Youth Organizing & Campaigns
St. Johnsbury Regional Youth Power Day
Youth Organizing for Change - in St. J!
Saturday, February 17, 2024 | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Accessible space in St. Johnsbury, VT
All LGBTQ+ and allied youth 13-19 in and around St. Johnsbury are invited to join for food, connection, and organizing for change.
Registration is due Friday, February 9, 2024.
Youth Campaigns
Here are some examples of what youth organizers are working on!
Youth power in education
Bring queer and trans youth voice and power to the center of school-based change work.
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Youth tell their own stories about the impact of queer and trans antagonism in their schools.
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Youth adult co-facilitation as a way forward for sharing the truth about queer and trans youth.
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Design and facilitate youth and adult-facing workshops to make schools freer and better for all.
Inclusive Sex Ed
Improve youth access to relevant, accurate, and affirming sexuality education!
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Organize workshops and breakout groups at Outright statewide events organizing youth to share information about the state of sex education in schools statewide.
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Network with GSAs statewide to build a coordinated movement for curricular improvements at the district level.
Gender-Affirming Resources (GAR)
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Partner with Outright staff and Vermont medical professionals to create and distribute medically accurate and accessible educational materials on safe, healthy, and effective binding, tucking, and packing.
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Research and coordinate purchasing and distribution of high-quality gender-affirming garments, at no cost, directly to youth who need them.
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Work to end stigma for trans youth in their schools and communities.
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Develop educational offerings to support trans youth who need gender-affirming resources.
Currently the request form for GAR is closed, but will re-open soon. For resources, email Jayy Covert, School Based Change Manager, at jayy@outrightvt.org.
Let's Create Change Together!
Through youth-led campaigns, training weekends, regional groups and statewide events, youth organizers share in the work of building the base of youth ready to respond to the needs of their compatriots.
By learning, growing, and taking risks for liberation, youth organizers support Outright's work of centering youth voice and power.