Youth Action Gatherings

Youth Action Gatherings (YAGs) bring together youth between the ages of 14-19. At this inclusive event, you will get to explore different venues for community leadership and how to take action on social/environmental injustices. While discovering your role within the scope of activism, there are also opportunities for fun through interactive workshops like yoga, sprouting, vegan cooking, and lively discussions on topics such as greenwashing and anti-oppression.

Vancouver:

The annual goBEYOND Youth Action Gathering is taking place from Aug 31st- Sept 5th at the beautiful Camp Capilano in North Vancouver. Register NOW!

Who: YOU! High School and Post-Secondary Youth are invited to participate. We are also looking for workshop facilitators and volunteers to help out. Interested in ramping it up?

What: Five days and nights to learn and improve on the skills you need to take action for sustainability and climate change on your school or campus, complete with tasty food, wilderness experiences and a swimming pool! Where: Camp Capilano on Vancouver's beautiful North Shore

When: August 31st- Sept 5th

Register: Click here!

More info: check out http://campusclimatenetwork.org/wiki/2010_goBeyond_Youth_Action_Gathering or email yag@campusclimatenetwork.org

Ottawa: The YAG was an amazing experience, many thanks to our sponsors, participants and facilitators for making it so!

Funding from the following organizations made the YAG happen:

- High School Climate Challenge
- Council of Canadians
- OPIRG Ottawa
- Polaris Institute
- Darryl Bandoro of Ottawa Mortage Group
- SENES Ottawa
- Hurst Marina
- Kathy Berquist of Moving to Green

These wonderful local businesses ensured that our YAGgers were well-fed: The Green Door, The Wild Oat, Credible Edibles, Rainbow Natural Foods, La Soyarie, Bread and Sons, Little Stream Bakery, Market Organics, Ottawa Organics, Cocoa Camino, Loblaws, The Table

Volunteer facilitators were offered gift certificate from: Adorit Boutique, 10 000 Villages and Mountain Equipment & Co-op.

Halifax:  

Paint Your Future - Creativity in Activism was the theme for our Halifax YAG which was hosted in conjunction with GPI Atlantic.

Thank you to the St. Margaret's Bay Stewardship Association. Thank you to Ashtanga Yoga Shala, Mountain Equipment Coop, Just Us Coffee Roasters and Mary's Bread Basket for your generous donations towards the YAG.