UPCOMING:
May 1, 2013 YTGA hosts the first ever Ignite Youth Mississauga at UTM! Featuring a diverse panel of speakers and exciting performers, Ignite will enlighten you, but make it quick!
May 2, 2013 YTGA hosts a youth-focused workshop and performs for the Family Violence Conference taking place at Sheridan College in Brampton
May 16, 2013 YTGA performs for Children's Aid
June 15, 2013 YTGA performs a collective creation for the Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood's 25th Anniversary
TEDxYouth@Toronto Performance
Mar 2, 2013
YTGA performed a collective creation at the United Way Peel Gala, on South Asian Women's Issues.
Feb 23, 2013
YTGA presented a sponsor booth at the 3rd annual Alliance Against Modern Slavery conference
Dec 8, 2012
YTGA hosted a successful networking fundraiser event called Mission: Renovate Studio 89
Nov 4, 2012
YTGA hosted a Ghostwalk in the Clarkson Neighbourhood
Oct 30, 2012
YTGA performed at Credit Valley Hospital for Child Abuse Awareness Week
Oct 21, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for SPEAKout's Ideas Worth Rhyming event at the Regent Park Arts Centre
Oct 11, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for Interim Place's International Day of the Girl event at the Tomken Twin Arena
Oct 2, 2012
YTGA conducted a workshop on the topic of starting a non profit or grass roots organization for DisOrientation Week at University of Toronto Mississauga
September 15, 2012
YTGA's Farij Abbas performed spoken word for Free-Them's 'Freedom Walk' at the Fairmont Royal York
September 14, 2012
YTGA's Farij Abbas performed spoken word for the Men Against Sex Trafficking 'Freedom Walk'
September 12, 2012
YTGA's Farij Abbas performed spoken word for the Men Against Sex Trafficking 'Freedom Walk'
September 8, 2012
YTGA had it's first ever Studio 89 fundraiser, Open Mic Without the Mic with a YTGA performance and tons of yummy, healthy and ethical treats
August 19, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation at the Celebration Square Main Stage for Mosaic
July 14, 2012
YTGA's Ihsan 'Teddy' Aksel performed spoken word at an Access Charity event
June 14, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for CLiC at Maple Banquet Hall
May 24, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for South Asian Heritage Week at United Way of Peel
May 5, 2012
YTGA led a Night Crawlers Ghostwalk as part of Janes Walk in Mississauga
May 3, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for TEDxYouth@Mississauga at University of Toronto Mississauga
May 1, 2012
YTGA performed Rebel Rider Theatre at the Square One Bus Terminal for National Youth Arts Week in Mississauga
April 26, 2012
YTGA's Farij Abbas performed spoken word at the Youth Can Make a Difference Conference at Blessed Trinity Catholic School
March 31, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for the One Voice One Hope Conference in London, Ontario
February 4, 2012
YTGA hosted an Open Mic night at the University of Toronto
January 28, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for the Peace and Conflict Studies Conference at the University of Toronto
November 20, 2011
YTGA performed a collective creation for TEDxYouth Toronto at the Ontario Science Centre
October 15, 2011
YTGA performed a collective creation at the Alliance Against Modern Slavery Conference at York University
October 14, 2011
YTGA performed a collective creation about Child Abuse at the Credit Valley Hospital
October 1, 2011
YTGA performed at the Noel Ryan Auditorium during the Celebration Square Culture Days festivities
September 11, 2011
YTGA and friends walked in the March Against Somalian Hunger to raise funds to help alleviate the famine in Somalia
August 17, 2011
YTGA participated at the NCP Summer Jam at Centre Island
June 28, 2011
YTGA performed a collective creation for the Canadian Mental Health Association AGM at Candles Banquet and Convention Centre
May 11, 2011
YTGA conducted a workshop for the Girls’ Club at the Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute
May 7, 2011
YTGA hosted an Open Mic Night to raise funds for our campaign to Stop Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children
