WHO: 25 Young leaders of color from across Chicago ages 13-17

LOCATION: Hybrid virtual and in person

$600 stipend provided, Food vouchers and technology provided.

The Summer Leadership Institute runs from early July to early August. Fellows study issues of systemic oppression like racism, heterosexism, food justice, the school to prison pipeline, sexism, and more. While learning about the history of social movements and the ways people address these issues now, Fellows also learn community organizing skills and begin to design a youth-led campaign which they implement in the fall. Fellows also go on an overnight Healing Retreat outside of the city.

From the end of August through December, Fellows meet after school to work with their cohorts to design and lead an action project. The cohorts include:

• ARTS IN MOVEMENTS
• FAIR AND JUST SCHOOLS
• HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

One Saturday per month from August to December, all three cohorts come together for additional training and action planning. Topics may include: developing action plans, using social media for activism, creating outreach strategies, and more.