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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NO HUMAN BEING IS ILLEGAL!
Check out this emotional conversation between George Takei and a writer about his experiences in an internment camp, especially considering that children currently crossing the border are also being put into concentration camps.
George Takei: "I know what concentration camps are. I was inside two of them, in America."
Takei is backing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's description of immigrant detention centers as "concentration camps"
Happy Monday, folks!
Today kicks off the third week of our Summer Organizing Institute, themed, "DO ACTION!"
This week is all about learning the tips and tricks to grassroots organizing, and how they can make tangible, sustainable change in their schools.
While experience can be helpful, will this experience exacerbate what is already an incredibly charter heavy district & enrollment process?The OUSD head of enrollment Charles Wilson has resigned. Now the head of the charter school office Somali Murarka, who has been in her position for less than a year, is also going to be in charge of enrollment. Here is part of the email superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell sent to senior staff today.
#FailireByDesign
Rise and grind! This morning, we’re talking about what our ideal schools like like with Public Advocates, as well as interrogating what LCAP means & how to make it more effective.
Did you miss us?!
We are currently in week 2 of our Summer Institute, in collaboration with Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network (PLAN), where we take our students through a dynamic 3 week training, organizing, and education program!
Week One focused on KNOW SELF: Often taken from Jose Rizal’s famous quote, we focused on giving students an opportunity to learn about their history, their voice, and their power.
Week Two is KNOW COMMUNITY, and we are focusing on understanding and deconstructing systems of oppression and power. Today, for example, we learned about Globalization & transnational companies, as well as touched the surface of understanding restorative practices.
Check out some of what we’ve done so far, and stay tuned for Week Three: DO ACTION!
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