The Young Activists Guide to Making Change
After three years of hard work led by youth activists and local organizations, Hawai'i students will have access to something new to meet their essential needs: free period products in school.
Faviola Leyva
Video Producer
Leah Nichols
Animator
Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz
Managing Director, Film + Video Projects
Joel Serin-Christ
‘It Really Stings’: Students Fighting Book Bans Talk About the Harm They Cause
Students leading the charge against book bans say that these challenges are causing a strain on their mental health and learning environment.
Georgia Davis
Associate Editor
Grounded: One Student’s Journey to Afford an Education
Overwhelmed by student loans and growing interest, an aspiring airline pilot struggles to finish his pilot training. He is one of the 43.4 million Americans who are in student loan debt.
Jessica Fregni
Writer-Editor, One Day
What’s It Like to Be a Middle School AAPI Activist?
Mina Fedor, a middle school student and activist, founded AAPI Youth Rising to amplify the voices of AAPI youth and fight anti-Asian racism and xenophobia.
Episode 6: Rooted in Relationship
Staff and students at Todd County Middle School in Mission, South Dakota discuss how they are building healthy student-staff relationships that center Lakota culture and values.
Hosted by Jonathan Santos Silva
Culturally Inclusive Books Inspire Students to Become Change Agents
Georgia students participating in a Read Woke book club, founded by Cicely Lewis, are empowered to create and lead programs that promote social change in their high school.
Episode 5: Better Together
Staff and students from West High School in Denver, CO, talk about how they mobilized and partnered with their school district to successfully reunite and rebuild their high school years after it was split in two.
Students Combat Air Pollution in ‘Asthma Alley’
Three teachers designed a series of classes that teach high schoolers about environmental racism, pollution and climate change.
Desiree Rios
Photographer
Episode 4: Young Changemakers
Students from Kendall-Whittier Elementary in Tulsa, Oklahoma, share how the Tulsa Changemakers program is helping them find their voice and their role as leaders in their community.
Episode 3: Culture, Community, and Care
Hear how students at DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach in Hawai‘i are finding their voice as leaders, and building strong connections within their community.
