What does it REALLY mean to be an activist? Author Charlene Rocha (You Can Be an Activist) explores common misconceptions and examines global and local activism using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Explore how individual strengths can make a collective impact in this timely event for teens. Bring a pencil and the My Activism Blueprint worksheet or a blank piece of paper. Grades 8-11.
Author
Charlene Rocha is an activist and software engineering student at the University of Waterloo.
Sheetal Sheth
Participants from the writing workshops are invited to present their creations like a FOLD Kids Book Fest author!
Author Sheetal Sheth (Anjali Can!) presents a fun, hands-on writing workshop.
Patrick de Belen
Poet Patrick de Belen leads tweens and teens in a spoken word writing workshop.