Youth Activism Panel Blog
During the panel discussion about youth activism surrounding the book Same Sun Here, the two girls and the middle school educator on the panel discussed the importance of and challenges faced by youth activists. In the short question and answer dialogue that transpired, the audience was able to hear from a few perspectives encompassing youth activism. One of the two girls is heavily involved with environmental reforms. The other was a member of the social activism group Muslim Girls Making Change, which uses slam poetry as a medium to challenge people’s perspectives and expose truths about social issues. The last panel member was a teacher who’s cutting edge pedagogical approach uses youth activism to encourage his students to find their voice and use it to enact positive changes in the world. Each of the panel members had an interesting perspective to share which helped to further my considerations of youth activism. Through sharing their experiences as notable youth activists, t...