Ryerson to Honour Jack "Be Nimble" Layton With Indoctrination, Er, "Activism" School

Sounds ghastly. (A drinking game for a bit later in the day: down a shot of your favorite poison whenever you read the term "social justice/democracy"):

Ryerson University announced Tuesday that it will be offering students a new activism opportunity next summer entitled the “Jack Layton Summer School for Youth Activism.” 

The announcement was made Sept. 24 at Ryerson’s second annual Jack Layton lecture, titled “Social Democracy: Dead as a Dodo or the Only Option” by Ed Broadbent, a Canadian social democratic politician and former leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP). 

Cathy Crowe, a Toronto street nurse and Ryerson graduate, will be a part of spearheading the creation of the program.  

“I just hope to really share my passion for social justice with students,” Crowe said Wednesday, confident that Layton would have been honoured and loved the idea of a youth activism program. 

Crowe will help the Jack Layton chair, Ryerson professor Myer Siemiatycki, start the summer school during her two-year term at Ryerson as a visiting practitioner.  

Layton was a prominent activist for several social justice causes. He went on to write two books titled, “Homelessness: The Making and Unmaking of a Crisis” and “Speaking Out”. 

“We’ll put together a program that strengthens their [students’] leadership capacities and abilities,” said Siemiatycki. 

Siemiatycki also determined that about two dozen young people will be chosen for the one- to two-week course, but hasn’t confirmed how they will be selected...

Were I to hazard a guess, I'd say they won't be choosing too many non-lefty kids. Or any.