Good Afternoon Everyone,
I have some exciting news! Hubbard Brook will be hosting a virtual Youth Advocacy and Environmental Action Panel next Tuesday, June 13th at 5:30 pm EST.
The goal of this event is to have an interactive conversation between our panelists and audience on building community through action. We will discuss the importance of youth presence in movements as well as the intersectionality that environmental movements hold. We want to recognize the many ways supporting the youth can look like as well as what it should not look like. We want to talk about the reality of existing struggles such as ecological grief and the best ways to cope with these emotions such as addressing anti-burn out mechanisms. Please join us and take part in these crucial conversations where we will be joined by Phoebe Dolan, Megan Duffy and Sara Rivera (please see attached flyers)!
To clarify, this virtual event will occur through Zoom, is open to
all members of the community, and is not only meant for the youth. In order to RSVP and receive a Google Calendar invite,
please fill out this form by Tuesday, June 13th at 8:00 am. Please see the attached flyers for more information on our amazing panelists!
Down below are two optional readings that we recommend prior to the event. These readings are not required, but only provided for additional background information on topics that may arise during the interactive conversations. Please help us further spread this event with the community. Thank you, and I hope to see you all there!
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Optional Readings (attached below):
- Earl, Jennifer, Thomas V. Maher, and Thomas Elliott. 2017. “Youth, Activism, and Social Movements” Sociology Compass. 11(4).
- AL Liou & Ioana Literat. 2020. “‘We Need You to Listen to Us’: Youth Activist Perspectives on Intergenerational Dynamics and Adult Solidarity in Youth Movements.” International Journal of Communication. 14(2020), 4662–4682.
-- Best,Young Voices of Science (YVoS) &
Community Relations Specialist 