Creating Your Political Handbook:
The Series

Discussing political literacy education and advocacy, we want to give you the skills to be politically assertive and make the change you want to see in the world.

Creating Your Political Handbook: An Introduction to Activism

Remember Civics and Careers back in high school? Neither do we. No fear- let’s go back to the basics with An Introduction to Activism! With this workshop we will be exploring topics such as levels of government, advocacy in the Canadian political system, how to find resources, and so forth.

Creating Your Political Handbook: Let’s Talk Perspectives

In this workshop, Raise Your Voice will share the perspectives of a variety of speakers from both academia and the political community to help answer your questions regarding the importance of political literacy and how you can get involved. This workshop will present to you the different avenues of political engagement and how our panelist reached their goals

Creating Your Political Handbook: Investigating Canada’s Mental Health Care System

It is evident that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a negative impact on Canadian’s mental health. The impact will likely be severe and long-lasting, and will put an additional strain on our already struggling mental health care system. Take this opportunity to learn about the strengths and weaknesses of our mental health care system and more importantly what you can do to make change.