BU! The Power of Being a Girl Conference
Saturday October 20, 9am to 4pm
North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St., (North York Centre Subway)
Be Anything! Be Everything! Be You! YWCA Toronto Girls’ Council and the Toronto Youth Cabinet present a FREE full day conference by, for and about girls 14-22. For more details or to register, please call 416.961.8100 ext. 358 or email abc@ywcatoronto.org.
YWCA Toronto Girls’ Council
YWCA Toronto Girls Council is a group of ten girls (12-18) from South West Scarborough who volunteer as mentors in their community, assisting the YWCA Girls Center in developing, planning and evaluating programs for girls ages 8-18.
Toronto Youth Cabinet
The Toronto Youth Cabinet (TYC) is a volunteer-based organization that is the official voice for youth at City Hall. The TYC consistently advocates for various youth issues and strives to ensure that there is a focus on youth programs and services. In addition, the TYC promotes youth activism and civic engagement. All TYC members are between the ages of 13-24 and either work, play, go to school or live in the City of Toronto.
Keynote Panel Hosted by: Kris Reyes: Reporter, CityNews and Anchor, CP24
2:30pm Panel Discussion
Theme:
Education, Empowerment & Action: Young women’s vision of a future without violence
Panelists:
Amanda Cain, editor of Yo’ Mama
Saron Ghebressellassie, YWCA Toronto 2007 Young Woman of Distinction
Stacey May Fowles, Publisher, Shameless Magazine
Workshops include:
African Dance
Beyond Bitches and Beats: Misogyny in Hip Hop
Build a Bag
Caution! Toxic Love: How to spot when you or someone you know is in an unhealthy relationship
Civic Engagement 101
Expressive Arts
If you show me yours, I’ll show you mine: Learn the fine art of resumé writing, networking, how to sell your skills
Mo Money!: So now that you’ve got some, find out how to make it grow, where to keep it, and how to save it
No Cook Cooking Workshop
“Oh no you di’int!”: How to resolve conflicts peacefully before a problem escalates
Power, Privilege and Prejudice: Anti-Oppression Training
Rulers, Rebels, and Radicals: Girls who have changed history
Salsa
Sex in the City: From condoms to STDs, get straight answers to your questions at this healthy sexuality workshop
Webjitsu: The modern martial art of surfing the net intelligently
Wen Do
Yoga
Lunch, snacks and funky goody bags included!
email: abc@ywcatoronto.org
www.weekwithoutviolence.com
416.961.8100 ext.358
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