Ampl!fy Voice Symposium: Heal. Support. Uplift.

Join Youth Communication and educational leaders from around the country as we share strategies that create culturally responsive, learning communities that:

• Help young people heal from experiences with racism, sexism, and other injustices 
• Support students to achieve their personal and academic goals 
• Uplift teen voices in a world that too often marginalizes them

Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

In-Person: Chelsea Factory, 547 West 26th St, New York, NY 

Livestream: Zoom link will be provided for virtual participants

Educators are playing an increasingly vital role in helping young people develop the social and emotional learning skills to navigate systems of oppression—and change them. This symposium will include a networking breakfast (in-person), a thought leadership panel, and an interactive session framed with a reading of authentic teen-written stories from Youth Communication’s award-winning writing program. 

The panel of educators, thought leaders, and youth will address the question, “How can schools and out-of-school organizations support students and facilitate tough conversations about their experiences with racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, and able-ism?” We will also discuss the changes schools and other youth-serving organizations should make to become culturally responsive learning communities that are supportive and uplifting spaces for all young adults.

The round-table breakouts following the panel will use YC’s true, teen written stories to understand the very real impact of today’s challenges on students’ lives and learning. Participants will develop a more accurate, strengths-based perceptions of young peoples’ lived-experiences.

Through listening to the panel, reading a teen story, and discussing with their peers, educational leaders will walk away with knowledge and tools to create healing and culturally responsive learning communities. 

For more details, visit our site at youthcomm.org/symposium.