Last words shown by Amanda Todd in a video, a young 15 year old year who committed suicide due to a horrific act of bullying. She was bullied for years and she suffered silently. The story has caused much pain and guilt feeling for her community and everyone here in British Columbia, to the level…
Category: Youth
Youth are neither children nor adults.
Immigration For Iranian Children and Youth
In the Persian poetry, human development has an analogy with seed plants, which with care, will grow to trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, and vines. Flower life is considered short; yet, the beauty creates a deep impact and it depends on a good soil. To raise this tall, stable and flowering tree, it needs a…
A Brave Generation
A New Generation of Our Iranian Youth Most Diverse and Most in Need For Support We tend to forget that our young generation has become what we have never seen in our previous ones. A vast majority of our young generation who is 30 years of age or under are extremely smart, intellectual, peaceful, and…
Young Generations For Peace
These days; Youth and the new wave of request for freedom is making news. It is most exhilarating to watch the new wave of grass root movements demanding freedom and democracy. I believe it is stunning to witness the the level of integrity shown by those brave young people who are only asking for their…
Notes From A Youth Symposium
The other day I attended a Youth Symposium in celebration of Black History Month. This was the second annual Symposium that originally was the idea of a young man who believes in helping African-Canadian youth to learn about their identity embedded in race, culture, and history. Listening to the speakers you could realize how much…