On September 20th, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police killed Keith Lamont Scott, a disabled Black father who deserved to live. People have taken to the streets of Charlotte every day and every night to demand an end to the war on Black lives and Black communities. People on the ground continue to be met with police repression from […]
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DSC First Congressional Hearing on Cops in Schools
Follow along on Twitter at with#CounselorsNotCops as YOI joins Dignity in Schools Campaign for their first congressional hearing on police in schools. Eleanora M., YOI Freedom School graduating sharing their experience with school push out. Kick out cops, not kids!
Black Lives Matter! Durham Rally Against Police Terror
Black Lives Matter! Durham Rally Against Police Terror Almost 600 people have been killed by the police in the United States just since the beginning of this year. This month we witness the senseless, horrific killings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, and Alva Braziel in Houston. In our own […]
On our way to Greensboro today to visit the International Civil Rights Center & Museum and go on a grassroots history tour with the Beloved Community Center of Greensboro! We’ll be joined by the awesome youth activists with Southeast Asian Coalition!
1st day of Raleigh Freedom School
It’s Day 1 of Freedom School in Raleigh! This morning we soul mapped with Carly, then did radical journaling with Des. Now Babette and Bryan are leading a workshop on dismantling oppression. What are the roots of oppression? Check out our tree: colonialism, patriarchy, and capitalism! Thanks to everyone who has helped make this happen!
Free Wildin!
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 […]
Announcing YOI’s New Director: Loan Tran
Dear community, I joined the Youth Organizing Institute family in 2013 as a volunteer and community supporter. The first program that I came in touch with was YOI’s Summer Freedom School–a multi-week summer camp for young people who want to fight the power and change the […]