Grounded in our commitment to peace, unity and justice, the mission of Youth Together is to address the root causes of educational inequities by developing multiracial youth leaders and engaging school community allies to promote positive school change.
POLITICAL EDUCATION
We do research, as well as create and provide political education to our students across sites. We believe that youth are integral to creating lasting change in our communities, and make sure that we equip our students with the tools they need to think critically.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
Our students learn the value of community first hand through the outreach work that we do. We strive to give our students the opportunity to lead their community, but first make sure that they are grounded in the skills.
EDUCATIONAL CHANGE
While we teach our students that the community is the first place to organize, we also make sure to arm our students with the advocacy skills they need to make broad and institutionalized changes to better the experiences of their peers.
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Happy Indigenous Heritage Month!
Bringing back a great article from earlier this year about identifying native lands in the US.
"It helps plant a seed that there's people here before you, these are the lands that they're on, and they're still here."
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Hello Community!
Happy Indigenous Heritage Month! Let's make sure to celebrate our Native community members the right way, starting with this timely piece from Teen Vogue:
"Don’t erase Native history by ignoring our status as the sovereign, initial titleholders of this continent.
The United States is comprised of land stolen from its original inhabitants. While many consider Woody Guthrie's folk anthem "This Land Is Your Land" a progressive protest song, I see it as an example of how the erasure of this country’s grisly past of Indigenous genocide and lawless treaty abrogation is continually bolstered by pop culture Americana and settler nostalgia."
The Right Way to Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
www.teenvogue.com
Avoid these offensive stereotypes and be an ally to Native nations this November.Hey community!
If you haven’t heard, Oakland is a major port of commerce. What comes through and how it’s shipped affect our communities greatly, so we must be careful and steadfast about making sure that pollutants and other maladies aren’t concentrated in our city.
Oakland youth have been organizing for a long while to stop the City from condoning a coal terminal in Oakland, which would bring much more hazardous waste and pollution into already highly polluted areas. Stand with them today as our youth fight for clean air & their future!
Hello community,
While many of us thought that this process would be a never-ending dog and pony show, it looks like things are gearing up to get a little more exciting!
Who's got the popcorn?
#impeachment
House impeachment probe enters new phase
on.msnbc.com
With the House finally voting on guidelines for public hearings, the countdown for those hearings has begun. MSNBC Chief Legal Analyst Ari Melber joins Stephanie Ruhle to break down how Democrats and ...YES! ALL OF THIS!
“This is not a discretionary policy decision; it is a legal obligation and it is urgent,” the letter said. “The use of these exams is an unlawful practice ... and it is barring our clients from equal access to higher education.”
Just like the CHASEE exam (which has since been done away with, after community organizing!) the SAT is a problematic test, and needs to be disposed of. #ScraptheSAT
www.latimes.com
The UC system was hit with new pressure to drop the SAT by groups alleging the tests discriminate against disabled, low-income and underrepresented minority students.