May 5, 2011
YTGA performed at the Concurrent Disorders Conference for C.M.H.A Peel (Canadian Mental Health Association) at the Canadian Coptic Centre
Mental Health and Concurrent Disorders performance
May 1, 2011
YTGA networked at the MYAC (Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee) Volunteer Fair
April 23, 2011
YTGA performed a collective creation for a Canada Fights Human Trafficking event entitled Traffic Jam at Square One
February 23, 2010
YTGA conducted a workshop for the Oakville Youth Committee
January 28 & 29, 2011
YTGA outreach at conference for Alliance Against Modern Slavery at York University
December 17, 2010
YTGA performed a collective creation for C.A.M.P (Council for Advancement of Muslim Professionals) at the Great Hall in Toronto
October 13, 2010
YTGA conducted a workshop for the Oakville Youth Committee
September 2, 2010
YTGA performed a collective creation at a Pakistan Flood Relief Event at Streetsville Community Centre
August 25, 2010
YTGA participated & conducted a workshop with the Host Youth Program at the Newcomer Centre of Peel
July 3, 2010
YTGA performed a collective creation for Rangmanch Canada at Yorkwood Theatre
June 24, 2010
YTGA youth and HYP (Host Youth Program) youth participated in a theatre workshop together at Newcomers Centre of Peel
June 5, 2010
YTGA performed at Faiz Peace Festival at Port Credit Secondary School
March 19, 2010
YTGA conducted workshops with the Youth Exchange program at the Centre for Education & Training
February 25, 2010
YTGA performed a collective creation at John Fraser Secondary School for a LBTQQ Conference
January 16, 2010
YTGA participated in Mississauga Art's Birthday event at Erin Meadows Community Centre
December 2009/January 2010
YTGA representatives worked with HYP (Host Youth Program) youth at Newcomers Centre of Peel to create a racism video for Citizenship and Immigration Canada's video competition
October 28, 2009
YTGA conducted workshops with youth at the YMCA of Oakville YE Halton Youth Leadership Conference
June 14, 2009
YTGA conducted workshops with the Youth Exchange program at the Centre for Education & Training
May 16, 2009
YTGA performed at Victoria Gardens for an event organized by the Women's Multicultural Resource and Counselling Centre of Durham
May 13, 2009
YTGA performed for Youth Suicide Prevention at Mississauga Golf and Country Club
April 26, 2009
YTGA performed at Faiz Festival at Port Credit Secondary School
March 14 & 21, 2009
YTGA participated in workshops on graphic designing
February 22, 2009
YTGA performed Sister Natasha's Bird House at the Burnhamthorpe Library Theater
February 21, 2009
YTGA attended Youth Can Move the World Symposium and conducted a seminar & a workshop
February 13, 2009
YTGA participated in a writing and theater workshop
February 5, 2009
YTGA performed a collective creation for a NCP symposium at the Living Arts Centre
December 15 & 16, 2008
YTGA conducted workshops with grade 7 and 8 classes at Erin Center Middle School
October 19, 2008
YTGA performed Sister Natasha's Bird House at the Burnhamthorpe Library Theater
September 17, 2008
YTGA participated in a Photo Voice workshop with Asad Moten
August 28, 2008
YTGA writers radio pieces aired on CKLN FM 88.1
August 23, 2008
YTGA performance at Writer's and Artists Guild event at the Burnhamthorpe Library Theatre
May 30, 2008
YTGA participated in a theatre workshop with Burcu Sezer
May 28, 2008
YTGA performance at Port Credit Secondary School for EcoSource
April 26, 2008
YTGA performance for Earth Day at Mississauga Central Library Square
March 15, 2008
YTGA performance for International Women's Day at Asoka
February 16, 2008
YTGA performance for the Faiz Peace Festival
January 17, 2008
YTGA performance for Art's Birthday at the Mississauga Civic Centre
December 14, 2007
YTGA participated in a workshop by New Adventures in Sound Art
November 4, 2007
YTGA participated in a Sound Walk with New Adventures in Sound Art
October 4, 2007
YTGA performances and workshop at Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
September 1, 2007
YTGA event - No Man’s Land
August 25, 2007
YTGA performance at Artists and Writer’s Guild event.
