At the end of 2023, the ObamaFoundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance brought together more than 50 leaders from community-led organizations dedicated to empowering girls across Chicago.
These organizations are supporting adolescent girls through sports, arts, mentorship, and more. This was the program’s largest
convening of the Girls Opportunity Alliance Network in Chicago to-date, and we’re excited to continue to showcase the work they do to uplift girls in every community!
“Anger can fuel activism, love drives solidarity, and empathy sustains resilience.” We couldn’t agree more with the powerful observations shaped by Andile Mnguni — WAFF Youth Delegate & Board Member and Study Ambassador Lead & Advisor — on the strength of young people’s emotions.
By offering a broad range of practical examples, Andile shows how decision-makers and organizations can’t miss out on leveraging youth’s novel approaches to negotiation, campaigning, and storytelling.
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Have you attended allyship trainings in the past? There's always more to learn, as the journey toward equity and justice is a lifelong commitment. Our empowering allyship workshop offers a fresh perspective on promoting racial equity and justice as a lifestyle.
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Education isn't just a path; it's the beacon guiding us toward a meaningful existence, evolving alongside us from chalkboards to AI. It's the key to navigating our rapidly changing world, allowing us to not just keep pace with progress, but to embrace it.
While strides have been made toward gender equality in education, disparities persist, particularly in parts of India where, for some girls, attending school remains a distant dream rather than a reality. To truly advance, we must confront these inequalities head-on, ensuring education is a universal right, not a privilege.
Empowering women isn't just about individual strength; it's about igniting a collective flame that lights the way for others. Let's be the catalysts for change, uplifting not only ourselves but our sisters as well.
Note: Check out "Lapatta Ladies" on Netflix India a powerful testament to the dreams and struggles of women breaking free from societal norms. It's a journey worth experiencing, a reminder that our stories are interconnected, and our potential limitless when we stand together.
#EducationForAll#EmpowerWomen#GenderEqualityInEducation#CollectiveEmpowerment#LapattaLadies#TogetherWeRise#InspireChange#EducateGirls
Every girl, regardless of her background, deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive. In a country like ours, fueled by diversity, educated girls are the catalysts for innovation, adding their unique flair to the tapestry of progress. Forget about waiting for a hero – educated girls are the architects of their destiny, building bridges to success with knowledge as their foundation.
By supporting our monthly mission cause - Every Girl in School, you're ensuring that every girl has the chance to reach her full potential and change the world. - https://lnkd.in/dggKXQau
Camino Research Institute (CRI) delivered its 2024 Western North Carolina (WNC) Latino Community Strengths & Needs Assessment Report, shared by CRI Manager Sarai Ordonez, who was the excellent project lead.
The survey mostly captures the strengths, needs, gaps, and actual preferences and priorities of Hispanic and Latino/a/e people in WNC and in particular the undocumented population, whose voices are rarely heard, much less understood. 91% of survey respondents are immigrants from 16 different countries of origin, with 71% from Mexico.
What do survey respondents value most about the Latino people and community? Latinos recognize and take pride in their work ethic and entrepreneurship, as well as volunteering, cultural diversity, dependability, and sense of family and unity.
Latino concerns include the need for greater access to healthcare, including dental care, preventative healthcare, vision care, and mental healthcare; access to systems, including healthcare systems, with greater bilingual competency; and access to drivers licenses to increase system engagement and improve overall quality of life.
I encourage everyone to read the report and learn more about our Latino/a/e community. I serve on Camino's WNC Community Advisory Board—the only non-Latino on a board of fabulous Latino leaders and difference makers.
#Latino#Hispanic#inclusion#healthcare#wellbeing#diversity#community
Over the past two years, Camino Research Institute has collaborated with trusted community organizations in Western North Carolina for the Latino Community Strengths and Needs Assessment. Our goal with this mixed method study is to better understand the experiences, strengths, and needs of the local Latino communities. We are excited to announce the release of our Western NC Latino Community Strengths and Needs Assessment report!
We heard from 512 Latinos and 11 community leaders. Throughout this project, I have had the privilege of working with an amazing group of individuals committed to serving the Latino community. Thank you to each community advisory board member and co-author who were instrumental in this accomplishment. I hope the results respectfully portray the WNC Latino community and increase resources throughout the area!
"Educated kids make educated decisions." That’s why we partner with schools and our community of caring neighbors like you to help kids to succeed in school and in life.
Watch as Rene Gellerman, our President & CEO, shares with Johnny Marx the thinking behind our United for Schools initiative – to unite community resources and volunteers to help kids early on, to help them unlock brighter futures for themselves.
And, the results speak for themselves. Dive deeper here: https://lnkd.in/gXpwEqV3
"...because youth are not just the leaders of tomorrow, they are the leaders of today❤️" Yes, indeed.
