This important forum will focus on how civic engagement is vital to our everyday lives, as it is the vehicle through which we are able to change and improve the quality of our society. Voting, volunteering, or advocating, provides people with a sense of belonging, social responsibility, and understanding of their communities. Lower literacy skills act as a hindrance to those who wish to participate in their communities. It can impact their understanding of the voting process and make them feel like they do not belong – thereby denying them a voice. This creates a sense of isolation that can negatively affect mental health and overall well-being.
The forum will be held in
Winnipeg at the
Delta Hotel and webcast live to satellite conferences in cities across Canada:
Edmonton, Halifax, Iqaluit, Montreal, Quebec City, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Whitehorse, and Winnipeg
Read the discussion paper on
Literacy and Civic Engagement.
To register to attend please select your location and click on the link.
Whitehorse
Vancouver
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Thunder Bay
Toronto
Montreal
Quebec City
Halifax
Iqaluit
Can't attend in person?
Register to watch the webcast.
Moderator: Dave Angus
Vice President, Chamber Relations
Johnston Group Inc.
Featured panel:
Filmon Aynalem
Student and volunteer, Boys and Girls Club and National Youth Council
Lisa Drouillard
Director of Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement
Elections Canada
Stephen Faul
President and CEO
Frontier College
Margo Goodhand
Former editor-in-chief of the Edmonton Journal and the Winnipeg Free Press
Amel Zaazaa
President
Fondation Paroles de Femmes