Calling all youth in Ontario!
Are YOU a young environmental leader? Want to
facilitate green change in your community?
EcoMentors Conference 2010
[Download poster - PDF file (783KB)]
(St. James Campus)
200 King Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 3W8
Deadline: Monday, August 23, 2010 (before 5pm EST).
The EcoMentors Conference is a FREE exciting, and interactive day of youth-oriented environmental workshops and training activities that will inspire and equip you as a young eco-leader. Network and connect with a diverse group of environmentally-engaged youth and organizations from across Canada and take home resources you can use to facilitate peer-led workshops in your community!
Featuring keynote speaker Simon Jackson
Simon Jackson is the founder of the Sprit Bear Youth Coalition and the inspiration behind an upcoming animated feature film ‘The Spirit Bear’, as well as the 2005 made-for-TV movie ‘Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story’. Simon will speak about his ongoing efforts to protect one of the world’s rarest and most unique animal species, and the critical role that young people can play in encouraging positive environmental awareness and action.
Train to be an EcoMentor!
Youth participants have the opportunity to be trained at the Conference as EcoMentors. Participants will be able to join three fast-tracked training sessions to gain EcoMentors certification enabling youth to facilitate peer-to-peer environmental education in their communities. Find out more about being an EcoMentor.
Sign-up for EcoMentors training for your chance to win a iPod touch!
Choose from a great list of exciting environmental workshops!
*** NOTE: Full workshop listing coming soon ***
You can choose from 14 elective workshops on important environmental and social issues including
- Climate Change/Global Warming
- Human Health & the Environment
- Green Living
- Human Rights, Social Justice, & the Environment
- Wildlife & Biodiversity
- ...and MUCH MORE!
Each session will be facilitated by subject area experts that will inspire you to take action in your community!
Out of town? No problem!
A number of FREE RETURN TRAIN TICKETS are available for participants to come to this event from anywhere VIA Rail service exists*. If you want to take advantage of this offer, please indicate your interest in the appropriate section of your registration form.
* Check VIA Rail Canada’s website for train station locations. Due to parental consent issues, this offer can only be extended to participants who are 18 years of age and older. To take advantage of this offer, you must submit your online registration form by August 16th (make sure to indicate your interest in this offer in the appropriate section). We will follow-up with eligible participants individually.
Questions? Contact us.
