Who participated

Over 30 youth SRHR advocates and activists convened for the online Forum. Participants represented a breadth of movements, advocacy work, service provision, and artistic practices grounded in intersectional feminist, SRHR, and social justice principles. These included decolonial and anti-racist sexual and reproductive health service provision and education, transnational youth networks for SRHR, movements for the decriminalization of abortion, sexual orientation and HIV, and 2SLGBTQIA+ and feminist arts and communication based interventions.

Acknowledgements

The Youth in Action Forum was planned and executed collaboratively and its success was a result of the critical reflection and compassion that participants brought to the space. We are deeply grateful to those who contributed to the event. The learnings that came out of the Forum are a product of co-creation and we thank all participants for their role in sharing knowledge and skills about SRHR advocacy and building community together.

Organizational Representation

We were joined by representatives of diverse feminist and SRHR organizations and amazing independent activists. These included youth members of our Rights from the Start partner organizations, community and grassroots organizations, national and regional Indigenous organizations, and advocates with involvement in a range of social justice movements.

The Rights from the Start project, including "Youth in Action: Mobilizing for Sexual Rights," is funded with the generous support of the Government of Canada.