EDUCATION UNDER ARREST!! Calling all Youth! Register NOW! Saturday May 4, come to the Youth Organizing Institute’s Spring Training Day and CONNECT with young people across the triangle who are passionate about social justice. We will learn how to: FACILITATE your own workshop on the school to prison pipeline! TRANSFORM statistics into exciting visuals, maps, […]
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NC HEAT Speaks about STPP
On April 1 NC HEAT spoke to students at UNC about the struggles youth face in High Schools. The School to Prison Pipeline was the main issues raised in coordination with the dignity in Schools day of action “You cant create peace with a piece.” High School students also spoke about how college students could be good […]
Students Mobilize to Oppose HB 217
Sign the petition and call the committee members: bit.ly/NOHB217 Today youth from NC HEAT joined community members to overflow a committee hearing on HB 217. There was a line outside of the inadaquate public meeting space and the youth presence was known. The bill people mobilized against would remove judicial discretion for certain felonies allegedly […]
Youth Mobilize for HKonJ
On February 9th students from NC HEAT mobilized to participate in HKonJ (Historic Thousands on Jones Street). With over 9,000 people from across the state demanding a progressive agenda for NC students were in full force. NC HEAT members joined with other students demanding equality in schools and access to public services. In a time when the legislature in NC […]
Teen Convening a Success
Building Bridges Teen Convening at the Stone House On Feb 1-2, teen activists and adult allies organizing to end the school-to-prison pipeline, fight racism, work for LGBTQ liberation, food justice, and other issues, held a gathering to chart out the next steps for the building bridges to create a stronger youth movement. High School students […]
Support the Youth Organizing Institute
Recent NC Election Results Keeping you Awake at Night? Then invest in North Carolina’s Next Generation of Advocates to help you sleep better. The Super Majorities in BOTH houses of NC Legislature AND the Governor’s Office on a “MISSION FROM THE POPE” (Art) to cut back & privatize public education in NC – to roll […]
Winter Training a Success
On December 1 over 15 high school students from across the triangle gathered for the Youth Organizing Institute Winter Training. Students participated in workshops about relevant political issues and ways to be creative activists. These included workshops about Art Pope and School Pushout policies, a media training, a drumming workshop and a workshop on creating oral […]
2012 What we accomplished
2012 was a great year for the Youth Organizing Institute! Young people came together to participate in popular education workshops and trainings, and infused their new skills and knowledge into community organizing focused on education, immigration, and the school-to-prison-pipeline. In February we marched at the annual Historic Thousands on Jones Street in Raleigh, and collected […]
NC HEAT Making Noise in front of NC Central Prison
Support our fundraising campaign – make a donation at www.wepay.com/donations/youth-organizing-institute_1 On Oct 6, 2012 NC HEAT (Heroes Emerging Among Teens) hosted a march from Washington Elementary to Central Prison as part of Dignity in School’s Week of Action to Stop School Push-Out. When NC HEAT arrived at Central Prison, the crowd erupted in a cacophony […]
Youth Organizing Institute Winter Training
December 1st, 9AM-4PM Register here by November 20th: On December 1 there will be a Youth Organizing Institute Winter Training. The workshops will be based on what current NC HEAT members and past participants have requested!This year’s Winter 2012 workshops will include: Understanding School Push-Out, Education Justice, Art Pope & the Attacks on Public Education […]