The Youth Climate Corps Campaign, Mercy Center for Ecological Justice, Fridays for Future St John's, along with supporters and friends invite you to join us for an All Candidates Town Hall.

Location: FORAN GREENE ROOM, ST. JOHN’S CITY HALL and online - all registrants will receive a virtual invite.

Date: Tuesday April 22nd from 7 - 9:30 PM

The purpose of this gathering is to bring all federal (and potential provincial) election candidates together with young people and the general public to engage on issues of a Just Transition away from fossil fuels, and the vision for a Youth Climate Corps as part of a bold new climate action plan, empowering young people to help their communities face the impacts of climate crises.

Young people across so-called Canada are urging the government to invest $1 billion in Budget 2025, creating 20,000 full-time Youth Climate Corps positions at a $25/hour living wage to support climate resilience and kickstart a Just Transition.

We envision a YCC that would empower young people and communities by providing a federal jobs guarantee for anyone 35 and under. We envision a program that would turn no one away and place young people in 2 year work training placements doing well paid and dignified local climate work rooted in justice.

To learn more about the YCC vision visit goodgreenjobsforall.ca

If you're a young person looking to connect with candidates (or vice versa) around issues of climate action and just transition we hope you will join us. Or, maybe you're a young person considering a run in an upcoming election! Event better! Or perhaps you have young people in your life who you care about & want a better future for, we hope you will join us too!

There will be guest speakers and circle discussions so everyone has a chance to express themselves.

Please Register to attend & to receive the link to join online.

Please help us spread the word by sharing this opportunity widely.

Guest speakers:

Jude Benoit

Domé Lombeida

Megs Scott

Dan Smith

Jeff Ronan

Lea Movelle

Seth Klein

Confirmed Federal Election Candidates:

St. John’s East

- Mary Shortall (NDP)

- Sam Crete (Communist)

- David Brazil (Conservative)

- Otis Crandell (Green)

Cape Spear

- Kaelem Tingate (Green)

- Tom Osbourne (Liberal)

- Brenda Walsh (NDP)

Confirmed Potential Provincial Election Candidates:

Nicole Boland (NDP)

Jim Dinn (NDP)

John Hogan (Liberal)