Youth MOVE National

Join Youth MOVE National for another chapter of Hot Tea with Tay! ☕ Today's topic: All Gender Illusive Bathrooms. Read the segment here >> https://buff.ly/4dZvpf2

New Resource Alert! Check out the newest issue brief from the Youth MOVE National Peer Center - Beyond the Surface: Inclusive Event Planning Centering 2SLGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and Disabled Youth Communities! This issue brief equips event organizers and facilitators with intentional considerations in service of creating welcoming and inclusive spaces for Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Aromantic, and other non-exclusively cisgender and/or heterosexual people (2SLGBTQIA+), Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC), and disabled youth through a critical, intersectional, social justice lens. It emphasizes accessibility, and social justice integration, fosters a sense of belonging, and recognizes every person’s inherent strengths and power. Read It Here >> https://lnkd.in/gtrYdX9M

🚨 We’re just 10 days away from our Second Chance Stories event!🚨 Join us on Oct. 21 from 7-8:30pm —in person or virtually—as we highlight the powerful journeys of justice-involved young people. 📢✨ Whether you’re tuning in from home or attending live, don’t miss this chance to hear firsthand stories of resilience and transformation. After the event, stick around for light bites and meaningful conversations, sponsored by Break Free LLC and CIYJ. 🗓 RSVP now: https://lnkd.in/eYqNAeCH Let’s come together to amplify impact and support second chances! 🙌 #SecondChanceStories #YouthJustice #AmplifyingImpact #yjam

In honor and celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day, Youth MOVE National offices are closed today. Indigenous Peoples' Day, which comes just before Native American Heritage Month in November, is all about learning (and unlearning), celebrating, and honoring Indigenous people, their history and their presence today, and their ancestral land in which we still occupy under settler colonialism. We encourage you to take action and have provided some actionable steps and resources you can use today! Native Land Digital - https://buff.ly/2D9KbOU YMN Honors Native American Heritage Month Blog Post - https://buff.ly/3Yk4Ooa Guided Mediation from YMN's Executive Director, Arc Telos Saint Amour (they/them) - https://buff.ly/3NmTotD

Join the Youth Justice Learning Collaborative! Are you a young adult with lived/living experience impacted by the Juvenile Justice and/or carceral systems? Make an impact by joining the Youth Justice Learning Collaborative (YJLC)! The YJLC is an opportunity for Young Adults with lived and/or living experienced being impacted by the juvenile justice and/or carceral systems to inform the juvenile justice and carceral systems. Folks from historically and presently marginalized communities and identities are encouraged to apply! Please email info@youthmovenational.org with any questions! Apply here >> https://lnkd.in/gmHaaF7K

One thing about me, is I do be yapping about youth peer support. 🗣️💚 Last night, my cofacilitator, Huck and I took a break from training youth peer specialists and went back to the basics in our foundations of youth peer support presentation. In the presentation, we address what a youth peer support specialist is, the history behind the peer movement, and how to become a youth peer. Developing this training was one of the first projects I worked on when joining Youth MOVE National and I am so happy that individuals across the country continue to feel inspired to get involved with youth peer support. To learn more about this training or any of the other trainings we offer go to YouthMOVENational.org

Today, join Youth MOVE National for some 'tea' 🍵 - Introducing Hot Tea with Tay! A blog series dedicated to the unfiltered views and experiences of YMN’s Executive Director, Arc Telos “Tay” Saint Amour (they/them). At times funny, other times angry, no matter what the subject they are musing over, you can be assured hot tea will be spilled. Over the next few weeks, Tay will be sharing some of their personal thoughts, reflections, and stories from the road for our first segment of Hot Tea with Tay – No, I will not be attending, or submitting a proposal for your expensive conference several states away that has massive entrance fees and travel expenses, that is almost assured not to be a safe space for a disabled, gender non-conforming, queer and trans person of color. Check out the first segment >> https://buff.ly/3N8QTLr

Today we are thrilled to share a new blog post, written by Jasmine Boatwright (she/her), Frustration to Leadership: My Journey as a Youth Advocate. We are honored to share her voice and story with you all. "Imagine being 14 years old, screaming in frustration at the top of your lungs in your bedroom. Feeling alone, misunderstood, and overlooked—that was me. I remember being tired of everything, and because I was the youngest, it felt like nobody cared." Read the full post >> https://buff.ly/3zDPOIu

Today we are thrilled to share a new blog post, written by Jasmine Boatwright (she/her), Frustration to Leadership: My Journey as a Youth Advocate. We are honored to share her voice and story with you all. "Imagine being 14 years old, screaming in frustration at the top of your lungs in your bedroom. Feeling alone, misunderstood, and overlooked—that was me. I remember being tired of everything, and because I was the youngest, it felt like nobody cared." Read the full post >> https://buff.ly/3zDPOIu

Are you a youth or young adult passionate about leadership and advocacy? 📣 If yes, then the Youth Advocate Leadership Academy (YALA) is for you! Youth Advocate Leadership Academy (YALA) is a program created by youth for youth, designed to help young leaders (18-29 years of age) feel empowered, develop essential skills and make a meaningful impact in their community. The Youth MOVE Peer Center is pleased to offer this opportunity at NO-COST to you! 📅 When: November 19th, 20th, and 21st at 12 - 4pm PT / 3 - 7pm ET Sign Up Today >> https://buff.ly/3TP6cws