This summer, we were thrilled to bring 60+ new YVoters from over 45 schools and all five boroughs into the YVote Community. Check them out here
Summer At a Glance
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | |
| Theme | Introductions, Identity & Power | Voting Rights and History | Community & Organizing |
| 5:00 pm-5:15 pm | Icebreaker: “We Got Issues” | YVote Welcome & Community Building | YVote Welcome & Community Building |
| 5:15 pm -5:45 pm | YVote Welcome & Community Agreements | Icebreaker: Voting Today in the USA Quizzo | Icebreaker: “Four Roles in Social Change” |
| 5:45 pm -6:30 pm | Power Visualization Activity | Voting Rights: A Whirlwind Ride Through Time | Community Mapping and Data |
| Dinner Break | Dinner Break | Dinner Break | |
| 7:30pm-8:00pm | Voting Barometer: Political Attitudes and Beliefs | Voting: Modern Barriers and Solutions | Issue Identification (Problem Tree) |
| 8:00pm-8:45pm | Action Groups: Participant Introductions, KWL Charts | Action Groups: Workshop Focus Brainstorm & Initial Research | Action Group: Making Connections to People and Voting, Creating Workshop Goals |
| 8:45pm-9:00pm | Synthesis & Closing Reflections | Synthesis & Closing Reflections | Synthesis & Closing Reflections |
| Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6 | |
| Theme | Local Government | Youth Organizing | End of Summer Showcase |
| 5:00 pm-5:15 pm | YVote Welcome & Community Building | YVote Welcome & Community Building | YVote Welcome & Community Building |
| 5:15 pm -5:45 pm | Icebreaker: Who’s Who in Local Government | Icebreaker: Challenging Bias about Youth and Organizing | Finishing Touches for Workshops |
| 5:45 pm -6:30 pm | Policy/Legislative Power Mapping: Stakeholder Analysis | Organizing 101 | Action Groups Workshop Showcase |
| Dinner Break | Dinner Break | Dinner Break | |
| 7:30pm-8:00pm | Lobbying and Putting Pressure on Elected Officials | Action Groups: Workshop Building | Action Groups Workshop Showcase |
| 8:00pm-8:45pm | Action Group: Workshop Building, Types of Elicitive | Action Groups: Workshop Building | Celebration |
| 8:45pm-8:00pm | Synthesis & Closing Reflections | Synthesis & Closing Reflections | Final Reflections and Next Steps |
Check out each of our Summer Forums in Action:
The summer was punctuated by an incredible, in-person Day of Action. Check out images from the day here
The summer culminated with each Action Group creating a POWERFUL peer-to-peer workshop to educate middle and high school peers about their issue and how it intersects with voting and electoral politics. If you are interested in having a workshop facilitated in your school or community group, pop over to check out our Workshop section here. check out the powerful peer-to-peer workshops our YVoters cooked up over the course of the summer–and contact us if you’d like us to facilitate a workshop for YOUR school or community group!