As part of our ongoing work to end the School-to-Prison Pipeline, NC HEAT and YOI joined with a number of other youth and civil rights organizations yesterday to file a federal complaint over policing in the Wake County Public Schools. In the complaint, we highlight a disturbing pattern of civil rights violations in Wake County […]
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YOI Trip down South
On Thursday, January 16th, YOI staff members and organizers from NC HEAT and the Education Justice Alliance piled into the Youth Organizing Institute’s vehicle and headed down South to Miami. Delegates arrived at a rally for public education led by Miami teachers Friday afternoon, met with youth from Power U on Saturday, and connected with the Dream Defenders […]
We’re Headed South!
Our youth are gearing up for an exciting trip south to Miami over MLK weekend to meet with youth and elders from two other amazing organizations – Dream Defenders and Power U. These organizations are doing great work with immigrant youth and youth of color and against the school-to-prison-pipeline. We’re hoping this trip will enhance our […]
Donate on Indiegogo! Support our trip to Atlanta & Miami!
Donate Today! To enhance our campaign for a Moratorium on Out-Of-School-Suspensions and learn best practices for inter-generational organizing, the Youth Organizing Institute is taking members of NC HEAT (NC Heroes Emerging Among Teens) & EJA (Education Justice Alliance) to Atlanta to meet with JustUSATL, and Project South then heading to Miami to meet with Power U! This trip will […]
First Ella Baker Gala a Success!
On Saturday, December 7, the Youth Organizing Institute held its first “Ella Baker Gala to Celebrate Youth Organizing and Honor Adult Allies” at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh. The event was incredible! We raised over $4,800 and honored two amazing women – Erin Dale Byrd and Bridgette Burge. We sang, ate delicious food, made […]
Register Now for the 2013 YOI Winter Training!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! We’re excited to announce that our annual winter training is now open for registration! The training will be held Friday, December 6th and Saturday, December 7th, with an optional sleepover on Friday night in Raleigh. This year’s workshops will include Restorative Justice Practice, Human Graph Direct Action, Exploring Intersections Between Racism […]
Youth Organizing Institute to Hold First Annual Ella Baker Gala on Dec 7th
Saturday, December 7th 6 – 9pm Pullen Memorial Baptist Church 1801 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, NC 27605 Onsite childcare will be provided. Join us while we party and celebrate a year of hard work and community building. This 1st Annual Ella Baker Gala seeks to make some new traditions – we’ll have delicious locally-catered food, excellent local […]
Recap on the Week of Action Against School Pushout!
From September 28 to October 7, the Youth Organizing Institute, NC HEAT and the Education Justice Alliance held a Week of Action against school pushout, participating in NC Pride, holding a Press Conference outside of the Wake County School Board office, holding a march in downtown Raleigh against the school-to-prison pipeline, and phone banking to […]
Wake County School Board Candidates Answer Questions about Discipline Disparities and Youth Engagement
This September, NC HEAT members attended a series of candidate forums for aspiring Wake County school board members and posed questions around discipline issues and youth voice and engagement in education policy issues. These questions were also emailed to the candidates who had 10 days to respond. Four of the eight candidates went on record, […]
National Week of Action to End School Pushout
The Youth Organizing Institute, the Education Justice Alliance and NC HEAT will join over 50 organizations in more than 20 states to demand that our school systems adopt positive approaches to addressing behavior problems. Zero tolerance discipline policies, school police or armed guards, and other punitive practices have been found to result in much higher suspension and expulsion […]