The Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada, in partnership with SiG@MaRS, present Earth Hour….
A Speakers Event on the current trends in social innovation and social enterprise at local, national and international levels.
Speaking are:
David Bornstein, Author ‘How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas‘, which chronicles and analyzes the work of social innovators who are successfully addressing social problems at scale in several countries.
Nathaniel Whittemore, Editor, Change.org, and Founder, of Assetmap, a platform for sharing and leveraging the social capital that exists within every community.
Tonya Surman, Co-Founder and Executive Director, of the Center for Social Innovation, whose mission is to catalyze social innovation in its home base of Toronto and around the globe. Click here to view a video of Tonya inviting you to this event.
Pre-register at http://revisionearthhourtoronto.eventbrite.com/
PWYC online or at the door.
Suggested donation of $15 for students and YSEC Members and $20 for the General Public.
MaRS Discovery District, 101 College Street.
Doors open at 6:30 PM, Event starts promptly at 7:00 PM
Event ends when MaRS turns the lights off for Earth Hour 2010, 8:30 to 9:30 PM
Note: re:Vision 2010 conference participants attend free. Apply by Monday the 8th of March to be eligible for subsidies. Registration closing the following week. Sign up for the conference here.
