Toronto Ambassadors Cohort 6

Elizabeth Gierl

Fairuz Karim

Lucia Linares

Amna Masud

Humphrey Osei Owusu

Rhys Ralliaram

Aliza Sabih

Henna Salim

Shasmika Thiagarajah

Amitesh Thind

Collin Xia

COLLIN

I have a strong academic background in politics but I lack the applicable skills needed to make a difference on a larger scale. I want to supplement my theoretical background with various hard and soft skills to foster change. I also believe this program will be a great opportunity to network with people working within the political realm as well as like-minded youth.

COLLIN’S EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOCUSED ON ORGANIZED LABOUR & CONTRACT BARGAINING:

- Got involved with a bargaining campaign at work by joining an outreach committee and started attending membership meetings

- Attended contract negotiation sessions and took part in bargaining debriefs to evaluate members’ workplace priorities and mobilized support for a strike vote

- Joining the bargaining team to gain formal experience with organized labour and begin developing a stronger connection between bargaining mobilization with rank and file participation

GENDER

COHORT 6

Open Wide TO

Through storytelling and dialogue, this project is a podcast that will highlight the lack of information, the barriers to accessibility and the lack of representation of QTBIPOC communities in our mainstream healthcare system.