Toronto Youth Priority Symposium
- There are approximately 318,650 youth eligible to vote in Toronto (StatsCan Census, 2006).
- Youth feel excluded from the electoral process. According to the article “Youth feel Political Disconnect” (Toronto Star 06/22/09), youth “don’t feel like they are informed enough about how to vote and also they don’t feel like their vote is going to change anything.”
| Toronto’s youth have a voice – listen to them at the Toronto Youth Priority Symposium! |
Background Info
The Toronto Youth Priority Symposium is part of a larger project, 10,000 Youth Will Stand, an initiative that strives to engage young people ages 16-29 from various neighbourhoods across Toronto in the political process. This October’s municipal election provides a strategic opportunity for young people to ensure youth issues are part of candidate platforms.
We want you to join us!
This September 2nd 2010, Toronto Youth Priority Symposium (TYPS) will bring together 200+ youth from Toronto’s priority neighbourhoods, high schools and universities, in order to define a set of priorities for youth, and ensure that these priorities are at the forefront of Toronto’s municipal agenda and our aspiring elected leaders are held accountable. TYPS will be held at University of Toronto’s Hart House in the Great Hall. All the leading mayoral candidates will be in attendance.
Why participate?
- This is an opportunity to support Toronto’s youth and ensure a greater understanding and awareness of the municipal issues affecting them and encourage them to take action and advocate for change.
- Directly, the TYPS will involve 200+ youth who participate in the event. Indirectly, 10,000 youth will hear about our project through social media, universities/high schools, partnerships with community organizations and word of mouth.
- Help Torontonians work together to ensure youth issues are part of candidate platforms!
How YOU can get involved
- Register on eventbrite to guarantee your seat
- Contact the CITY Leaders team at typsinfo@gmail.com for details about how you can take action and participate.
A suggestion would be to host a symposium in a priority neighbourhood in the future. I would suggest Scarborough where 6 are located and another 2 align with Victoria Park the border…