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ysi

Youth Social Infrastructure Collaborative


Our video from our Art of Hosting Training (in collaboration with the brilliant folks at 4Rs Youth Movement) in Thunder Bay last December is ready! We think it beautifully articulates the power of what we created and experienced together that weekend, and what we're trying to do in the world. Take a look!

Thanks to our partners and funders who helped to make this possible:
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Children's Peace Theatre (Toronto, ON)
SKETCH Working Arts (Toronto, ON)
Thinking Rock Community Arts (Thessalon, ON)
Community Arts & Heritage Education Project (Thunder Bay, ON)
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Inspirit Foundation
Counselling Foundation of Canada
Unifor
Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada

Accelerating and Amplifying the conditions for youth led organizing 

The youth social infrastructure (YSI) collaborative is an intergenerational network and community of practice that co-creates the supports that young people need to make good things happen in their communities.

We offer venues, skills, opportunities 
and relationships so that diverse generations and cultures can learn from each other, grow more resilient as a network and community, and take our contributions and innovations to the next level of impact.


We: convene diverse organizers & allies • connect in participatory ways • cultivate shared knowledge • support local organizing
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OUR UNIQUE NAME

YSI is a name that raises eyebrows, and that is exactly the point. Because it stands for a vision that also raises eyebrows: 

Youth: The pathways to social justice are paved with the energy and organizing practices of young people, especially those with the most so-called "problems".

Social Infrastructure: We can take these trailblazing efforts to the next level by creating local communities of support outside of traditional hierarchies.

Collaborative: When we deepen and transform the relationships between young organizers and adult allies across diverse communities and institutions, we are building a movement for youth-led social justice.



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  • Who We Are
    • Staff
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    • Supporters
    • History
    • Awards and Accolades
    • Press
  • Youth Arts Space
    • Peace Camp >
      • 2021: We Still Here
      • 2020: Supernovas and Galaxies
      • 2019 WeTropolis
      • 2018: Bodies of Water
      • 2017: Where Do We Stand?
      • 2016: 'I'
      • 2015: Raising Revolution
    • Soil, Spirit, Society
    • Past Events >
      • East End Poetry Festival
      • Speak Your Peace Festival
  • PEACE PLATFORM
    • FREEDOM SCHOOL
    • UBUNTU
    • ELEGY OF ANCESTORS
    • ADORNMENT STORIES
    • Indigenous Sustenance Reclamation Network
    • RIVER ROCK
    • Past Platform Groups >
      • Studio Retreat
      • Black Futures Now
      • Dream House Collective
      • YSI Collaborative
      • This is World Town
      • MEDICINE WOMEN
    • International Partners
  • Anti-Oppression
    • Trainings and Workshops
  • Community Space
    • Get to Know The Space
    • Space Use Info & Requests
    • Wiigwaasikaa
  • Get Involved
    • Work Opportunities >
      • Peace Camp Team
      • Summer Interns
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Become a Member
    • Subscribe
    • Donate >
      • Wish List
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