Posts Tagged ‘communities’
An Update on NYEC COVID-19 Efforts
NYEC members and friends, We hope that you are finding peace and hope as best as you can during these times. We wanted to provide another update on how NYEC is responding to our three national crises. COVID-19 Workshop Series Beginning in March we reorganized our monthly policy- and practice-focused meeting for members around responding…
Read MoreWe Are Here & We Will Be Seen
5 Tips for Youth On The Front Lines of Advocacy, Change & Justice In America we are young, tired and traumatized. We are tired of validating our space, our existence and the reason why we should have a seat at the table. Youth are continuously ignored, being dismissed, and unheard. Stereotyping youth as “too young”…
Read MoreMeeting the Moment: The Intersection #BlackLivesMatter and Youth Workforce Development
The recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks have once again shone light on police violence against Black people and Black communities around the United States. This moment is familiar given the pattern of police brutality and misconduct toward Black communities, but new given the sense that the Overton window has opened…
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