What is the YO?

Are you a youth between the ages of 13-18?  Are you tired of seeing injustices all around you?  Fed up with being mistreated beacuse of your ages, race, sexuality, and/or gender?  Intrested in getting your voices heard?  Well, come to the YO! and learn about youth organizing and social change!  The YO! is an 8 day social justice training camp for and by youth.  Learn about undoing oppression and how to be an effective organizer and leader in your community.  The doors are open to all youth.  The theme of this year's YO! is "From Anger to Action."

When and where is it?

The YO! Institute is 8 days: August 17-24, from 10am-4pm each day.  Bus tokens will be provided.  The location will be in Seattle, and will be announced when we send you your confirmation.

What will I learn about?  What workshops will I see?

• Undoing Oppression
• Revolutionary Art
• Youth Organizing 101
• The Personal is Political
• How to Resist!
• Real World Survival
• Educate 2 Liberate
• Media Skills

Get paid to make change?

Youth participants of the YO! will get a small check for attending ALL of the days of the YO!  YO! graduates can then choose to stick around as active youth organizers at SYPP.

How do I get involved?

Fillout an application and get it to us by Friday, July 24th.  We'll confirm applicants by July 31st.