Feedback from Participants

At the end of each forum, participants were asked to complete an evaluation form commenting on the weekend. The evaluation questionnaires asked participants to assess their information acquisition, satisfaction with outcomes, motivation at the close of the event, and the 'safety' or comfort of the event for discussing racism. Participants were also asked how they would change the Forum if it were to run again. Their responses to six key questions are summarised in the evaluation analysis.

The vast majority of participants (83%) reported feeling that the Forum provided a comfortable space for speaking out about racism, and 77 percent felt that the Forum contributed to their knowledge of racism issues in Canada. Eighty-five percent reported being motivated and better prepared to engage in anti-racism education at the close of the event, and 86 percent felt that the Forum's outcomes - strategies and tools for anti-racism education - were timely, appropriate, and effective.

Many participants, in their qualitative statements, reported feeling empowered, inspired, and connected with other youth. The most common recommendation for change was for the forums to be longer. A number of participants also wished to learn more about the history of racism in Canada.

We encourage you to look at their comments and recommendations, a sampling of which is found in the evaluation analysis. If you are a YFAR participant or a guest to the website and wish to comment on the YFAR initiative, the KIT, the website or, well, anything, let us know your thoughts! Please send comments to yfar@unac.org

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EVALUATION ANALYSIS