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Dispatch 10.8
April 2011
Defining Moments: Discovering our Canadian Stories
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Would you like to become a TakingITGlobal Online Volunteer? Do you want to collaborate with young leaders from across the globe? Are you interested in giving back to the TakingITGlobal community? Have you ever wondered how you can further your involvement with TIG's online community? If you answered yes, then the Online Community is looking for you! A new volunteer cycle is about to begin and a variety of new positions have opened up. This is a great way for you to gain invaluable experience! Visit our On-line Volunteering Platform to learn more about our Volunteer Community. Also, check out all our volunteer postings to view all the job descriptions.
Honouring Cultural Diversity
The world is globally connected. The media and the web have made an exchange of information possible. At a rapid speed, we have the power to engage with a diverse group of individuals, sharing ideas, cultures, and languages. Maya Angelou, an autobiographer and poet, once said, "We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color." At TakingITGlobal, we encourage cross-cultural exchange and dialogue between members of our Online Community. Last month we opened a contest in honour of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Take some time to explore your creativity by Imagining What Is Possible! This month, join us in our call to formally recognize International "High Five Day, a celebration of diversity in this new global age.
Challenge:Future
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Challenge:Future has launched a new Quick Challenge: Uncorrupted World, in collaboration with Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). You are invited to partake in a specially designed Challenge that focuses on anti-corruption. How do you fight corruption in all its forms? What will have the strongest impact to prevent or significantly minimize corruption? This is an opportunity for you to address complex questions and provide an answer that can potentially change the world. The contest is open to Challenge:Future members, age 18-30. Identify a critical corruption issue in your country and come up with an idea on how to solve it. The winner will win a free participation at the upcoming PRME Summit in Brussels in June, all costs covered - contest closes April 14th, so submit your ideas today! |
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TakingITGlobal, with support from the Canadian Heritage "Youth Take Charge" program, is pleased to announce the official launch of a national digital media arts and citizenship project called Defining Moments: Discovering our Canadian Stories. The project is focused on Canadian identity and citizen engagement through artistic expression. Visit the Defining Moments website to access an interactive timeline of moments in Canadian history that will expand and evolve through collaboration from TIG users; an art contest that will culminate in an art exhibition, workshops that will be run by youth, for youth and held in each province and territory on the topic of Canadian identity! Defining Moments is seeking dynamic youth workshop facilitators from Prince Edward Island, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories to conduct public workshops. |
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Stories from Japan |
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On March 11th, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9/9.0 hit Japan, triggering a massive Tsunami and damaging a nuclear power plant. The country has been left to deal with a nuclear crisis, exposure to radiation, thousands of deaths, unaccounted bodies, and multiple after shocks. Young people in Japan have been deeply affected by these disasterous events, and some have shared their stories through the Student News Action Network. Read a personal account of the earthquake and the damage that remains. Visit NewsAction to read and comment on these stories. |
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G(irls)20 Summit: 3.3 Billion Ways to Change the World! |
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TakingITGlobal is proud to be a G(irls)20 Summit partner, bringing together one delegate from each G20 country, and one representative from the African Union. The second Annual G(irls)20 Summit is going to be held from October 18 to 21 in Paris, France and it is modeled on the G20 Leaders Summit. Delegates will engage in debate, discussions, and design innovation ideas necessary to empower girls and women globally. The participants are all girls, aged 18-20. Apply to become a 2011 delegate. Applications are due Friday, April 15th, 2011. |
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Tread Lightly's Imprints Art Contest Ends Soon! |
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One of the exciting youth initiatives offered by Tread Lightly is the Imprints Art Contest. For 4 more days only, we are accepting eco-artwork submissions from youth aged 15-30 based on this year’s theme, storytelling. Participants are encouraged to create a narrative addressing their environmental views in a creative and artistic manner and have a chance to win up to $300 US in gift certificates. Entries will be submitted online and will be shared with people around the world. The contest ends April 15, 2011. |
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Your interest, support and involvement with TakingITGlobal helps our community grow and encourages more young people to become inspired, informed and involved everyday! By being a member of TakingITGlobal, you are part of a community that is over 350,000 strong coming from over 250 countries and territories. Thank you for having a vision of positive change. Your work makes a difference!
In friendship,
TakingITGlobal
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The TakingITGlobal Dispatch is the official newsletter of TakingITGlobal, electronically published via email, and compiled from various events and news from within the TakingITGlobal network. Contributions should be sent to dispatch@takingitglobal.org. Please include your full name, age, and your TIG username.