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Emerging Leaders

The Emerging Leaders (EL) Committee is a group of young people established within the Canadian CED Network with the purpose of increasing the number and quality of young practitioners entering into the CED field & ensuring an active and meaningful voice in the Canadian CED Network.

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EL Blog

Check out the EL Blog and jump into a conversation, or post a comment/resource!

Youth in CED Profile

Running from November 2005 to April 2006, the Emerging Leaders research project profiled 11 stories in English of Youth and CED across Canada.

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Youth Forum

The Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet) recognizes the importance of giving youth opportunities to participate and lead. The Emerging Leaders (EL) Committee of CCEDNet is charged with empowering and advocating for youth.

 

To ensure youth participation and leadership when the Network gathers at the 2010 National Summit on a People-Centered Economy, May 30 - June 1, 2010, EL is organizing a youth-led forum entitled “Connecting Beyond the Summit: Exploring Social Networking to build the CED Movement.” This interactive workshop invites participants to discuss challenges and opportunities of using social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, Wikis, Blogs.
 
The forum will occur Monday lunch from 12:00pm to 1:30pm; note that participants are encouraged to pick up the lunch provided all conference participants and then attend the session, as lunch will not be served at the session.  The location of the session will be advertised on posters at the conference.
Forum participants are encouraged to take the perspectives and lessons from the Forum into the rest of the Summit.  The intent of the Forum is to help participants advance ideas into action plans. The Forum will also provide participants with an opportunity to network with other youth and those interested in youth from across the country.
 
The Emerging Leaders Committee believes that collaboration with organizers is essential to ensure youth participation at the Forum and the National Summit. Emerging Leaders requests your support through participation and promotion of this Youth-led Forum on Social Networking, including embracing the Canadian Community Economic Development Network Facebook group. Engagement will help organize and broaden our national networks of young CED professionals.
 

CreateAction

The CED Work Experience Program, CreateAction, is the only national internship program that provides paid learning opportunities for young people to do community economic development in their own communities.

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Community Development Service Learning

The Community Development Service Learning (CDSL) Initiaitve builds on existing work happening in CED to engage youth. This project invites members of the Canadian CED Network to explore ways that learning in community contributes to the development of citizenship and increases our capacity to affect social and economic change.

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Youth Mentorship in CED

The Youth Mentorship project was a national initiative to strengthen engagement of youth in CED through voluntary involvement and mentorship with younger members of their communities. This initiative was developed in partnership with four primary partners.

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Youth In Charge

The "Youth In Charge - Leading Change through CED" project engaged youth in CED to create economic and employment opportunities for young people in BC communities. The project helped to develop action plans that enabled young people with barriers to create CED opportunities in their local areas.

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Youth @ Work

Working between generations, youth from four rural and isolated communities in BC created an action plan to build partnerships that will strengthen understanding of CED and employment needs in their communities.

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