[ August 2, 2008; 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] Would you like to meet new people? Find out more about the SJT Initiative? Make a difference in your community? Make a bit of extra money?
The SJT Initiative is looking for SJT residents to participate in an information-gathering workshop on the morning of Saturday, August 9th. Participants will be compensated for their time.
To find out more, […]
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The St. James Town Summer Jobs for Youth has the following job opportunities available:
Recreation Progam Assistants
Media Production Assistants
Office Administration/ Newsletter
If you know of any interested youth/ students, please have them contact Rubaiyat Karim, the Co-ordinator of St. James Town Summer Jobs for Youth at 416-504-5516.
*The Wellesley Institute encourages grassroots organizations working in the St. […]
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[ July 19, 2008; ] Who: Banyan Tree and SJT youth aged 14-29
What: Hands-on earth building workshop
When: Saturday July 19th, all day; meet at 8:30am
Where: Henry Weisma’s farm; bus leaves from 240 Wellesley at 9am sharp!
The workshop will include facilitated instruction from Mr. Henry Wiersma, a local carpenter and home builder that is now one of Canada’s only compressed earth natural […]
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[ July 19, 2008; 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] When: Saturday, July 19th from 9:30am to 1pm.
Where: Welllesley Institute, 45 Charles St. E., Suite 101
The SJT Initiative needs participants from last year’s Photo Voice and Community Mapping participants to participate in a follow-up workshop in Concept Mapping. For more information, please email sjt@wellesleyinstitute.com, or phone 416-972-1010 x262.
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[ July 9, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] When: Wednesday, July 9th from 7pm to 9pm
Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 Queen St. W.
The City of Toronto will hold two public meetings in July to give Torontonians the opportunity to talk about poverty and how it can be reduced. Councillor Joe Mihevc, Chair of the Community Development and Recreation Committee, announced today that […]
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[ June 26, 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] When: Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Where: Medical Sciences Building Auditorium, Room 2158
1 King’s College Circle, University of Toronto (northwest corner of College Street and University Avenue)
(TTC: Queen’s Park subway station or College streetcar)
Fact: There have been a near-record number of new homes built in Toronto in recent years.
Fact: Only a tiny fraction of them […]
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The latest SJT Initiative Update, summarizing the Initiative’s first year, can be found at:
Spring 2008 Update
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The annual St. James Town Festival took place behind the Wellesley Community Centre this past Saturday. Lots of residents came out to enjoy this day of fun organized by the SJT Festival Committee.
We had a great time at the Wellesley Institute table - telling people about the SJT Initiative, running a free raffle, handing out […]
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The SJT Initiative has extended the application deadline for our 2 Summer Student Internship positions to June 27th at 5pm. Please check out the full job posting here.
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Community Voices, a Forum & Expo to display the results of the Photovoice and Community Mapping projects, was held at Rose Avenue School on March 20th.
Thank you so much to the participants and volunteers for all of the time, hard work and ideas you put in to make our Community Voices Forum & Expo such a success. And, […]
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