip-hop, film, or poetry.
Organisers are accepting educational or leadership building presentation proposals until 15 March, 2007. For more information and a Call for Proposals form, email organisers at program@youthassembly.ca.
Early bird registration is available until 15 May, 2007 and is CAD$299. Accommodation and travel arrangements are the responsibility of participants, and it does not seem as if scholarships or financial assistance is available.
The Assembly is a satellite project of the Youth Assembly at the United Nations and will be held under the patronage of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO.
For more information and to register online, see http://www.youthassembly.ca/.
