{"id":286,"date":"2019-03-21T19:49:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T19:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studio89.org\/?page_id=286"},"modified":"2025-01-30T16:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:28:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studio89.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/studio89.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/studio89_7.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; height=&#8221;52vw&#8221; height_tablet=&#8221;50vw&#8221; height_phone=&#8221;50vh&#8221; height_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;10vw||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||150px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">About Studio.89<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Studio<\/span><span>.89 is a non<\/span><span>-profit fair trade<\/span><span>, vegan cafe and community hub<\/span><span>. We partner with local organizations and schools to empower marginalized youth through leadership training and educational workshops and programs<\/span><span>. We also provide a free community space to local organizers<\/span><span>. Studio<\/span><span>.89 encourages community dialogue<\/span><span>, interculturalism<\/span><span>, artistic expression<\/span><span>, and conscious consumerism with a specific focus on youth leadership development<\/span><span>. Our social enterprise aims to benefit humans<\/span><span>, animals<\/span><span>, and the planet<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ACE0E1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Empowering our community to act locally and think globally for a sustainable future.\n<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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Youth Troopers for Global Awareness (YTGA) empowers and mobilizes youth to advocate for social justice. We encourage activism by hosting programs, events, and campaigns accessible to the public.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_css_main_element_phone=&#8221;order:2;&#8221; custom_css_main_element_tablet=&#8221;order: 1;&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/studio89.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/studio89_2.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;studio89_2&#8243; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#58585A&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">OUR JOURNEY<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#58585A&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Click icons to read more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]\t\t\t<!-- Cool Timeline Free V3.0.9 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl-wrapper\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Timeline\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cool_timeline_1\" class=\"cool-timeline-wrapper ctl-horizontal ctl-horizontal-wrapper ctl-horizontal-timeline\" data-items=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl-wrapper-inside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ctl-slider-container\" class=\"ctl-slider-container swiper-container swiper-container-horizontal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Timeline Container -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl-slider-wrapper ctl-timeline-container swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-1699\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-icon swiper-slide odd\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"1\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">March 09<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"ctl-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div> <!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-1699\" aria-label=\"2\"><a class=\"minimal_glightbox\" data-popup-id=\"#ctl-popup-1699\">YTGA is Born<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"ctl-popup-1699\" class=\"ctl_popup_hide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl_popup_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl_popup_date\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">March 09<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ctl_popup_title\">YTGA is Born<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl_popup_media\"><div class=\"ctl_popup_img\" data-popup-image=\"https:\/\/studio89.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ytga_group.jpg\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl_popup_desc\"><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>Beginning in a classroom at John Fraser Senior Secondary School over a discussion regarding water and waste issues, a group of young activists band together \u2013 Youth Troopers for Global Awareness is born! Focusing on topics including child slavery, human trafficking, women\u2019s rights, fair trade, and media influence on current<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-1715\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-icon swiper-slide even\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"2\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">July 07<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"ctl-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div> <!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-1715\" aria-label=\"2\"><a class=\"minimal_glightbox\" data-popup-id=\"#ctl-popup-1715\">Theatre Productions<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"ctl-popup-1715\" class=\"ctl_popup_hide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl_popup_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl_popup_date\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">July 07<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ctl_popup_title\">Theatre Productions<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl_popup_media\"><div class=\"ctl_popup_img\" data-popup-image=\"https:\/\/studio89.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/studio_perform.jpg\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl_popup_desc\"><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>Youth Troopers for Global Awareness expands into theatre productions, performing across the Greater Toronto Area to bring awareness to topics closest to them. YTGA continues writing \u201cOur Voice\u201d, campaigning against genetically modified foods, human trafficking and women\u2019s rights, as well as creating visual art pieces.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-1716\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-icon swiper-slide odd\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"3\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">June 15<\/div><\/div><!-- Story Icon --><div class=\"ctl-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div> <!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-1716\" aria-label=\"2\"><a class=\"minimal_glightbox\" data-popup-id=\"#ctl-popup-1716\">Social Enterprise Brainstorm<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"ctl-popup-1716\" class=\"ctl_popup_hide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl_popup_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl_popup_date\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">June 15<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ctl_popup_title\">Social Enterprise Brainstorm<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl_popup_media\"><div class=\"ctl_popup_img\" data-popup-image=\"https:\/\/studio89.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_3858.jpg\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl_popup_desc\"><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>During their journey, YTGA identified 3 gaps in resources available within Mississauga. 1. Access to Fair Trade Goods 2. Lack of Free Venues for Nonprofits 3. Lack of Resources for Students YTGA dreams of opening a social enterprise cafe that can fill all 3 of these needs. 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