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Related to this project: Creating Local Connections Canada/Liaisons locales Canada

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The green tricampus workshops that I was planning with SYC are not likely to happen because we have not had muc feedback from the groups.
Monique and I both agree that this is probably due to the current and upcoming exam period.
But out of bad news comes good news. Moniq ue and I have started talking about including the CLC program as one of the topics/tracks in their upcoming national conference later this year. I think this will be awesome!

On Friday SYC was able to secure a project page on TIG and should have a greater Onatrio presence. YAY!

As per Juxtaposition I will be meeting with them next week.

I am also meeting with the students union chair and VP camps life next week to present TIG and the CLC program - to see if they will implement it in their internal networks - eventually encouraging the local campus groups to adopt it as well. (If you can't go from the grassroots up, go from the top down)

I am really excited about an upcoming event with OCIC. I have secured at U of T professor to speak at a breakfast meeting about progression in developing countries. Professor Rockel will speak about the history of African communities' own approach to development through environmental management.

Mai, Muneeb, Kiia and I are having a meeting this Friday to discuss a TO netorking meeting.

I have to admit that last week I lost momentum with the high school project but will be on it again at the beginning of next week.

February 26, 2008 | 11:22 AM Comments  0 comments

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SYC
Related to this project: Creating Local Connections Canada/Liaisons locales Canada

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I had a great morning meeting with Monique Woolnough from the Sierra Youth Coalition. We are collaborating to have a networking meeting for the 'green groups' in Toronto. Our meeting was just a first step - but I am so excited!

Also, the SYC has decided to establish a project page on TIG. YAY!

For more on the SYC please see:
http://www.syc-cjs.org/tiki-index.php

February 11, 2008 | 3:10 PM Comments  0 comments

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Reviewing challenges
Related to this project: Creating Local Connections Canada/Liaisons locales Canada

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I would really like to welcome the new members of our team to CLC and express how happy the team is to have you! You bring really great energy, enthusiasm and inspiration. WELCOME!

This month was all about laying the ground work for the months to come. Last year, I spent a lot of time trying to cultivate relationships on campus. This was not working. So this year, I have a new strategy - high schools! There are so may pros for working with high schools but I think the most important are:

1)Ready audience
2)Ready venue


The second thing I did this month is flex my creative muscle; gearing up to profile young leaders to hopefully be published in our newsletter. I did a lot of research on how to e politically correct when speaking with an Aboriginal person. I want to say thanks so much to Eriel for being one of my live sources.

I also did the primary research on holding a networking meeting. Thanks a lot to JL for taking my call and also to Nikki for posting her excellent pointers and also to Pauline who answered my initial questions.

I've also connected with SYC in Toronto and I am planning to work with them on a sustainable campuses project.

I am currently in the process of getting a few groups to establish project pages on TIG. YAY!

IN TERMS OF CHALLENGES:

1) Getting people to the point of signing up
2) Putting collaboration over competition

I think that the way to overcome this is to change strategy. This is why I decided to target high schools.


February 11, 2008 | 1:17 AM Comments  0 comments

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Power of Youth
Related to this project: Creating Local Connections Canada/Liaisons locales Canada

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Hey everyone, today I went to an event called the Power of Youth. It was organized by an amazing team of 11 and 12-year-olds part of a program called Kids in Action. They invited youth-focused organisations to come into their school and set up their materials so students could have the opportunity to learn about them.
There was a keynote speaker from Free the Children and she was amazing. Her presentation was really engaging. At the end, I spoke with the teacher who helped the kids with their initiative and she is excited about having CLC do a workshop with the kids in April.

The one thing I am a little concerned about is that - these kids are too young for the TIG website. But I really want to keep them engaged. How do I do that? They have so much passion to make the world a better place.

Any suggestions?

February 4, 2008 | 11:21 PM Comments  0 comments

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