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Examples of Successful Organizing "Woe is me, my Day of Action is sure to fail!" you say. Not so! Check out these examples of youth organizers just like you who came through with successful campaigns and lived to tell the tale.
Youth Together, a Bay Area-based youth organizing group, works with young people in the East Bay to address the root causes of educational inequity and campaign for positive educational change.
Organizing to protect youth rights (Video 1) (Video 2) Mayfair Mall in Milwaukee passed an anti-youth ordinance, and the League of Young Voters' Campaign Against Violence turned out to mobilize.
Summer Youth Organizing Academy Youth learn the theories of patriarchy, Imperialism at this summer program and use the knowledge to organize bus riders.
Galileo High Students Write Letters Students at Galileo High School in San Francisco got featured on NBC news for writing letters to the Governor about the budget cuts as part of a class project.
Logos and Graphics Make your own signs, graphics and other materials using the official Right To Learn logos and graphics!
California Student Success Project CSSP works with policymakers and the public to design and implement a comprehensive change framework for public education that is aligned to higher student and educator outcomes.
Your Right to Protest This is a great list of resources from the Los Angeles chapter of the National Lawyers Guild about what rights you have when you choose to hold or attend a protest.
You Have The Right... Not to Remain Silent
Knowledge of youth rights is an important tool for protecting yourself against abuses by police, school officials, and other adults. Youth have a lot of rights under state and federal laws and this pamphlet from the ACLU of Northern California explains a lot of them.
California Students: Public School Walkouts and Free Speech (English) (Spanish) Walking out of school, while an effective protest, could have negative consequences. Make sure you understand all the consequences of walking out before you decide to miss school.
Student Walkouts and Political Speech at School (English) (Spanish) Great Q&A from the American Civil Liberties Union that answers the most common questions about protests and walkouts at school.
Rights of Protesters Brochure (English) (Spanish) Key facts to know about your rights in holding or participating in a political protest.
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