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If You Have Never Been to Burlington ...
By: Sasha Thomas, Halton Youth Initiative Volunteer November 28, 2022 If someone who has never been to Burlington wanted to know what...
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An Open Letter About the Halton Youth Initiative
By: Jialin Li, HYI Youth Volunteer December 23, 2021 To Whom It May Concern: I would like to thank HYI for giving me the opportunity to...
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Engaging Youth in Volunteerism: HYVC builds the capacity of community partners in Halton
By: Joudie Al Baghdadi, HYI Volunteer December 13, 2021 On Wednesday November 24, 2021, Heather Johnson, the director of Volunteer...
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Halton Youth Equity Summit
By: Kevin Zhao, HYI Volunteer November 23, 2021 The first ever Halton Youth Equity Summit took place on Saturday November 6 from 11:30 am...
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Recruit, Retain, and Recognize: Youth and Volunteerism
By: Diya Deepu and Tina Liu October 21, 2021 The Halton Youth Initiative is made up of a number of groups. The Knowledge Mobilizers team...
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Hey there Halton Youth!
By: Lily Viggiano, Project Coordinator, Halton Youth Initiative October 14, 2021 Save the Date - Saturday, November 6th! Stick with us as...
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Friends of Silent Voice - Summer Update
By: Angela Gerada, Manya Bandari, Nishita Pillai, and Senoli Jayaratha, HYI Volunteers August 18, 2021 On Wednesday August 4, 2021, our...
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Reflecting on Elijah Mulder's Co-op Experience
By: Lily Viggiano, Project Coordinator, HYI and Elijah Mulder, Co-op Student and HYI Volunteer August 17, 2021 The Halton Youth...
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State of Youth Report - now available!
By: Lily Viggiano, Project Coordinator, HYI August 16, 2021 On August 11, 2021 the first-ever State of Youth report was released on the...
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Leaders Circle
By: Lily Viggiano, Project Coordinator, HYI August 9, 2021 On July 15, 2021 - several of the breakout room leaders from the Halton Youth...
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Islamophobia in Canada
By: Arshiya Alam, HYI Volunteer June 17, 2021 Community in London, Ontario pays respects at a memorial placed where a Muslim family were...
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Calls to Action: All About Doing a Land Acknowledgement
By: Angela G., Community Builders Calls to Action Team June 14, 2021 As youth working to advocate for Indigenous rights, and immersing...
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Métis Voice: Talking to Vice-Chair Sharon Cadeau from the Métis Nation of Ontario
By Ethan R., Halton Youth Initiative Community Builders Virtual Team December 11, 2020 Watch the full Métis Voice event. On a bright...
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Holistic Wellbeing: Indigenous Ways of Connecting with Mind, Body, Emotions & Spirit
By Tina L., Halton Youth Initiative Youth Volunteer December 9, 2020 In this article Tina describes the online event her youth team...
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Halton Youth Share the Truth! Episode 2 of the Podcast is NOW available!
As Episode 2 of Halton Youth Share the Truth becomes available for our listeners, Hargun, one of our podcast youth hosts, shares with reader
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Orange Shirt Day: A Time to Reflect on Canada’s Dark Past & Hope for a Better Future
By Caroline M., Halton Youth Initiative Youth Volunteer September 28, 2020 “It is not ‘forgive and forget’ as if nothing ever happened,...
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
By: Amber S., Milton Youth Action Team, Halton Youth Initiative Communications Crew July 27, 2020 The idea of reconciliation with...
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Celebrating & Acknowledging the Purpose for National Indigenous History Month (June)
By: Kacy B., Milton Youth Action Team, Communications Crew July 24, 2020 June is National Indigenous History month! June has come to end...
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Stories Connect Us: Reflections on Our Indigenous Storytelling Event
By: Tina L., Halton Youth Initiative Youth Volunteer July 22, 2020 Indigenous storytelling is a traditional method used to teach...
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Book Recommendations from Indigenous Authors - Part Three
By: Farrah L., Halton Youth Initiative Communications Crew July 2, 2020 This is the third in a series of three posts curated by members...
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