We are now accepting applications for change agents to engage in a Six Session Youth Summit. We are looking for a diverse and dynamic group of thinkers who will challenge the status quo to create meaningful systemic social change. The first session will be May 6, 2021, 7:00-8:30 pm via Zoom. The subsequent sessions will occur every other Thursday following the initial session.
APPLY HERE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JEDISUMMIT
Summit Session Dates & Times 7:00-8:30 PM:
- May 6, 2021
- May 20, 2021
- June 3, 2021
- June 17, 2021
- July 1, 2021
- July 15,2021
You are invited to apply for the opportunity to attend the Capital Area YMCA’s Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Youth Summit. The Capital Area YMCA is an organization that serves the Ewing, Lawrence and Trenton and has been a supportive champion in the area of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) over the years. The Y’s mission is to put faith principles into practice through programs that promote equity and build a healthy mind, body and spirit for all.
Over the past year we have not only been in the midst of a global pandemic, but we have also been experiencing social unrest exacerbating the impact of the pandemic. The Pandemic has further highlighted the inequities that Black, Indigenous, People of Color or BIPOC Community and poor communities have been facing for decades without relief. If we are going to reverse the challenges that we are experiencing from our past, then we will need to elevate the voices of youth in our communities; they are the key to a more equitable future.
Your response to the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Brionna Taylor showed us how powerful the voices of our youth are and allowed us to recognize that we haven’t listened to your voices enough. That is why we have engaged an exciting group of young leaders to develop a platform to hear directly from young people between the ages of 16 and 30, our future change agents.