Learn more about the UN Sustainable Development Goals in this talk.

Nancy Tangon and Priscilla Ojomu: "Mobilizing Canadians Online to Expose and Eliminate Injustices in Their Communities" (SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions).

Two Black undergrad students with a vision for a sustainable and equitable nation founded an online-based project called Canada Confesses. They envisioned a platform that can connect and amplify changemakers. With the help of 20 volunteers from 4 provinces and counting, they’ve been working hard to achieve the targets of SDG 16 and have some lessons to share about virtual community organizing. Their work with key individuals, youth-led projects, and organizations from the grassroots to international levels — all from the comfort of their homes — has shown them the power of mobilization in the digital age. The COVID-19 pandemic and its proceedings made a lot of systemic injustices in Canada more visible and increased our usage of virtual tools and spaces. This unique socio-political context motivated the co-founders of Canada Confesses to create their project that mobilizes Canadians online to expose and eliminate injustices in their communities.

Originally presented as one of the Global Goals Talks in the University of Alberta International Week 2022.