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STUDENTS COMMISSION [1 record]

Record 1 2007-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Sociology (General)
OBS

The Students Commission: name confirmed by the Youth Action Network, Toronto, Ontario.

OBS

Every August, teens from all across Canada travel to the Ottawa region for dialogue, exchange and late night talks. The Students Commission was founded by a teacher in 1991 but was snatched up by youth and supportive adult volunteers in a friendly takeover at Humber College, in Toronto in May of that same year (the first ever Students Commission Conference).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
OBS

La Commission des étudiants : appellation confirmée par Action jeunesse, Toronto (Ontario).

OBS

À chaque mois d'août, des adolescents de partout au pays s'aventurent vers la région d'Ottawa pour dialoguer, échanger, discuter jusqu'aux petites heures du matin. La Commission des étudiants a été fondée par un professeur en 1991 mais a été saisie par la jeunesse et un groupe de supporteurs adultes lors d'un enlèvement amical au collège Humber de Toronto au mois de mai 1991 (la première conférence de la Commission des étudiants).

Spanish

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