Donovan McIntosh

Young Greens Manitoba

donovanmcintosh20@gmail.com

Hi, I'm Donovan. I'm 19 years old and currently on a break from university, investing my time into political causes I care about. While I am a strong advocate for the environment and 2SLGBTQIA+ rights and education, the issue I am most passionate about is the political education and involvement of youth. I truly believe the most effective path to the changes we need to move our society forward is to increase youth involvement in politics and hear, listen to and respect youth voices.

Recently, the Green Party of Manitoba has created the youth-founded and youth-operated Young Greens of Manitoba. With this change in power and responsibility, I have taken over as a co-chair and the second youth representative to the executive council, and I've been pushing hard to boost our volunteer engagement and retention, and overall increase our ability to recruit from within.

I've also been a member of the Youth Parliament of Manitoba for three years, and have spent the most recent year as a volunteer, holding a "cabinet" position.

I have, and will continue to listen to and amplify the voices of the youngest members of our society and country, and continue to find opportunities to engage and educate youth on how to politically empower themselves.

Nominators

Nova Martin, Kyle Labelle