Both AmandaGrace Krier, AAS, CPS and Joshua Calarino from Youth MOVE National have been guests on our STAY Tuned podcast, a podcast about mental health, made by, and for, transition-aged youth. The podcast comes from our Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research. If you want to hear more from AmandaGrace or Joshua, you can listen to them here: https://lnkd.in/gC5yvMDd#YouthMentalHealth#YoungAdultMentalHealth
Thank you Virginia!❤️
Today my colleague Joshua and I presented “Empowering Youth: Strategies for Recruitment, Engagement and Authentic Participation” for the Virginia Department of Social Services at United Way of the VA Peninsula.
Our presentation included trauma-informed foundations, mental models, strategic sharing, and foundations of youth engagement. We even shared our personal experiences of utilizing creative outlets and legislative activism to enhance youth and young adult voice.
Thank you so much to the Virginia Department of Social Services for having us and United Way of the VA Peninsula for hosting today’s training!
To learn more about our work at Youth MOVE National follow @youthmove or go to YouthMOVENational.org because youth are not just the leaders of tomorrow, they are the leaders of today❤️
Back in 2018, I first started to think about how we could get textbooks sitting unused in a class cupboard in London shared with a cash-strapped school in Yorkshire.
After five years of hard graft, School Resources Exchange properly got going last year. While it has been challenging to say the least, it's also pretty amazing to be starting 2024 with a live service that is already being used by and helping hundreds of schools.
The focus for this year is simple - help more schools.
What we're doing is a no-brainer. It's a free service which can benefit every single school in the UK. The impact of sharing surplus items between schools is a genuine game-changer on so many levels.
If you know someone connected to a school - a staff member, parent, governor, etc - be sure to tell them about us as it really could help them out enormously.
👇 The short video explains exactly what we're doing and how the service - a nationwide schools' circular sharing community - can benefit every single school in the UK.
#schools#schoofunding#schoolresources#schoolbudgets#circulareconomy#communityimpact#secondaryeducation#primaryeducation#teachers#headteachers#slt#schoolbusinessmanagers
Last year our focus was on launching. This year we're excited to be growing our community and working in partnership with lots more schools.
If you know someone who works in a school then be sure to tell them about us.
One of the questions/requests submitted to the ReCenter panel I was a part of was the following: “[I would like to] Learn approaches to have meaningful conversations surrounding structural racism and the impact it has on society”
I have some tips from my free guide, 27 Ways to Kickstart Conversations About Race with Kids 0-18, that will help!
These tips are for kids 7 years old and older. Younger kids aren’t usually developmentally ready to build a mental model that will accommodate “structural racism”.
When there are instances of racial injustice in your environment and/or in the news, use that as an opportunity to call out racism. Use the term ‘racist’ rather of labeling it ‘mean’ or ‘unkind’. Racism is both mean and unkind, but it also more: it is dehumanizing. We can’t fight what we can’t name. Involve your kids in the discussion. Ask what they think about the situation and how they think the parties could move to resolution.
Be willing to discuss systemic racism as well as discrete racist events. Don’t shy away from the role that White people may play in the system or the event. If your children are White, empower them by including examples of where White people have fought against racial injustice alongside people of color. (Hint: there are usually racial-justice-seeking Whites involved, even if they weren’t popular or successful. Love of justice knows no borders.)
Challenge what you see. What are ways that systemic racism shows up in your neighborhood/schools/job/life? Where do people of color live? Where do they work? Who takes care of children, sanitation and cleaning of hotels and personal homes where you live? Who runs the businesses and local government?
Encourage your kids to make or maintain healthy interracial relationships. (I know, I know, we are less and less involved in our kids’ friend-making at this age. But, this is the developmental stage when interracial relationships start to fall away.) Healthy interracial relationships are key for helping children (and adults) to navigate an increasingly diverse world. Those relationships will be the ones where they can have deep conversations that stretch their understanding of racism, equity and justice.
Link to the tips: https://lnkd.in/gVt5GwGP
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What do you notice about this panel? Seriously, what do you notice?
It’s not enough to post about Black women and your love for our leadership. It’s time to put some doing behind our posting. Let’s close the gaps between what we say we love about Blackness to how we actually treat Black people.
This past year, I had enough and walked away from something that…
- took my ideas without my credit
- undermined my leadership
- paid less but expected more
- called me angry while being publicly and privately undermined
- tried to label me as underperforming even though dates and meetings were scheduled without me
- spoke to me instead of with me
- othered
I stepped away from those spaces to create 2541.ORG to disrupt what community organizing expertise looks like while activating the voice of the every day leader to foster change.
2541.ORG we don’t just do this on paper just but we live this in public.
If you want to train and equip your organizers and activate a core base of people, partnering with a Black-female-led firm, schedule an appointment here - https://lnkd.in/eyjF98Cx.
"I made the mistake of knowing what my agenda was and bringing in parents to move that agenda without being transparent about the work on the front end." 🤌🏾
Don't expect us to show up without the facts! 🔥 Our NOLA power panel was on fire. Danalyn E. Hypolite, Ed.D is spot on—transparency in our work is key to forging vital connections with parents and community members, the very backbone of impactful campaigns.
Let's keep the momentum going. Dive into the 2541 Fellowship and learn how to activate power in your community. Email us at activateme@2541.org or visit www.2541.org for more information and let's get to work.