August 11, 2007
YTGA bake sale at Culture Shock, Dreambuilding Project for the Weston Community
July 5, 2007
YTGA conducted workshops at Children’s Peace Camp
June 23, 2007
YTGA outreach at Children’s Peace Theatre
June 2, 2007
YTGA event - Dig: Venturig Beneath the Surface
May 25, 26, & 27, 2007
YTGA outreach at Carassauga
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On October 19, 2008 and February 21, 2009 YTGA performed a play about trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and children entitled Sister Natasha's Bird House, followed by a panel discussions with RCMP Officer Marty Van Doren, Cheryl Perera, Founder of One Child, Benjamin Santamaria, Founder and Executive Director of Project Desert Roses, and the cast and crew.
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On Saturday September 1st 2007 the troopers again performed wonderfully at Streetsville Memorial Park. Our second event entitled NO MAN'S LAND featured a Niche Exhibition ( an art gallery with live art), a series of comedic short plays and an environmental fashion show. Guest Speakers Dave Dryden from SCAW, Amnesty International representative Wilf Ruland and Spoken Word Artist and Poet Memo also took the stage to ensure a wonderful evening of enlightenment through entertainment. No Man's Land was a call to join the Amnesty's Stop the Violence Against Women campaign as well as to assist Benamar Benatta's call to justice. Please visit www.benamarbenatta.com and sign the petition.
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The YTGA event team is excited to announce our very first event entitled DIG 2007 VENTURING BENEATH THE SURFACE in support of Sleeping Children Around the World has generated enough funds to provided 21 bed kits to children in Tanzania and Honduras. We thank the audience members for being part of this special event and helping to make it a smashing success!! We would also like to thank artists Rozina Kazi, Nick Murray, and authors Devyani Saltzman, Freedom Malhotra and Satyam Malhotra for joining the troopers on the stage to achieve our goals.
The evening featured a comical play, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, written by the troopers themselves, along with a medley of performances. The entire proceeds generated by the event have been donated towards bed kits with the assistance of Sleeping Children Around the World. Please visit www.scaw.org for more information about bed kits and the regions served.
Through our efforts we aimed to not only raise money for the children, we also hope to create a bridge of communication amongst the South Asians, and other ethnicities, in our community.
May 1, 2013 YTGA hosts the first ever Ignite Youth Mississauga at UTM! Featuring a diverse panel of speakers and exciting performers, Ignite will enlighten you, but make it quick!
Visit Ignite Youth Mississauga to register today!
May 9, 2013 YTGA hosts the first ever Fair Trade Conference at UofT! Join us as we discover your fair trade options, hear from professionals in the field, and discuss conscious consumerism! Visit Fair Trade Conference 2013 to register today!
May 2, 2013 YTGA hosts a youth-focused workshop and performs for the Family Violence Conference taking place at Sheridan College in Brampton
May 16, 2013 YTGA performs for Children's Aid
June 15, 2013 YTGA performs a collective creation for the Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood's 25th Anniversary
TEDxYouth@Toronto Performance
Mar 2, 2013
YTGA performed a collective creation at the United Way Peel Gala, on South Asian Women's Issues.
Feb 23, 2013
YTGA presented a sponsor booth at the 3rd annual Alliance Against Modern Slavery conference
Dec 8, 2012
YTGA hosted a successful networking fundraiser event called Mission: Renovate Studio 89
Nov 4, 2012
YTGA hosted a Ghostwalk in the Clarkson Neighbourhood
Oct 30, 2012
YTGA performed at Credit Valley Hospital for Child Abuse Awareness Week
Oct 21, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for SPEAKout's Ideas Worth Rhyming event at the Regent Park Arts Centre
Oct 11, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for Interim Place's International Day of the Girl event at the Tomken Twin Arena
Oct 2, 2012
YTGA conducted a workshop on the topic of starting a non profit or grass roots organization for DisOrientation Week at University of Toronto Mississauga
September 15, 2012
YTGA's Farij Abbas performed spoken word for Free-Them's 'Freedom Walk' at the Fairmont Royal York
September 14, 2012
YTGA's Farij Abbas performed spoken word for the Men Against Sex Trafficking 'Freedom Walk'
