How can we as a community help youth overcome common barriers to physical activity & take steps to stop discrimination? Listen to The Balance to learn from Shawna Lawson, the Director of Research and Social Innovation at viaSportBC.
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Show Notes:
In this conversation, we mention BC’s Physical Activity Strategy, Active People, Active Places, and more specifically we talk about the initiative All Youth Matter: Inclusion Training.
Shawna, her team and many community and youth voices created this program which is a 4-hour workshop looking at what makes an inclusive environment, how to identify and address barriers and steps to take to intervene and stop discrimination.
Over 1500 Participants (mostly sport and recreation leaders) have been trained so far but it’s open to anyone who works with youth. You can find out more or to sign-up at info@viasport.ca
Other excellent organizations mentioned during our conversation were Red Fox Healthy Living Society and BCRPA.
The podcast theme song is Sneaky Business by Biz Baz Studio.
The Balance is recorded and produced by BCAHL’s Communications Manager on the traditional, unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.