Conferences
The Youth Commission hosts one annual conference at City Hall every year. This year the conference will take place on October 14th 2010 and is entitled Your City. Your Voice. The conference is free and lunch is provided.
Click here for our conference package to learn more about this unique conference.
Click here for the online registration form.
Your City. Your Voice. is a one day, youth-oriented conference that will show youth creative ways to use their voices to make change in their communities and city. Positioned approximately 10 days before Ottawa’s municipal election, Your City. Your Voice. offers a relevant and applicable setting for discussions on civic engagement and participation.
The conference, hosted by youth ages 15-23, aims to encourage and inspire non-voting members of society to become engaged in the processes and decisions made at City Hall, and to find their own unique way of using their skills to have a voice and be heard.
After discussing the issues surrounding the election, students will proceed to a workshop, in two parts, that will focus on their experiences and offer creative ways to become engaged in civic and community issues.
Questions? E-mail youth@cayfo.ca
Click here for our conference package to learn more about this unique conference and for a paper registration form.
Click here for the online registration form.
YOUTH IN POWER: ACTION TODAY, RESULTS TOMORROW
Friday, May 22, 2009
Ottawa City Hall
The Ottawa Youth Commission held a youth forum at City Hall where young people were able to talk to Councilors, and city staff about several important issues that affect youth in Ottawa.
Interim Mayor Michel Bellemare
During the conference, participants had the opportunity to attend each of the following workshops, to discuss the issues of: transportation, recreation, the environment, and substance use/abuse.
Thank you to our facilitators for an outstanding job!
Transportation:Ashley Bowa, Ottawa Youth Commission and Superintendent Gord Robinson, Transit Law Enforcement
Recreation:Sina Monfared, Ottawa Youth Commission, Annie Goodchild and Frempon Bafi-Yeboa, City of Ottawa, Parks Recreation and Culture
Environment: Jeremy Chitpin, Ottawa Youth Commission, Steph Hummel and Stephanie Patzer, City of Ottawa
Substance Abuse: Youth Services Bureau-Krista Driscoll, Sophia Kelly, Peter Gindl
Thank you to our Ideas to Action workshop facilitators!
Yusuf Malik, Sina Monfared-FYBY News
Ilona Dougherty, Apathy Is Boring
Aliai Lual, 3 Dreads and a Bald Head
Pytor Hodgson, Centre for Excellence in Youth Engagement
Thank you to our keynote speakers!
Adrian Harewood, CBC Radio
Ilona Dougherty, Apathy Is Boring
Thank you to our debaters!
Councilor Jan Harder
Councilor Jacques Legendre
Adam Coombs
Simon Cameron
And thank you to all those who participated! Spread the word about the Ottawa Youth Commission in your school or community:
Click here for our Youth Commission promotional poster !