{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"EWB Canada","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/","author_name":"tgallet","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/author\/tgallet\/","title":"Amplifying Community Voices with Stephannie Veenbaas and Alain Chelala - EWB Canada","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/news-and-events\/news\/success-story-amplifying-community-voices\/\">Amplifying Community Voices with Stephannie Veenbaas and Alain Chelala<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n<!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\n\t\t\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n\t\t!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display=\"none\";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement(\"a\"),i=d.createElement(\"a\"),a.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document);\n\/\/--><!]]>\n<\/script><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/en\/news-and-events\/news\/success-story-amplifying-community-voices\/embed\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Amplifying Community Voices with Stephannie Veenbaas and Alain Chelala&#8221; &#8212; EWB Canada\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe>","description":"EWB\u2019s Day of Action and #BeAdVENTUROUS campaign were meaningful leadership moments for young people. Through these activities, the next generation of leaders gained experience as part of a major national movement working to establish Canada as a global leader in international development. They trained, built awareness, and learned about the nuances of the DFI, development finance, meeting with MPs, pitching to policymakers and gender inclusion. \u00a0Most importantly, EWB members have a better understanding of their own power in shaping Canadian policy, having a global impact, and how their voice matters in a democratic society. \u201cI was blown away by accessibility of the opportunity. Many Canadians don\u2019t feel like it is accessible which results in a lack of empowerment. I learned how important it is to know what you\u2019re talking about and to be challenged, so that you can strengthen what it is we think we know. Day of Action also impacted my desire to continue being engaged. I\u2019m finding new mechanisms or avenues to get involved and stay involved.\u201d Stephannie Veenbaas, a fourth-year Sociology and Sustainability student at Concordia University and former EWB Junior Fellow in 2016, attended Prime Minister Trudeau\u2019s announcement of the Development Finance Institution (DFI) in Montreal with EWB. Participating in six meetings with MPs during Day of Action 2017, including one with Minister Bibeau, helped Stephanie see the value of her role and her voice in the process. \u201cEWB\u2019s Day of Action helped me understand that this work is effective and made me feel like I was doing something great and wanted to do it all over again. I\u2019m grateful for this experience \u2013 it got me to push past my limits and discover skills I didn\u2019t know I had.\u201d Alain Chelala, current EWB Chapter President at McGill University, Alain Chelala, attended EWB\u2019s Day of Action [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.ewb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Copy-of-Concordia_ChampagneParty1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1600,"thumbnail_height":1066}