Program Overview

Introduction to Shaking the Movers

Shaking the Movers (STM) is a uniquely designed annual, youth-led workshop series that takes place in different regions in Canada, in English and French, from coast to coast to coast. The workshops provide children and youth with an opportunity to exercise their right to engage in important civil and political processes with the assurance that their voices will be listened to and heard by adult decision-makers.

Shaking the Movers Workshop Organization

Approximately 40 diverse children and youth, between the ages of 8 and 18, attend each of the STM workshops; we also tailor STM workshops for early childhood with children ages 18 months to 3 years. Lead organizers for workshops are from local host universities or community organizations. The leads set up the infrastructure for the workshops, each of which is facilitated by young people between the ages of 18-25. Facilitators receive specialized training in children's rights and rights-based approaches.

Shaking the Movers Early Childhood Workshops

The Landon Pearson Centre piloted three STM Early Childhood Workshops for three- to seven-year-old children in Pond Inlet, Edmonton, and Toronto in 2019, with the support of the Muttart Family Foundation. The workshops were designed by Early Childhood Education experts in the Child Rights Academic Network (CRAN) and are another unique feature of our Centre: we consult with very young children using a tailored approach, value their lived experiences, and bring their views and perspectives to inform decision-making on their behalf.

Shaking the Movers Annual Reports

The following annual reports are available:

• STM Series: "Building Our Communities of Care."
  • STM Atlantic
  • STM Ottawa
  • STM Toronto
  • STM London
  • STM 2024-25 Saskatchewan
  • STM Waterloo Region
• STM Series: "Reconciliation and Places Where We Belong"
  • STM Kitigan Zibi
  • STM Val d'Or
  • STM Toronto
  • STM London
  • STM 2023-24 Early Childhood Edmonton
• Shaking the Movers Series: "A World Fit For Us"
  • STM Ottawa
  • STM Ottawa
  • STM London
  • STM Toronto
  • STM East Coast
  • STM Early Childhood Edmonton
• 2021 STM Series: "Children's Rights and the COVID-19 Pandemic"
  • STM Ottawa
  • STM Iqaluit
  • STM Early Childhood Edmonton
  • STM London
  • STM Toronto
  • STM East Coast
• 2020 Shaking the Movers Series: "Children's Civil and Political Rights"
  • STM Ottawa
  • STM Toronto
• 2019 Shaking the Movers Series: "Children's Rights in Schools"
  • STM Ottawa
  • STM Toronto
  • STM B.C.
  • STM East Coast
  • STM Montreal
  • 2019 Pilot: STM Early Childhood Series
• 2018 Shaking the Movers Series: "Children's Rights and Discrimination"
  • STM Ottawa
  • STM Toronto
  • STM B.C.
  • STM East Coast
  • Brasser Les Decideurs au Quebec
  • 2018 STM Mini Series
• 2017 Shaking the Movers Series: "Children on the Move"
  • STM Ottawa
  • STM Toronto
  • STM East Coast
• 2016 Shaking the Movers Series: "Climate Change"
  • STM Toronto
  • STM East Coast
  • STM Quebec
  • STM British Columbia
• STM Reports
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