Late Monday, Nov 24, 2014 it was announced that the grand jury in Missouri would not indict white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the racist killing of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old Black youth. We know that for many in our communities, our families, for our peers and the young people we work with, this […]
November 1-15th: Media Round Up
Feeling some post-election blues? We hope that the stories, actions and updates below will keep our fire lit and help us continue our good fights. Get Yr Rights Network! BREAKOUT! (NEW ORLEANS, LA) AND STREETWISE AND SAFE (NEW YORK, NY) HAVE PARTNERED ON A PROJECT TO CREATE A NATIONAL LGBTQ YOUTH “KNOW YOUR RIGHTS” NETWORK […]
YOI FALL TRAINING: Make Art, Not Jails!
Join us for our YOI FALL TRAINING: Make Art, Not Jails! Resisting the Prison Industrial Complex through Art. REGISTER ONLINE: HERE! We can provide food and transportation. Questions or Concerns? (919) 760-7088 Q@empoweryouthnc.org WHERE: AFL-CIO Office 1408 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC FRIDAY, DEC. 12 | 5:00PM – 9:00PM Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex Quiltmaking as […]
October Media Round Up
Week of Action: Ending the School-to-Prison-Pipeline Media Recap Week of Action Press Conference with YOI, NC HEAT and Education Justice Alliance (EJA) Flipagram video by NC HEAT member Tavon We made the cover of The Triangle Tribune, you can read the coverage of our press conference here. “As I grew older, it became more and […]
Press Conference for Ending the School-to-Prison-Pipeline
Check out this amazing video from our press conference on October 6th in front of the Raleigh Police Dept. HQ.
September 12th-29th: Media Round-Up
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 […]