September 12, 2012
YTGA's Farij Abbas performed spoken word for the Men Against Sex Trafficking 'Freedom Walk'
September 8, 2012
YTGA had it's first ever Studio 89 fundraiser, Open Mic Without the Mic with a YTGA performance and tons of yummy, healthy and ethical treats
August 19, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation at the Celebration Square Main Stage for Mosaic
July 14, 2012
YTGA's Ihsan 'Teddy' Aksel performed spoken word at an Access Charity event
June 14, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for CLiC at Maple Banquet Hall
May 24, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for South Asian Heritage Week at United Way of Peel
May 5, 2012
YTGA led a Night Crawlers Ghostwalk as part of Janes Walk in Mississauga
May 3, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for TEDxYouth@Mississauga at University of Toronto Mississauga
May 1, 2012
YTGA performed Rebel Rider Theatre at the Square One Bus Terminal for National Youth Arts Week in Mississauga
April 26, 2012
YTGA's Farij Abbas performed spoken word at the Youth Can Make a Difference Conference at Blessed Trinity Catholic School
March 31, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for the One Voice One Hope Conference in London, Ontario
February 4, 2012
YTGA hosted an Open Mic night at the University of Toronto
January 28, 2012
YTGA performed a collective creation for the Peace and Conflict Studies Conference at the University of Toronto
November 20, 2011
YTGA performed a collective creation for TEDxYouth Toronto at the Ontario Science Centre
October 15, 2011
YTGA performed a collective creation at the Alliance Against Modern Slavery Conference at York University
October 14, 2011
YTGA performed a collective creation about Child Abuse at the Credit Valley Hospital
October 1, 2011
YTGA performed at the Noel Ryan Auditorium during the Celebration Square Culture Days festivities
September 11, 2011
YTGA and friends walked in the March Against Somalian Hunger to raise funds to help alleviate the famine in Somalia
August 17, 2011
YTGA participated at the NCP Summer Jam at Centre Island
June 28, 2011
YTGA performed a collective creation for the Canadian Mental Health Association AGM at Candles Banquet and Convention Centre
May 11, 2011
YTGA conducted a workshop for the Girls’ Club at the Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute
May 7, 2011
YTGA hosted an Open Mic Night to raise funds for our campaign to Stop Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children
May 5, 2011
YTGA performed at the Concurrent Disorders Conference for C.M.H.A Peel (Canadian Mental Health Association) at the Canadian Coptic Centre
Mental Health and Concurrent Disorders performance
May 1, 2011
YTGA networked at the MYAC (Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee) Volunteer Fair
April 23, 2011
YTGA performed a collective creation for a Canada Fights Human Trafficking event entitled Traffic Jam at Square One
February 23, 2010
YTGA conducted a workshop for the Oakville Youth Committee
January 28 & 29, 2011
YTGA outreach at conference for Alliance Against Modern Slavery at York University
December 17, 2010
YTGA performed a collective creation for C.A.M.P (Council for Advancement of Muslim Professionals) at the Great Hall in Toronto
October 13, 2010
YTGA conducted a workshop for the Oakville Youth Committee
September 2, 2010
YTGA performed a collective creation at a Pakistan Flood Relief Event at Streetsville Community Centre
August 25, 2010
YTGA participated & conducted a workshop with the Host Youth Program at the Newcomer Centre of Peel
July 3, 2010
YTGA performed a collective creation for Rangmanch Canada at Yorkwood Theatre
June 24, 2010
YTGA youth and HYP (Host Youth Program) youth participated in a theatre workshop together at Newcomers Centre of Peel
June 5, 2010
YTGA performed at Faiz Peace Festival at Port Credit Secondary School
March 19, 2010
YTGA conducted workshops with the Youth Exchange program at the Centre for Education & Training
February 25, 2010
YTGA performed a collective creation at John Fraser Secondary School for a LBTQQ Conference
January 16, 2010
YTGA participated in Mississauga Art's Birthday event at Erin Meadows Community Centre
December 2009/January 2010
YTGA representatives worked with HYP (Host Youth Program) youth at Newcomers Centre of Peel to create a racism video for Citizenship and Immigration Canada's video competition
October 28, 2009
YTGA conducted workshops with youth at the YMCA of Oakville YE Halton Youth Leadership Conference
June 14, 2009
