We are writing as members of the Durham Association of Educators in NC. As teachers, it is our job to make sure our students can learn and grow. And when they can’t, it is our duty to fight for that to change. We have received disturbing news regarding one of our students, Wilden Guillen Acosta […]
Solidarity with Orlando!
We send our condolences and solidarity to all LGBTQ people impacted by the mass shooting in Orlando, Fl. To the LGBTQ youth for whom this tragedy is another confirmation that the world is not made in your image; for the Muslim youth for whom this tragedy offers no room for mourning because the Islamophobic hysteria […]
7th Annual Summer Freedom School: Build Youth Power to Fight the Power!
Help us raise $2,500 to support the 7th Annual Summer Freedom School. Over the past 6 years, YOI has convened the Summer Freedom School program, bringing together young people who dare to change the world. Youth of color, LGBTQ youth, working class youth, and immigrant youth come together from high schools across the Triangle; from […]
2016 YOI Summer Freedom School Adult Ally Support Signup!
SIGN UP HERE! This summer the Youth Organizing Institute is hosting its 7th Annual FREEDOM SCHOOL! It will be our second year with both a Raleigh and Durham Freedom School (AND we are also supporting Chapel Hill partners run their own). Over the years, adults have been an essential part of the Schools, and we […]
2016 FREEDOM SCHOOL APPLICATION OPEN!
CALLING ALL RABBLE ROUSERS! APPLY TODAY! The Youth Organizing Institute is a popular and political education leadership development program committed to DISMANTLING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON-PIPELINE, ENDING RACISM & RESEGREGATION, AND MAKE SCHOOLS SAFE FOR LGBTQ YOUTH. DEADLINES: FOR FREEDOM SCHOOL INTERNS (available only to alumni of previous Freedom Schools): Wednesday, MAY 18th FOR FIRST TIME FREEDOM […]
Ending the Criminalization of Students in Wake County
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 […]