Jack Layton Leadership School

Do you wish to contribute to social justice? Let us help you express and act on it.
The Jack Layton Leadership School aims to build the leadership capacity of students to affect social change. Over two days we will work with community members and faculty to engage in social justice issues through telling our stories, engaging in creative arts workshops, panel discussions, lectures, and community tours. Join us to network with leaders to work on a shared vision of justice based on anti-racist, feminist, Indigenous, queer, anti-poverty and reflective approaches. No prior experience is necessary, only a commitment to social change.
- Learn multiple perspectives and approaches to community engagement from nationally renowned community leaders.
- Build relationships as the foundation of collective action
- Learn analytic skills to interpret power, relationships, and knowledge to support those most in need
- Tell your story based on your own social interests and passions
- Witness social justice work in action
- Develop skills in critical self-reflection in the context of intersecting identities.
Students will receive a certificate of participation. Read about the Winter 2021 School.

Testimonials:
"This training has helped me think about campaigns in a whole new way, and to think that anything might be possible when we are well organized"
"Training to organize is giving us the tools we need to create a Canada we DO recognize"
"We already organize to build our communities, we've been doing it for years. It's time we started being smarter about it so we start dictating the agenda instead of responding to it"
“Understanding the fundamentals of organizing has and will be key in facilitating the change needed for a more progressive city”

Past School Educators:
- Mike Layton (external link)
- Olivia Chow (external link)
- Kiké Roach
- Jake Pyne (external link)
- Notisha Massaquoi (external link)
- Reena Tandon
- Tara Farahani (external link)
- Waubkuniikwe
- Ben McCarthy (external link)
- Carlos Idibouo (external link)
- Theo Nazary (external link)
- Brandon Rhéal Amyot (external link)
- Curtis Sassur (external link)
- Cathy Crowe (external link)
- Amy Desjarlais (external link)
- Simone Schmidt (external link)
- Muluba Habamyama
- Tim McCaskell (external link)
- Andrew Cash (external link)
- Pablo Godoy (UFCW) (external link)
- Anna Will
- Truth Is (spoken word)
- Ontario Hong Kong Youth Action (external link)
- Dr. Jijian Voronka (external link)
- Anu Radhar Verma
- Pascale Diverlus (external link)
- Allison Bain
- Carolyn Egan (external link)
- Tiffany Ford
- Jennifer Hollett (external link)
- Kofi Hope (external link)
- Sean Meagher (external link)
- Krysta Williams (external link)
- Adam Chaleff-Freudentgaler
- Dr. Julie Tomiak (external link)
- Dr. Winnie Ng
- Dr. Anver Saloojee
- Deena Ladd (WAC (external link) )
- Anthony Morgan (external link)
- Sandy Hudson (external link)
- Anna Willats
Past Social Justice Walks:
- Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP)
- Downtown Toronto East with Gaetan Heroux
- Queer Toronto Space
- Indigenous Walk
- ACORN
- Workers' Action Centre
- City Hall