Including all young people:
As an organization mandated with engaging all youth in our democracy, it is important for us to create space for young people who aren’t included in everyday conversations. Democracy starts locally and with the issues that concern us in our daily lives.
Barriers to Civic Engagement:
In the past, we've rooted our cohorts on specific themes such as environment, social inclusion, and gender, but moving forward, a more general theme will guide our community projects. We will explore challenges youth have observed or personally experienced that hinder their participation in civic engagement.
With this approach, each RISE hub will:
- Consult with youth in their local community about the barriers to civic engagement they encounter.
- Collect feedback from the community and focus on a common barrier.
- Co-create a community project with the hope of reducing this barrier.