Student News Students in Jefferson County, Colorado are protesting the whitewashing of history! Actions/Events: Upcoming and Recently // Post by Ignite NC. Check out this powerful video from NCSPU’s fall conference: Stand Up, Fight Back! From Ignite NC – Check out why NC Youth traveled to Ohio recently to walk 11 miles for John Crawford, to […]
September 1st-11th: Media Round-Up
This is YOI’s inaugural media round-up! Check in every other week to find a collection of articles, blog posts, art and media from our YOI alums/grads, community partners and allies and relevant movement updates in North Carolina, across the South and what’s inspiring us from all over the country and world–with a particular focus on […]
Dignity in School Campaign Convening – Sanyu G.
On August 9 to 11th we had a small convening in Portland, Oregon with our national partners in the Dignity in School Campaign. Together we had valuable workshops media campaigns, base building and on collecting school discipline statistic from all school districts. Most of the workshop were led by fellow DSC members from community groups, DSC […]
Ferguson & Palestine Solidarity by Ajamuito Dillahunt
Ajamu is one our Freedom School graduates. In the blog post below he writes about why it’s been important for him as an African-American teenager to show up in solidarity with communities in Ferguson and Palestine. After the killing of unarmed Mike Brown, it deeply impacted the African-American community. It brought a major uprising in […]