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Youth Are Awesome, commonly referred to as YAA, is a blog written by youth for youth. YAA provides the youth of Calgary a place to amplify their voices and perspectives on what is happening around them. Youth Are Awesome is a program of Youth Central.

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Yearly Archives: 2015

My advice to you: High School Edition

Thalia - 0
It all depends on the individual when they describe their transition from junior high to high school. Most of the time it's one of...

Reasons to take on: Advocacy

S - 0
What is advocacy? Have you ever meet someone who adored a certain brand? Let's take your mom for example; she may be devoted to a...

A Dream That Finally Came True

Sana Samadi - 0
The following story is written in the perspective of Martin Luther King Jr.'s son: A Dream That Finally Came True The memories of my childhood have...

Traveling made easy in 16 tips!

Kashish Vij - 0
It’s summertime and you know what that means…vacation time! And vacationing can often mean travel. Some people love it, some people hate it. But here...

Less, But Better: The Ten Commandments of Good Design

Vivian Ton - 0
  These are the Ten Commandments of Good Design as outlined by Dieter Rams, a German industrial designer closely affiliated with the Functionalist school of thought...

Public Shaming

Danielle Leong - 0
Before the times of iPhones, laptops and cars, society was controlled by royalty.  Kings and Queens held complete power in their hands, and everyone...

Is a world without racism possible?

Richard Lee-Thai - 0
(Original Image) Disclaimer: There is some sensitive language that is used in this post, but it's solely for the sake of analysis and is not...

What to see in YYC: Weekend Preview July 17th-19th, 2015

Serena Gadamsetti - 0
          If you find yourself with nothing to do this weekend, look no further! Check out some local things Calgary has to offer all weekend....

Advocacy 101: End Poverty by 2030

Elene Otte - 0
I was recently given the opportunity to participate in a webinar put on by RESULTS Canada designed to train people to advocate for ending...

6 Worldly Travelers to Follow on Instagram

Kandace Peroramas - 0
{Source} With the popularity of 6 Swoon-Worthy Poets to Follow on Instagram, I decided to turn this into a series! Through YAA, I will be...

Living Offline

Sarah Nolin - 0
  On Saturday, July 11th, I "unplugged" for the whole day (24 hours) to see what my life would be like without social media. Growing...

Advocacy 101: Influential Writing

Elene Otte - 0
I never really knew why we were taught how to write business letters in junior high until I attended a webinar designed to increase...

Don’t Cash Crop My Cornrows: A Lesson On Cultural Appropriation

Emily Donville - 0
If you’ve seen The Hunger Games, you may have heard of 16 year old Amandla Stenberg who portrayed the young District 11 female tribute,...

Calgary Stampede Food Binge 2015: Red Velvet Chicken Strips

Didi Moffat - 0
Frantically searching through the stampede food map for the location of Pub Grub's red velvet chicken strips selling point and dragging my weary friends...

Do You Know Yourself?

Tammy Ma - 0
Do you know yourself? How well do you know yourself? In a way, it is so ironic to ask yourself this because you'd think that...
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