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.
Check out our Facebook!
Facebook Posts
👀
What exactly will do this do to a district with already precarious finances? Stay tuned! #yikes #BudgetCuts
Grand jury report finds Oakland Unified School District is failing its students
ktvu.com
In a scathing report, the Alameda County grand jury accuses the Oakland Unified School District of having a broken culture, concluding the district is not doing justice for its 36,000 students in 87 public schools.Congratulations parents! #MovementFamily
Gracias a todos y cada uno de los participantes
Y vamos por mas!!!
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.