The Youth Organizing Institute
Dedicated to Empowering the Lives and Experiences of Young People
Prisoner Letter Writing Party at El Pueblo, Raleigh, NC We wrote to Ky Peterson, a Black transgender man sentenced to 20 years in prison for defending himself against sexual assault and to the Governer for his release. We also wrote letters to Shatonia Hunter, a Black mother and domestic abuse survivor, who is being prosecuted […]
Welcome to our 9th Annual National Week of Action Against Schools Pushout. This year’s theme is Counselors, not Cops! Dignity in Schools Campaign’s National Week of Action Against School Pushout is an annual campaign in October for communities across the nation who are calling for an end to the criminalization and school push out of […]
Our first year hosting FOUR Freedom Schools in Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, and Chapel Hill! How did we make it through the 9th annual Summer Freedom Schools? With the help of numerous volunteers, workshop leaders, and parents. In Raleigh, we have many thanks to give! Thank you to Chris, Reed, Tito’s parents, and Maria’s mom for […]
APPLY NOW! Deadline: October 7th, 2018 Mission The NC HEAT Young Organizers Training Fellowship is committed to long term investment in the leadership development of youth in order to build a society of equity which affirms youth empowerment. About The Young Organizers training fellowship is a mentorship program that emerged from Hero Emerging Amongst Teens […]
Congratulations to the 2018 Freedom School cohort! This was our first year hosting FOUR Freedom Schools in Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, and Chapel Hill! We were able to bus students & parents from all four locations to the graduation ceremony in Raleigh. We had danced, chanted, and of course, ate lots of pizza and ice cream. […]
Join us for our Freedom School graduation! This is our end of summer celebration open to all participants, families, volunteers, and other community members. Students will receive their stipend and a certificate. There will be food and music. This is also an opportunity for Freedom Schoolers from across the different cities to meet each other! […]
Goal: $5,000 Raised: $875 This summer is our NINTH YEAR of YOI Summer Freedom Schools! We’ve built deep roots with Raleigh Freedom School and three years ago we expanded to include Durham. By popular demand, this summer is our BIGGEST year yet with two more programs in Chapel Hill and Greensboro. By opening Freedom School to four cities […]
Students and community members from across North Carolina support our teachers and school workers who are mobilizing to the state legislature in Raleigh for more funding for our schools on May 16! For years, the politicians in Raleigh have passed cut after cut to public education and services. 7,000 teacher assistant positions have been cut. […]
We’ve been working with other community partners to bring you, Chapel Hill Freedom School! You can now apply for to be apart of this cohort, or apply as intern (if you’ve been to a previous FS before!), or as an adult buysoma ally for this track. The dates are July 02 – 12 (Monday to […]
This summer, the Youth Organizing Institute is hosting its 9th Annual Summer Freedom Schools! It will be our fourth year with both a Raleigh and Durham Freedom School. Over the years, adults have been an essential part of the Schools, and we want to deepen and expand our Adult Mob Squad, which is the holding […]