YTGA conducted workshops with the Youth Exchange program at the Centre for Education & Training
May 16, 2009
YTGA performed at Victoria Gardens for an event organized by the Women's Multicultural Resource and Counselling Centre of Durham
May 13, 2009
YTGA performed for Youth Suicide Prevention at Mississauga Golf and Country Club
April 26, 2009
YTGA performed at Faiz Festival at Port Credit Secondary School
March 14 & 21, 2009
YTGA participated in workshops on graphic designing
February 22, 2009
YTGA performed Sister Natasha's Bird House at the Burnhamthorpe Library Theater
February 21, 2009
YTGA attended Youth Can Move the World Symposium and conducted a seminar & a workshop
February 13, 2009
YTGA participated in a writing and theater workshop
February 5, 2009
YTGA performed a collective creation for a NCP symposium at the Living Arts Centre
December 15 & 16, 2008
YTGA conducted workshops with grade 7 and 8 classes at Erin Center Middle School
October 19, 2008
YTGA performed Sister Natasha's Bird House at the Burnhamthorpe Library Theater
September 17, 2008
YTGA participated in a Photo Voice workshop with Asad Moten
August 28, 2008
YTGA writers radio pieces aired on CKLN FM 88.1
August 23, 2008
YTGA performance at Writer's and Artists Guild event at the Burnhamthorpe Library Theatre
May 30, 2008
YTGA participated in a theatre workshop with Burcu Sezer
May 28, 2008
YTGA performance at Port Credit Secondary School for EcoSource
April 26, 2008
YTGA performance for Earth Day at Mississauga Central Library Square
March 15, 2008
YTGA performance for International Women's Day at Asoka
February 16, 2008
YTGA performance for the Faiz Peace Festival
January 17, 2008
YTGA performance for Art's Birthday at the Mississauga Civic Centre
December 14, 2007
YTGA participated in a workshop by New Adventures in Sound Art
November 4, 2007
YTGA participated in a Sound Walk with New Adventures in Sound Art
October 4, 2007
YTGA performances and workshop at Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
September 1, 2007
YTGA event - No Man’s Land
August 25, 2007
YTGA performance at Artists and Writer’s Guild event.
August 11, 2007
YTGA bake sale at Culture Shock, Dreambuilding Project for the Weston Community
July 5, 2007
YTGA conducted workshops at Children’s Peace Camp
June 23, 2007
YTGA outreach at Children’s Peace Theatre
June 2, 2007
YTGA event - Dig: Venturig Beneath the Surface
May 25, 26, & 27, 2007
YTGA outreach at Carassauga
--
On October 19, 2008 and February 21, 2009 YTGA performed a play about trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and children entitled Sister Natasha's Bird House, followed by a panel discussions with RCMP Officer Marty Van Doren, Cheryl Perera, Founder of One Child, Benjamin Santamaria, Founder and Executive Director of Project Desert Roses, and the cast and crew.
--
On Saturday September 1st 2007 the troopers again performed wonderfully at Streetsville Memorial Park. Our second event entitled NO MAN'S LAND featured a Niche Exhibition ( an art gallery with live art), a series of comedic short plays and an environmental fashion show. Guest Speakers Dave Dryden from SCAW, Amnesty International representative Wilf Ruland and Spoken Word Artist and Poet Memo also took the stage to ensure a wonderful evening of enlightenment through entertainment. No Man's Land was a call to join the Amnesty's Stop the Violence Against Women campaign as well as to assist Benamar Benatta's call to justice. Please visit www.benamarbenatta.com and sign the petition.
--
The YTGA event team is excited to announce our very first event entitled DIG 2007 VENTURING BENEATH THE SURFACE in support of Sleeping Children Around the World has generated enough funds to provided 21 bed kits to children in Tanzania and Honduras. We thank the audience members for being part of this special event and helping to make it a smashing success!! We would also like to thank artists Rozina Kazi, Nick Murray, and authors Devyani Saltzman, Freedom Malhotra and Satyam Malhotra for joining the troopers on the stage to achieve our goals.
The evening featured a comical play, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, written by the troopers themselves, along with a medley of performances. The entire proceeds generated by the event have been donated towards bed kits with the assistance of Sleeping Children Around the World. Please visit www.scaw.org for more information about bed kits and the regions served.
Through our efforts we aimed to not only raise money for the children, we also hope to create a bridge of communication amongst the South Asians, and other ethnicities, in our community.
