In this interview, we spoke with Una Lee, creative director and Lupe Pérez, lead designer of And Also Too (AAT), a WOC-led design justice studio that designed the Youth Policy…
Yaimel López Zaldívar is one of two illustrators we were lucky to work with on the cover pages of the Youth Policy Program project covers. Inspired by his home country…
This year, we worked with two illustrators to collaborate on creating unique cover pages for each of the policy projects. Each participant shared so many parts of themselves to develop…
2020 has been a year marked by unpredictability and uncertainty. Within months of starting this year’s policy program, COVID-19 forced LEVEL to adapt quickly by moving it online. But when…
Marcus Reid is a member of the Heiltsuk and Nisga'a First Nations. They are a graduate from the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology and are currently finishing their Bachelor of…
Aida Mwanzia participated in the first cohort of the Youth Policy Program (YPP) where she completed her policy project on how the BC Government can build a more ethical relationship…
Today we're launching the LEVEL BIPOC Grants that will offer flexible, general operating grants of $50,000 to BIPOC-led organizations. These grants are to invest in BIPOC leaders in the charitable sector…
Shania Sandoval-Cross is Mohawk from Kahnawà:ke and Maya from Guatemala. In addition to being part of this year’s cohort of the Youth Policy Program, she’s also a third-year student at…
Adriana Laurent describes herself has a queer, cis-gender, Afro-Latina mixed-race woman with a multitude of passions that include (but not limited to) climate change, gender, racial justice and intersectionality. She…
As a participant in this year’s cohort of the youth policy program, we spoke with Njoki Mburu to learn more about the issues and communities that drive her interest in…