Tear Down the Open House:
“Youth-ifying” Engagement
When was the last time you engaged young people in your projects? Young people are at the front lines of today’s most complex issues from the housing and affordability crisis, climate change, the opioid poisoning crisis, and many overlapping systemic issues. At the same time, youth are frequently left out of decision-making despite being left to live with the consequences the longest.
Join us for a workshop that explores how our engagement practices can be more inclusive of all ages and how centering youth in our engagements can support us in shaping a better, more resilient, and sustainable future. As award-winning youth engagement specialists, CityHive will be tapping into our years of experience and sharing lessons learned on youth engagement. Participants will walk away with clear examples, tools, and strategies to take back into their own engagement practice.
Rowan Gentleman-Sylvester is the Executive Director of CityHive. An experienced facilitator, educator, and engagement practitioner, Rowan has led several key youth engagement consulting projects at CityHive including the Transport2050 Youth Advisory Council, civic education materials development for the Vancouver Plan, BC Hydro’s Clean Power 2040 youth engagement, and Vancouver Coastal Health’s Translation & Interpretation engagement, and the development of City of Surrey’s Public Engagement Strategy’s youth section.
is CityHive’s Engagement Consulting Manager and works with city shaping institutions to transform how young people are engaged. She has extensive experience working with multiply-marginalized youth through equitable community engagement. From mobilizing local and national youth engagement at Apathy is Boring, to leading provincial policy and public engagement with BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner, Miley brings a depth of knowledge on how to bridge the gap between youth and institutions.
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