October in Review by Kalsang
The highlight of October was the successful launch of our new youth-led project, STOM-R. (Shake Tobacco off Movies – Reviews) This creative and fun project involves youth writing movie reviews by watching PG and G movies that depict smoking. Stay tuned for more upcoming news on the project in the upcoming months!
Language Skills Development for Newcomer Youth - Wednesdays
There were four sessions held in October on Wednesdays As per the topics rated by youth in the focus group discussions at the first fall session, two topics were prioritized for the month. The first two sessions covered youth leadership development skills. They learned about leader, leadership, leadership communication styles and how to build credibility as a youth. The interactive ....... read the full review here.
Language Skills Development for Newcomer Youth - Wednesdays
There were four sessions held in October on Wednesdays As per the topics rated by youth in the focus group discussions at the first fall session, two topics were prioritized for the month. The first two sessions covered youth leadership development skills. They learned about leader, leadership, leadership communication styles and how to build credibility as a youth. The interactive ....... read the full review here.
Success story of the month
My Story
An interview conversation with Choeyang via Email by Dudoul
An interview conversation with Choeyang via Email by Dudoul
Interview of Choeyang by Dudoul via email in October 2011
· When did you come to Canada?
I came to Canada on May 7th 2011.
· Why did you join the Newcomer Youth Program?
I joined the Newcomer Youth Program to improve my English language, to get Volunteer hours and for experience.
· So far, what are some of the activities you have participated in?
Till now, I participated in many activities and did my best with full dedication and with positive attitude like in summer program, volunteering in STOM (Shake Tobacco Off Movies Youth Project) for doing outreach on the petition and distributing the flyers and posting the pamplets.And I also showed my great enthusiasm as a volunteer while helping in office administration like filing, photocopying, setting up the rooms and calling the youth members on phone for the meetings as per the training provided by my supervisor, Kalsang.
· What are you doing now?
I am studying in Parkdale Collegiate Institute in Grade 11 and I am doing a part time job assisting with the youth program
· How did you get the part time job at PCIC?
I got the part time job with the great help of Kalsang as I have been volunteer and active participant of the youth leadership program since I came to Toronto. I learnt a lot at the pre-employment sessions and other youth-focused workshops provided every Wednesdays under the Language Skills program.
· What is your message to your fellow Newcomer youth?
Basically, I am also a Newcomer and it has only been six months in Canada. Within those few months since joining the program and attending after-school sessions regularly, I myself can see a change on me like communicating, speaking, presenting and so on. So, for all of my fellow newcomer youth , I want to say this, do not wait around and stay back to improve your skills and don’t wait for the time by saying that I will do later and later. As we know, time waits for no one. You must grab the opportunity to make some improvements for yourself and programs will be always there to help and welcome you.
· When did you come to Canada?
I came to Canada on May 7th 2011.
· Why did you join the Newcomer Youth Program?
I joined the Newcomer Youth Program to improve my English language, to get Volunteer hours and for experience.
· So far, what are some of the activities you have participated in?
Till now, I participated in many activities and did my best with full dedication and with positive attitude like in summer program, volunteering in STOM (Shake Tobacco Off Movies Youth Project) for doing outreach on the petition and distributing the flyers and posting the pamplets.And I also showed my great enthusiasm as a volunteer while helping in office administration like filing, photocopying, setting up the rooms and calling the youth members on phone for the meetings as per the training provided by my supervisor, Kalsang.
· What are you doing now?
I am studying in Parkdale Collegiate Institute in Grade 11 and I am doing a part time job assisting with the youth program
· How did you get the part time job at PCIC?
I got the part time job with the great help of Kalsang as I have been volunteer and active participant of the youth leadership program since I came to Toronto. I learnt a lot at the pre-employment sessions and other youth-focused workshops provided every Wednesdays under the Language Skills program.
· What is your message to your fellow Newcomer youth?
Basically, I am also a Newcomer and it has only been six months in Canada. Within those few months since joining the program and attending after-school sessions regularly, I myself can see a change on me like communicating, speaking, presenting and so on. So, for all of my fellow newcomer youth , I want to say this, do not wait around and stay back to improve your skills and don’t wait for the time by saying that I will do later and later. As we know, time waits for no one. You must grab the opportunity to make some improvements for yourself and programs will be always there to help and welcome you.
Opportunity
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Literature
Movie Reflections
- A short review of "Waking the Tiger", a movie from Planet in Focus Festival
by Namsel
Waking the Green Tiger - movie review
by Tenzin Namsel (grade 9 student)
This review is a recollection of an environmental film that I went to watch with my family in October during the 2011 Planet in Focus, environmental film festival in Toronto.
The movie was very expressive since the whole movie revealed a chapter of China’s history that I didn’t know about it earlier. The movie was on how China had tried to industrialize their world without caring about the consequences of destroying nature. There was a scene where it showed China killing millions of birds since the communist government said that birds, rats, and cockroaches ate the food and so in order to get rid of them they should be destroyed”. But that brought never thought-of consequences. When all the birds were killed, there were no one to eat the locust who in turn killed the crops and China suffered a massive famine where tens of millions of Chinese perished. The next part of the movie was on the dams. It was the part where the villagers of China wanted to see for themselves whether or not they should let the communist government build dams in their villages by the, “Tiger-leaping gorge”. When they saw the outcomes of building the dams in a nearby village with their own eyes, they were very silent on the way home. But when they got back to the village, all the villagers blew up. They were like “they can drown us with our farms and lands since I will not live like that ever.” This shows that the villagers of China deserve their rights and they showed their strength by raising their voice for their rights which finally deterred the government from supporting the dam builders leading them to leave the villages alone.
This movie clearly showed the new environmental movement happening in China today. It is directed by Gary Marcuse. The movie won the best Canadian Feature Film Award at the 2011 Planet in Focus festival this October.
Thank you to Planet in Focus and Kalsang (Youth Program Manager) for getting the youth in Parkdale free tickets to learn about environmental issues through movies.
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Managing Editor: Kalsang Dolma (Youth Settlement Counselor & Project Manager)
Youth Editorial Board: (April 2011 to March 2012)
Youth Editorial Board: (April 2011 to March 2012)
- Karma Gyatso
- Tsewang Dhargyal
- Tenzin Thabkhae
- Dudoul Tenzin
- Rigden Lhawang
- Vinothan Sarvananthan
- Abisarikka Pillaiyinar
- Tenzin Choeyang