{"id":84903,"date":"2025-01-14T10:48:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T15:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/?p=84903"},"modified":"2026-03-31T20:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:13:57","slug":"shahaddah-believes-opportunity-changes-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/shahaddah-believes-opportunity-changes-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Shahaddah Jack believes opportunity changes everything"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/who-we-are\/our-team\/\">Rachael MacKenzie-Neill<\/a>, Vice-President, Development &amp; Public Affairs<\/p>\n<p>January 14, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em>At BGC Canada, we believe in the power of young people to inspire positive change, and Shahaddah Jack is an incredible example of that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shahaddah-BTS.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A behind the scenes look at the recording session with Shahaddah Jack.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Shahaddah is a bilingual spoken word poet, <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/755994990?turnstile=0.F8MQwJomQ8YvwcxnuY9dMLrB3PrfB2cALnqK_-ExVmIc4k1Ik_wSMoGOfOyDyXTnCKFoEp05HRigk56DuiQX3JvyMNQefeTxAT3H-Cts7MLyNtVjkNHXiYVfLI55_DCyVV6n2HQkTY6jEaP1IrCgIlh-i1xwClbx5-XBjo9gQaAVept6BoHYsFopIxAtrPhhIi2syPAhCwBY_zu1U2bWFv_EcVLQ7yowkEYUV2sHov2jGZUlf7la1EET0GzAir7VvmURRL6ZFObWB8GgWcGBFKkNJfXsPqZXOkNKNGRmekXmsRR-_WGTDDrEV9V2JuDSzo9jec1yrujT5TkHF6bFEJx5YwcvjtgKZffzRkXbinDtsBu2peAYsOn0DF_cp9CxUEZS3rasBMgOFiGZJCMZysIhQQQ1Aw004-DpqcV8cenXudoTy96VMO_phK5Kq0NWwnikn40bbubFJPzVea6EZQbC6Vll_R2SAY8ltsY1wIbfhBLyHem5CkC44a7TF8UX6DWD-qVbAaaMr6ZF23cPRyiK9uzoaSerTMBO9P6BPOP4Rja7lbgx_9KLSldyHmYUiMoCvGLjYv_tGwtAV8mAeoslshxS3lHsWtN_9OiohEQS-W53vE227guj-piKjpxrAvpBkXJa8uKgFi63TQMMYpgq0cI72L650LL0bAy3UBJFwkigA7BfaipUELMnpfzR6vEyf2jqbb2PFzBfSiwSbxOGK_vmmMVVEoRt_J-FFCrJLwC9hQX1oCT61HX3WYY73_Vu4qOxAUHtkHg2s1bZIWIgKCMz6XPnzMGGN4tmGI8.05BQEyEiFaaW-I69ZzhSzQ.46c472804212fab45e2497565baed738adf3673001a1f5e34d66226a46a622f9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 BGC Canada National Youth of the Year<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastviewcentre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BGC Eastview<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/entertainment\/books\/she-was-just-named-torontos-first-youth-poet-laureate-heres-why-shahaddah-jack-cant-just\/article_816040a4-9620-11ef-b4e1-d3ff5460656b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toronto&#8217;s first Youth Poet Laureate<\/a>, and most importantly, a BGC Club Kid.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, she has become a standout leader in her Club and her community. She\u2019s mentored younger members, led initiatives that champion equity and inclusion, and used her voice to spark important conversations.<\/p>\n<p>Shahaddah believes in the power of opportunity and in the support that BGC Clubs provide to young people across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Her story is a reminder of the incredible potential in every young person.<\/p>\n<p>At BGC Canada, we\u2019re proud to support youth like Shahaddah in finding their voice and changing their communities for the better.<\/p>\n<p>We asked her to write a piece on BGC\u2019s impact and she certainly delivered.<\/p>\n<p>Opportunity Changes Everything.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shahaddah Jack - Spoken Word\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1020651237?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Interested in supporting BGC Canada?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bgcdonors.donorsupport.co\/page\/FUNBFVAKRMA?form=donatenow&amp;clientId=16735453620962488673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate today<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/become-a-partner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">become a BGC partner.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/bgc-clubs-want-the-best-for-canadian-kids\/\">BGC Clubs want the best for Canadian kids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/bgc-clubs-want-the-best-for-canadian-kids\/\">BGC Clubs are a modern solution to help parents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/bgc-clubs-are-a-safe-third-place\/\">BGC Clubs are a safe \u2018third place\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rachael MacKenzie-Neill, Vice-President, Development &amp; Public Affairs January 14, 2025 At BGC Canada, we believe in the power of young people to inspire positive change, and Shahaddah Jack is an incredible example of that. A behind the scenes look at the recording session with Shahaddah Jack. Shahaddah is a bilingual spoken word poet, 2022 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[367,88,75,368],"class_list":["post-84903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bgc-news","tag-bgc-alumni","tag-bgc-canada","tag-opportunity-changes-everything","tag-shahaddah-jack"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84903\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}