Please RVSP here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1C7_PVtfzUQlifw6tKpfrXaR59DRoIwHU7rERFBhfHCM/viewform by April 4th A Community meeting to address increased suspension, over-policing and mass incarceration of black and brown youth in Wake County. If you feel this is a issue in are public schools come out and let your voice be heard ! The Facts: -62% of students suspended are Black, while […]
We oppose House Bill 2! Black trans lives matter!
Today in North Carolina, legislators have called an emergency session to ensure that LGBTQ people, workers, and students will be met with pushback and discrimination at work, in restrooms, at schools, and essentially any space where trans people want to access resources and accommodations. We oppose HB 2 and recognize that this bill will be […]
#BlackLivesMatter Queer and Trans People of Color Coalition Response to NC HB 2
03.23.2016─ Statement: On the anniversary of the passing of Blake Brockington, a Black trans teen from Charlotte, North Carolina, Governor Pat McCrory and the North Carolina General Assembly moved to attack working people and create dangerous conditions for women, LGBTQ people, black and brown people, and any workers who experience discrimination or who struggle to […]
Registration for Teen Convening, now open!
Click here to register your youth group for Building Bridges: Teen Convening Each spring since 2012, the Youth Organizing Institute has hosted the Building Bridges Teen Convening, a retreat for youth organizers and activists throughout North Carolina. Through this convening, teen organizers and adult allies who organize to end the school-to-prison pipeline, fight racism, work […]
We Condemn the Raids! Stop the Attacks on Immigrants!
The Youth Organizing Institute is in solidarity with the families, students, parents, and communities impacted by the ICE raids. We support the freedom of movement of migrants who are leaving their home countries as a result of U.S. foreign and immigration policies. Undocumented immigrants should not be targeted for finding a way to survive. We […]
HKonJ Weekend a Huge Success!
With our partners, Ignite NC, Queer People of Color Collective and many others, we brought together nearly 100 youth from across North Carolina for HKonJ Weekend! Check out some of our photos below.
Join us at the 2016 Pre-HKonJ Youth Power Convening!
Join the Youth Organizing Institute, Ignite NC, the NC Student Power Union, Southern Vision Alliance, and many others for a youth & student convergence in Raleigh the day before HKonJ. REGISTER ASAP so that we can get an accurate count for dinner, snacks, and light breakfast. We will follow up to coordinate the logistics of […]
“Wake County transgender students want school bathroom choice”
Check out Hayden and CJ in this piece by The News & Observer! The Wake County school system allows some transgender students to use the student bathroom of their choice while offering to let other transgender students use staff restrooms. Wake County school officials say they decide whether to approve requests from transgender students to […]
TSA: STOP THE PROFILING AND MISTREATMENT OF TRANS PEOPLE
Please sign this petition demanding accountability from TSA and Raleigh-Durham International Airport! YOI is in solidarity with Dolores and all trans and gender non-conforming people subjected to this kind of violence. To Representatives of the TSA and Customer Service Relations at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport: We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are writing to express […]