Your fresh ideas can also design policies that have impact on more people. Learn from policy makers at the local, Provincial Ontario, and Federal levels of government.
Policy makers will work with youth to transform their design ideas to policy proposals to be presented to the Toronto Youth Cabinet.
The Policy Workshops have two parts, which must be completed together. There is limited enrollment of 34 youth participants. Sign up is first come, first served.
Workshop Parts 1 & 2:
May, 2024
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VIDEOS TO WATCH BEFORE WORKSHOPS
EPISODE 01
What is policy?
Learn about the process of creating a policy. Meet BIPOC politicians who are making policies that benefit BIPOC communities, such as yours: Liin Nur, the Honorable Jean Augustine, and MPP Buhtila Karpoche.
EPISODE 02
Imagining Change
Learn how you imagine change to create policies that positively affect BIPOC communities. Policy maker and OCAD University Professor, Dr. Kathy Moscue describes how through imagination you solve the five flavours of problems and thus positively impact a large number of people.
EPISODE 03
Amplify Your Voice
Learn how policy ideas reach more people through talking to family, friends, neighbours, classmates, social media networks, and anyone who will listen to you. Jacquie Shaw introduces you to more politicians who share the most impactful policies they made to support their communities: the Honorable Jean Augustine, MPP Buhtila Karpoche, activist Jackie Ndlovu, and politician Kerry-Anne Douglas-Powell.
Meet the IMFTO Policy Team
Liin Nur, OCAD U SFI
Jerusha Richards, Ministry of Infrastructure
Kathy Moscou, OCAD U
