youth voice

Join Us for the 2022 Youth Voice Summit!

Miriam

Students from the Vermont Youth Lobby and the Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network have joined forces to host a statewide Youth Voice Summit on May 20th at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. The overarching theme will be youth voice and lowering the voting age, and sub-themes include racial, climate, and economic justice. Young people are invited to choose a subtopic and attend educational, empowering, and engaging projects and events throughout the day related to that theme. There will also be discussion, resources, friends, artwork, good food, games, and networking during the day, as well as inspiring youth and adult speakers. […]

Resist and Rebuild Summit – Action Opportunity

Youth Lobby

Dear Youth Lobby Activists: It has been three weeks since we gathered together at the VT Statehouse to share our voices and feel our power.  We are reaching out today to invite you to our next opportunity to gather, learn, and engage in our democracy. Do you see problems with the state of our current government, economy, environment, or communities? Do you want to be part of the solution? Come join fellow activists on May 20th at Montpelier High School for the Resist and Rebuild Summit!  This Summit will bring together many groups and students/ youth are invited to play a leadership […]

Please Share Your Photos and Videos of the 2017 Youth Rally!!

Youth Lobby

Hello everybody.  We are planning on putting together a mini-documentary about the Vermont Youth Lobby movement, with the hopes of inspiring students in other states to organize a similar event next year – hopefully on the same date! As such, we could use all the amazing photos and videos that you might have taken. If you have photos or short videos, we ask that you upload them to our Google Photos Album. For longer videos, we ask that you upload them to Google Drive or Youtube and share them with us that way.  You can also add them to our […]

58 Schools And Over 1500 Students!

Youth Lobby

This is Just the Beginning We wanted to thank everybody who helped make the 2017 Rally for the Planet such an amazing success.  However, please remember that this is just the beginning.  Here are some things you can do to help keep the pressure on our lawmakers to take more serious action on climate change. 1) Contact your legislators and thank them for their support or encourage them to support greater legislative action on climate change http://legislature.vermont.gov/ 2) Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper in support of climate change related legislation, such as putting a price on […]

More Information for Schools About the 2017 Youth Rally for the Planet!

Youth Lobby

  First of all, thank you so much for taking the time to organize a field trip at your school.  This is one of the most important challenges humanity has ever faced and every student who is able to attend will only increase the power of student voice on this issue!   Note: Please share this information with your students! Proposed Agenda for the Day (subject to minor changes) 9:00am-10:00am – Student Drop Off and March Staging Busses drop students off on the green of the Vermont College of Fine Arts.  There will be a number of activities for students to […]

Over 1,100 Students and 30 Schools Have Signed Up!

Youth Lobby

We still have two more weeks until the Second Annual Youth Rally for the Planet and we already have almost twice as many students signed-up as last year.  With all of the recent climate change denial coming out of Washington these days, there is certainly a renewed interest in fighting back – to speak truth to power – and to demand more from our elected officials.  We will be sending out more details about the rally using the email list generated from our sign-up form, so please sign up as soon as you can. Check out this powerful trailer for a […]

Join the Youth Activism Summit

Youth Lobby

Youth Power!! Join us for the 2016 Youth Activism Summit April 30-May 1st. Come to workshops, create art together, have fun, meet other awesome young folks, and sharpen your understanding of how your talents can make change in the world! The Youth Activism Summit will take place at Montpelier High School as part of the Vermont People’s Convention/Just Transition Assembly.  The People’s Convention will feature a broad diversity of grassroots groups working for social and environmental justice. The Youth Activism Summit and the People’s Convention will work together to offer participants rich opportunities to collaborate with one another and build […]