Campaign 2000 Youth Action Committee

June 25, 2008 - 6pm

Raf ;D — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:58:51 +0000

Date:: June 25, 2008
Time:: 6pm
Location:: Bahen Centre for Information Technology
Agenda:: Progress on Summer Planning; Work on Youth Version of C2000 Report Card
Minutes:: (will come after meeting)

UofT oUTreach Day

c2000yac — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:20:47 +0000

Today’s day of outreach was great. There was a lot of energy from both the volunteers and the public. Despite a few people who were very jaded wit regards to poverty issues, we really reached a lot of people. Many people were not aware of how dire the child poverty situation is and once they learned about the issues surrounding child poverty in Toronto, they were eager to sign.
Amanda

I think what really hit me today was how little it takes to actually make a difference, both in terms of volunteering for this event, and in terms of the people who stopped to sign the banner. It gives me a sense of hope that so many people actually signed the banner, even if a lot of them didn’t want to get involved. I think poverty can be eradicated- it just has to start somewhere, and this is one of the ways we can start it.
Carol

With marker and message in hand we together took a stand. Asking the people of the city to open their hearts and open their minds. Our work here is not done however, I know now that the only way is to work together. They are our children and thus, our future. End Child Poverty Now!
Antonietta

I will never again believe that something as simple as a signature is meaningless or that it takes grand gestures to make a point. I will listen when I hear someone take a stand and not walk on by because it’s easier to ignore the speaker. Because of the what I have learned today, I will listen and I will stand up for the smallest of steps toward a greater goal- lets make poverty history!
erin

Today provided a such a wonderful and valuable experience because of full of energy from the oUTreach participants and Campaign 2000 group!
Clara

One word and that is hope. This day’s experiences have allowed me to see the dim light that exists within our individualistic world. This dim light represents the potential within every compassionate human being to change our world one random act of kindness at time.
Ace

Website Update

Raf ;D — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 01:23:21 +0000

The YAC website was updated today, and I apologize for the downtime.

The Wordpress back-end was updated (mainly includes security fixes) and some other minor changes were made.

I know that there are still a few bugs, which I will fix over the next few days. (like the horrible look of the actual blog posts :S)

Exhibition Place (UMF) (Sept. 1, 2007)

c2000yac — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:41:34 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came down today and signed the banner! We got well over 200 signatures!

(and, a double thank you for taking the time to visit the website!)

A full blog post and photos are soon to come.

If you want to get in contact with us, please email c2000yac@gmail.com

Aug. 10, 2007 - 6pm

Jason — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:48:49 +0000

Greetings!

Just a friendly reminder about our next YAC meeting. PLEASE let me know as soon as possible if you are joining us this Friday at 6 pm at.

.
Reminder: YAC meeting this Friday, Aug. 10^th, 2007 @ FSA, 355 Church St.; First Floor BOLTON ROOM at 6:00-7:30pm

And please let new members know that getting involved in YAC

Ø is much more than a volunteering experience that supports a good cause
Ø is a good way to meet new people, share ideas and build on new skills
Ø we provide TTC tokens and light snacks &
Ø the FSA building is wheel-chair accessible.
Directions: The meeting location is on the east side of Church St., north of Gerrard. The closest subway station is College Station on the Yonge line. Link to Map of location: http://www.fsatoronto.com/images/map_church.gif

Hope to see as many of you and your friends as possible at this meeting! Among the key agenda items, we’ll need to make a decision about whether we would organize street education at the upcoming TUMF (Toronto Urban Music Festival) at CNE and other events.

Thank you and look forward to hearing from you,
Liyu

July 27, 2007 - 6pm

Jason — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:09:39 +0000

Hello to all:

YAC is holding the next meeting @ FSA Toronto, 355 Church St. on July 27^th 2007 at 6-8pm. Please RSVP me (emmara@fsatoronto.com) to let me know you are coming as soon as possible, Thank you!

Emma R

student intern at Campaign 2000 and FSA

Billy Talent Concert (June 13, 2007)

