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Vote for Change

YOI Fellow Sheilly Martinez is passionate about issues facing her community. With this video, Sheilly creatively draws the connection between community issues, community organizing, and the importance of voting with a timely, real world example.

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Why We Vote

This week was all about storytelling and empowering our peers! In these 3 videos created by Adriana, she covers why she and her friends vote, ways to get civically involved, and how to vote in the upcoming general election.

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Organizing Is Key to Our Future

Organizing is key to our future! We’re the change, we’re going to be the future, and for generations beyond.

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What Does It Mean to be an Organizer?

Our Fellows began Week 2 with a discussion of what it means to be an organizer, as well as the necessary skills to be an organizer.

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Introducing YOI 2022!

We are so pleased to present to you our 2022 cohort of 4 incredibly talented and passionate youth!

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YOI Registers Voters and Donates School Supplies on Youth Day in Brentwood

In celebration of International Youth Day, our Youth Organizing Institute 2022 Fellows registered voters and gave away school supplies at the Youth Day event planned by Long Island’s District 1 Youth Advisory Board.

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YOI Partners with Elmont Cultural Center for First Doorknocking Get-Out-the-Vote Campaign in Elmont

After receiving thorough training on canvassing and digital tools for fieldwork, our 3 teams of Fellows knocked on an incredible 67 doors of 199 registered BIPOC voters in Elmont.

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Getting Out the Vote!

This week, we partnered with Elmont Cultural Center for their first ever doorknocking campaign to get out the vote!

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Diving into Professional Development

This week, we dove into professional development! Our fellows workshopped their resumes, bios, and cover letters and participated in mock interviews.

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YOI Kicks Off GOTV Season

After being trained on utilizing digital tools for community outreach, our Fellows conducted voter campaigns to witness the impact that effectively integrating data and technology can have on building civic engagement work.

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Strengthening Our Leadership Minds

Joshua shares his experience being a YOI Fellow so far, highlighting the importance of learning in collaboration with his peers.

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Tapping into Our Talents & Storytelling

YOI Fellow Jobert reflects on the power of storytelling through intentional content creation and its connection to community organizing.

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Passing On Knowledge

We had an exciting special guest, Sampson Martinez, who completed the program in-person in 2018, was a Democracy Builder Fellow in 2020, and returned this year as a co-facilitator to present on Queer History.

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Inspiring Our Partners

This week, our Fellows had an opportunity to meet three of our Long Island partners.

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The Beginnings of a Community

With the completion of our first two sessions, the 2021 Youth Organizing Institute is officially underway!

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