Upcoming Events
Integrating a Gender Lens in HR Policies and Practices
Jul 8, 2020 (13:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Youth Challenge International
This webinar will provide a primer on HR/GE policies and the impact of COVID-19, then shift to a solution-oriented conversation where participants will learn about concrete solutions and tools for staff, managers and HR departments that highlight the benefits of strong internal HR/GE policies. Hosted by Canadian Partnership for Women and Children's Health.
WISE Up: Online Series on Global Women Innovators
Jul 13, 2020
Hosted by: Youth Challenge International
WISE is a three-day online series highlighting the transformative impact led by women innovators worldwide. The event seeks to spark discussions at the ecosystem-level around how we can better invest in, advance, and learn from impact models that scale deep - ones that prioritize shifts in cultures, values, ideas, and attitudes over reach - and accelerate EACH...
Biodiversity through Diversity: a Fireside Chat
Jul 15, 2020 (19:00 - 20:00)
Hosted by: Youth Challenge International
Join us for a fireside chat led by inspiring panelists working in green careers.
Meet the Panelists:
Melina Damian is a part-time professor at Centennial College for the graduate course Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development. She's also the communications coordinator at Ontario Nature. She has a Masters in...
EMPWRNG MNDS: Youth Relief Online Mental Health Conference
Jul 18, 2020 (12:00 - 14:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Youth Challenge International
EMPWRNG MNDS is Canada’s Online COVID-19 Youth Relief Online Mental Health Conference, with the purpose of navigating solutions around common Mental Health challenges arising today.
At EMPWRNG MNDS we recognize that recently, with self-isolation and safely quarantining, it hasn’t been easy for many of us, especially within youth living in minority communities.
For that...
Ibram X. Kendi on "How to Be an Antiracist"
Jul 20, 2020 (19:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Youth Challenge International
2019 Guggenheim Fellow and New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi will discuss his renowned book “How to Be an Antiracist” with Dr. Charlene M. Dukes, president of Prince George’s Community College. Dr. Dukes is the first African-American woman to serve as president of the College and has 30 years of progressive leadership experience and administrative responsibility in...
Mainstreaming gender in Canada’s international response to COVID-19
Jul 22, 2020 (12:00 - 13:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Youth Challenge International
An interactive discussion on strategic and practical considerations of mainstreaming gender in international assistance efforts addressing the current global pandemic. Women, girls, and already marginalized groups are disproportionately impacted by the current global pandemic, which is exacerbating the existing inequalities and access to vital gender-responsive services. To discuss strategic...
Inside Out: Climate, Equity and Narrative in Canada Webinar
Jul 23, 2020 (12:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Youth Challenge International
Building broad public support for climate action means pushing past the choir and making climate relevant to mainstream audiences. Join three of Canada’s leading climate engagement thinkers to discuss remaking the current narrative landscape and how centering equity from the inside out is key to winning new ground. Participants will take away insights to implement in their own work right...
Ashoka Lead Young Online Summit
Jul 25, 2020 (9:30 - 15:00) - (GMT +7:00)
Hosted by: Youth Challenge International
With the theme of #Youthincharge, this summit will feature 12 Young Changemakers from 3 Countries (Indonesia, India, and the US) and 1 Keynote Speaker, who will share about their remarkable journey of leadership and changemaking in different fields through several panel discussions.
Be part of the historic moment of the world's changemaking...
Climate Cafe
Jul 26, 2020 (14:00 - 15:30) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Youth Challenge International
The Community Climate Council's July Climate Café takes place Sunday, July 26 at 2PM ET on ZOOM.
The theme for the July Climate Café is eco paralysis. This discussion will disclose participants’ inabilities and abilities to respond to the climate crisis, as well as a guided meditation to reenergize and rejuvenate participants to continue to respond to the current climate...