Jason — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:03:08 +0000

Hello to all: The tabling that Make Poverty History was able to do at the Billy Talent Concert on June 13^th, 2007 was quite a success! Our tally for the day was $207.00 raised, through the donations for the Make Poverty History white wristbands, and we managed to get a total of 243 people to sign onto the campaign. There were 6 volunteers — including me — and we all had a great time through the process of talking to the passersby, advocating for our campaign, and speaking out. The response was largely positive - most people were eager to listen to what we were saying, and once they realized we weren’t asking for money, they usually agreed to sign on and support our campaign. However, the audience we were facing — mainly teenagers - mid 20’s, proved to both our advantage and disadvantage. The advantage was that we got to talk to a lot of youth who hadn’t heard about our group before, and spew out a couple of facts that I’m sure they’d never been alerted to. It was also a chance to see others our own age, which made it somewhat easier to talk to them and have them to understand. The unfortunate disadvantage is that a large portion of them were simply there for the concert, and didn’t want to even bother listening to anything we’d say for a few seconds. It’s a demonstration of today’s youth and their disinterest in becoming involved in anything spanning larger than their social circle of friends. It was a little bit frustrating, but something we all did understand. Overall, it was a lot of fun - we didn’t approach people, we usually said hi, or they came to us! - and we got to hear some of the band’s music as well. I think the group that we had did an amazing job, especially since most of the people hadn’t been involved with Make Poverty History before, and this was their first time becoming acquainted with the campaign. For sure I would take up another opportunity like this one! -Cindy (YAC member), July 13, 2007

July 6, 2007 - 5pm

Jason — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:21:00 +0000

Hello to all:

Just reminding everyone that our next meeting is taking place this Friday, July 6^th 2007 at 5:00pm at FSA 355 Church St. in the Bolton Room.

Please RSVP me by the end of tomorrow at emmare@fastoronto.com to let me know if you are going to be attending. Attendance would be pretty important for this meeting, since we are discussing the future of YAC and roles that each member will take on.

YAC meetings are open to all, but we require that you let us know ahead of time if you are planning to attend. Thank you. Liyu, Campaign 2000 and FSA

June 15, 2007 - Visioning, Part II

Jason — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:27:39 +0000

In order to tie up loose ends from our first Visioning Day, we are meeting to finish up! Feel free to invite new people to this YAC meeting too!

Campaign 2000 Youth Action Committee Meeting (aka Visioning Day, Part 2)
Friday, June 15^th, 2007 from 6-8pm
355 Church St. (north east corner of Church & Gerrard) in the Bolton Room
Food, drinks & TTC fare provided!

This space is wheelchair accessible.

Visionary Facilitator: Chezlie Alexander, Leave Out the Violence
Google Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=Yonge+and+College+Toronto+ON&daddr=355+Church+St.+Toronto+ON&sll=43.660324,-79.378399&sspn=0.001669,0.003616&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=17&om=1

Directions from College Subway Station:
When you come out of the station and onto the street level, you will be standing at the intersection of Yonge & College. Walk EAST along Carlton (College becomes Carlton after Yonge St. – walk towards the condo construction site/Carlton Cinemas) ONE block to Church St. Turn RIGHT/Walk SOUTH along Church St. TWO small blocks and you will reach the Family Service Association of Toronto. The two-storey beige brick building is located just slightly north of Gerrard on the LEFT/EAST side of Church St.
The front door will be locked for security reasons, but someone should be waiting there to open the door for you. If you come late and no one is there, go around to the back of the building and you will find us in the Bolton Room’s large window facing the parking lot (knock and we’ll open the door for you). Otherwise, call 416-575-9230 and speak to Laurel (cell). If you are early, call 416-595-9230 x314 and I will come getcha J
RSVP to jasonle (at) fsatoronto.com (dot) com.

June 9, 2007 - Visioning (@ Toronto Islands)

Jason — Thu, 10 May 2007 18:36:42 +0000

YAC’s Visioning: Saturday, June 9^th, 11:30-4pm at Ward Island!!!

UPDATE: We will be meeting at 11:30am SHARP at the Ferry Docks (Bay St. & Queens Quay) and taking the 11:45am Ferry across to Ward Island, where we will walk to our event site: The Algonquin Island Association Club House! For directions to the Club House in case you are late, please see: http://torontoisland.org/Home/AlgonquinIslandAssociation/Directions/tabid/136/Default.aspx and for the Ferry schedule, please visit: http://www.toronto.ca/parks/island/summerschedule.htm

Guest Facilitator: Chezlie Alexander from Leave Out The Violence (L.O.V.E.: www.leaveoutviolence.com)

Food, Ferry & TTC provided J - bring Frisbees, balls and anything else you can think of J — especially friends/new people! Itinerary: brainstorming, planning and ideas for our future over good food & under beautiful skies (weather pending, of course =P)… then eat & relax for the afternoon! Google Map to the Ferry Docks: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=bay+st.+and+queens+quay+toronto+on&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=30.185946,59.238281&ie=UTF8&ll=43.642395,-79.376822&spn=0.006724,0.014462&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1

Please RSVP by emailing jasonle@fsatoronto.com, calling 416-595-9230 x314 or facebook-ing us (click on the facebook link on the bottom left of this website)!