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October, 2025
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Youth Engagement in Practice
A Fishbowl Conversation with Press Start
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This event is free.
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Where
J.W. McConnell Building
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation
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This event has been postponed because of the STM strike. The new date will be confirmed soon.
What does youth engagement look like in practice? How do young people and adults with different skillsets and roles work together to make decisions, build culture, and support meaningful involvement?
In this interactive fishbowl conversation, the Press Start Coop youth team, mentors and mentees from the Art and Social Transformation mentorship (formerly PSEI) and coordinators will share their experiences and approaches to youth engagement. Guided by framing questions, the discussion will highlight both the strengths and challenges of different models. Concordia staff, faculty, and students are invited to listen, learn, and enter the conversation to share their own perspectives.
Facilitated by Michelle Duchesneau, this event is led by Press Start Coop, and supported by the Office of Community Engagement and the Youth Engagement Office. The conversation will be facilitated mainly in English.
The event will be held at the SHIFT Centre in Concordia's LB Building at 1400 De Maisonneuve West. Metro Guy-Concordia. If you have never been to SHIFT Centre, watch this short wayfinding video!
About Press Start Coop
Press Start Coop offers youth from Pointe-Saint-Charles and nearby neighborhoods a space to build community, grow as individuals, develop valuable professional skills, and learn how to collaborate in order to foster positive change in their communities. Press Start Co-op, a vibrant, youth-led community hub and arcade based at Bâtiment 7 in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. Rooted in anti-oppression, anti-racism, and non-hierarchical values, Press Start provides a by-youth, for-youth space where creativity, care, and collective joy thrive.
About the Office of Community Engagement
Based at Concordia’s SHIFT Centre, the Office of Community Engagement (OCE) is dedicated to enhancing Concordia's ability to develop and sustain respectful and impactful relationships between the university and the diverse communities of Montreal.
About the Office of Youth Engagement
Concordia's Office of Youth Engagement is a student-focused and justice-oriented initiative that centers youth agency and lived experience to amplify their voices and wisdom. Our activities are guided by the principles of solidarity, inclusion, and participatory learning as we strive to engage youth traditionally underrepresented in post-secondary education.