Featured Gallery: Halton Equity and Diversity Roundtable Conference
The HEDR EDI Leadership Conference co-hosted with Milton Community Resource Centre, brought together industry leaders in driving thought-provoking and inspirational discussions on the theme of "Interconnectedness".
The Gallery below is comprised of pieces created by youth in MCRC's She Can Create: Our Milton program. Click here to learn more about the project.
Hailey, 13 years old
Palette of Nations
Ella, 16 years old
Interconnectedness of Artists Through the Internet
Aameya, 14 years old
Disha, 14 years old
Reaching for Unity
Luvena, 14 years old
With the theme of Interconnectedness. I tried to show how we are deeply connected with other people heart to heart. I believe other people can help us discover ourselves by heart and vice versa.
David, 18 years old
This piece is meant to represent inclusivity
Sonja, 12 years old
Piece us Together
Aameya, 14 years old
A Glimpse through the Eye.
An eye is an expression to interact with a human soul. By looking into someone's eyes, you can sometime gain insight into their thoughts and feelings making a connection. Regardless of culture, ethnicity, or background, the eye will remain the same reminding us even by being different as individuals we are all part of the same human family.
Emily, 10 years old
Description: A treat to share!
Emily, 10 years old
Description: Preparing for Easter.
Emily, 10 years old
Description: We can dream!
Emily, 10 years old
Description: Happy Valentine's Day
Noah Zafeer Rahman, 6 years old
Description: Noah is 6 years old now, recently he tested COVID positive and have been isolating for 14 days now. During that time he started watching the cartoon Tom and Jerry and instantly started drawing the pictures of them. He has drawn many i am only sharing one of them here. Hope you will like it.
Ella, 11 years old
Description: Milkshake
Ella, 11 years old
Description: Unicorn
Noah Rahman, 5 years old
Description: Dogman comic book
Daniya, 12 years old
Description: Maple leaf silhouette art
Daniya, 12 years old
Description: Dream catcher
Tessa-Anne Rosco, 11 years old
Description: Drawing this helped me feel safe somehow when COVID was at it's worst.
Ella, 11 years old
Description: This is a Koi fish - enjoy!
Maryam
Maryam Rao, 12 Years old
Description: Keep creating magic in life
Natalie, 10 Years old
Description: Flowers make me happy!
Emily, 8 Years old
Description: This is how I feel today!
Emily, 8 Years old
Description: My favourite animal.
Rayyan, 10 Years old
Description: We were discussing nature and I was inspired to create some of the Truffula trees from Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax".
Rayyan, 10 Years old
Description: This is my galaxy painting. This was using salt on water colour. I thought the salt would look like glittering stars so I wanted to paint the galaxy.
Rayyan, 10 Years old
Description: I have been so excited about "Girls At Bat" that I decided to paint a baseball!
Rayyan, 10 Years old
Description: It was just Eid and I had henna applied on my hands. I thought it would be nice to try the designs from my hands with watercolour.
Rayyan, 10 Years old
Description: On this particular day, it was raining and I had seen a rainbow from outside my house. This inspired me to experiment with my colours to produce some rainbows.
Abbey, 12 years old
Description: A digital illustration speaking to the dangerous plight of female youths in India who are forced to mine for a mineral called mica, a popular iridescent ingredient used in most makeup.
Natalie, 10 years old
Description: Show your love in these difficult times.
Natalie, 10 years old
Description: My bestie and I showing love through the pandemic.
Natalie, 10 years old
Description: Have a brighter day!
Natalie, 10 years old
Description: A little goes a long way.
Abbey, 12 years old
Description: A digital illustration and self portrait that speaks to how I feel I must look and act in front of different people.
Abbey, 12 years old
Description: Completed during the original lockdown, a colourful geometric chalk drawing.
Abbey, 12 years old
Description: A depiction of what HDCSB students may be feeling in reaction to their board voting not to fly the Pride flag. A Procreate digital illustration.
Abbey, 12 years old
Description: Everyone loves Patrick!
Emily, 8 Years old
Description: Bright Colours remind me to stay happy.
Emily, 8 Years old
Description: Doves represent Hope.
Emily, 8 Years old
Description: To my dad
Savannah, 10 years old
Savannah, 10 years old
Sherrilyn, 8 years old