Advice on Leading Change from Experienced Youth Activists and Allies
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Why protest?

Will it make a difference?

Why Protest?

A video testimony

Baltimore Students Walk Out Across the City

Public and private school students join forces

5 Recent Student Protests That Made a Big Difference

From Dreamers to Sioux, youth are in front

Nonviolence and Protest

Dr. King's Principles of Non-Violence

Creative Nonviolent Resistence

Jamila Raqib's TED Talk on Secrets of Effective Nonviolence

Miscellaneous Resources

Find more links to various websites and articles here.

How do I stay safe?

Staying safe during a walkout or protest

How Do I Stay Safe During a Walkout?

Edmond

Create and Follow a Code of Conduct

Example from the Baltimore

21 Tips for Safe Protest

A Self Magazine article from the Women's March

So It's Your First Protest?

A guide to staying safe at protests and demonstrations

Want to Livestream a Protest?

WITNESS's guide to livestreaming

Will I get in trouble?

Know the law, know your rights.

Will I Get in Trouble?

Noah & Charlotte

Will I Get in Trouble?

Julian

ACLU One-Pager on Student Walkouts

A 1st Amendment guide to walkouts

ACLU Know Your Rights Training

A 35-minute recorded webinar on student free speech rights and limits

Student First Amendment Rights

An introduction to your rights to free speech as a student

Examples of First Amendment Practices

ACLU suggested protected actions

National School Board Association Guide

A legal guide by the NSBA

Suspensions and Student Speech

Read the Washington Post piece on the legality of threatening suspensions here.

Houston Public Media guide

Notes about suspension and first amendment rights

Will I be alone?

No, youth will do this together.

Will I Be Alone?

Amber & Charlotte

Upcoming Marches and Walkouts

Around the country, young people are organizing against gun violence

Activists Connect from Chicago and Parkland

Youth have protested gun violence for years

Seven Historical Examples of Student Activism

From Tiananmen Square to Greensboro's lunch counters

How do I organize a protest?

Yeah, how do I?

How Do I Get Started?

A video testimony

How Do I Get Started?

Charlotte

How Do I Get Started?

Arin

Before Starting in Activism

Arin

10 Point Walkout Guide

High schoolers break it down for you

Walkout Organizing Toolkit

The Women's March Youth Empower organizing kit

How to Organize a Walkout

A guide from the Harry Potter Alliance

What is the Difference: Walkout, March, Protest?

The basics.

How do I Join an Existing Movement?

#teamwork

How Do I Talk to Administrators?

Plan your conversation

How do I get adults on my side?

Speaking to your principal and making adult allies

How Do I Get Adults on My Side?

Amber & Charlotte

Advice for Principals on Walkouts

From the National Association of Secondary School Principals

3 Ways to Persuade Someone in Power

A guide for communicating with decision-makers

How Schools Prevent Walkouts

Strategies to reduce student activism

Why Youth Voice Should Be Taken Seriously

Cite scientific evidence for why your opinions matter

How to Talk to a Decision Maker

Guide on structuring talking points

Guidelines on Meeting with Decision Makers

Before, during, and after your meeting

How teachers can help you

Make these suggestions to your teachers

How does a march become a movement?

What happens next

What Happens After the March?

A video testimony

History of Protest

Cynthia

10 Week Plan for Legislative Action

A field guide by and for high school students

198 Methods of Nonviolent Action

You won't believe how number 62 speaks truth to power

Write an Op-Ed!

Not ready to storm the barricades? Write an op-ed in your local newspaper.

Create a Petition

Find allies and create a shared voice

Who has inspired you?

Activists who have inspired movements

Who has inspired you?

Kelvin

Who has inspired you?

Laura

Who has inspired you?

Ed

Who has inspired you?

Marshall

Inspiration from other youth activists

Griffin

Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-Ins

Read about the 1960s sit-ins here.

Chicago Public Schools Boycott

Read about the 1963 boycott here.

Columbia University Sit-Ins

Read about the 1985 sit-ins here.

Barack Obama

Read about the former president here.

Ernesto Villareal

Read about Ernesto Villareal here.

Lynda Blackmon Lowery

Read about the civil rights leader here.

Marilyn Hildreth

Read about her work here.

Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez

Read about the indigenous environmental activist here.

Singing Revolution

Read about the Singing Revolution here.

Charles Maudlin

Read about the the civil rights leader here.

Inspirational Quotes

Read some inspirational quotes here.

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