#thinkdigitalfuture

‪I am thrilled to be a mentor working with teams of young people from Canada and Europe working on projects that deal with building a modern and inclusive digital future. I spoke to one such group in Edmonton late last year, and due to Covid-19 the initiative has gone completely online. Supporters include the Goethe-Institut Montreal, ThinkYoung, Carrefour Jeunesse NDG, and the European Union. #yeg #mentorship #thinkathon #ourdigitalfuture ‬#thinkdigitalfuture #goetheinstitut https://www.instagram.com/p/B-X7IcKgxmh/?igshid=o04by7si7x31

I was asked to speak because of my work in community and digital media, as well as community organizing. My topics were online hate, hate groups, and bullying in the digital age, particularly how to deal with it when encountered online and how to protect themselves (and each other) from such behaviours. I was also asked lots of questions about the current state of the media, and how the digital age has changed how we get our information and how we interact with social media and the Internet. Here are some of my talking points.

This afternoon, I was a guest speaker at a 24-hour "Thinkathon." “Our Digital Future, C'est Ici," organized by the Goethe-Institut Montreal, as well as the Goethe-Institut Toronto, Edmonton's NextGen, European Union in Canada, and the CJD NDG, a non-profit organization in Montreal that helps young people enter the job market. The project offers young citizens (18-30) an open, inclusive platform for a debate on our digital futures. During the 24 hours, participants co-created videos and social media campaigns, as well as recommendations, for Canadian and European politicians. The work took place both on-site and online, connecting with a group meeting at the same time in Milan, Italy. I was asked to be a guest speaker because of my work in community and digital media, as well as community organizing. My topics included online hate, and encountering hate groups and bullying in the digital age, particularly how to deal with it and how to protect themselves (and each other) from such behaviours. I was also asked lots of questions about the current state of the media, and how the digital age has changed how we get our information and how we interact with social media and the Internet. #yeg #thinkdigitalfuture #EUinCanada #ourdigitalfuture #goetheinstitut (at Studio96) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5d0mSiAm_8/?igshid=nw3x64jnxyz2