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Wake Up World

On May 31, the Area Youth Coalition (AYC) of Eastern Ontario will come together at Sandbanks Provincial Park’s Dunes to raise awareness about the direct impact of smoking on the beach, including its effects on the environment and on the health of young people. More than 70 dedicated youth from regional tobacco-free groups – exposé, Veritas, Amplify, Take Charge, Raize, and Unfiltered – will clean the beach of Tobacco Industry Products (cigarette butts), host interactive and educational carnival games and activities for beachgoers, and come together to take a global stand for smoke-free sands during an aerial photograph.
  • When: Saturday May 31, 2008
  • Time: 1 – 4 p.m.
    • 1pm- Aerial Photograph
    • 2pm- Beach Activities & Clean Up
    • 3:30pm – Results of Clean Up Displayed, Youth speakers
  • Where: Sandbanks Provincial Park, Dunes Beach on West Lake, Picton, ON
  • Who: AYC members with armbands marked ‘media’ will be available for interviews in French or English. These youth will meet media at the Dunes Beach gate for free entrance to the event.
  • Photo/Video Opportunities:
    • Aerial photograph of all AYC members creating a giant version of the AYC Logo “Take a Stand / Prend Controle.” Photograph will be released following the event
    • Bright, interactive carnival games with smoke-free messages
    • Results of beach clean up, visual effects of butts from the beach.


CHEW STOMP '07
Chew Stomp'07 took place on November 3, 2007 and was a huge success. With over 100 marchers including 8 disfigured athletes, garbage can drummers, large chew tins, and several picket signs and piñatas with clever messaging on them the people of Ottawa were sure to get the message. Every 5 minutes the procession would stop and a group would come forward and perform a 'stomp' routine along with a chant. The response was great from passerbys, people were even sticking their heads out of windows and coming out of their homes to see what was happening.

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Contraband Eulogy
Youth from Eastern Ontario gathered in Cornwall ON on March 30, 2007 to bury contraband tobacco. Through a mock funeral procession including an 18 person pipe band, coffins and picket signs with key contraband tobacco messaging on them, over 100 youth marched down Pitt Street towards Lamoureux park. The procession ended at the park where different eulogies were read to over 100 youth delegates from the Town Youth Participation Strategy conference.

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