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Youth Activists Make a Big Impact at Virtual YEA Camp
The summer of 2020 in the US will be remembered for the massive protests against racism and the continued adjustment to life during Covid 19. Hopefully, for many people, it will be remembered as the summer when they became activists. When we at YEA Camp recognized that we would need to cancel our in-person camps,…
Read MoreVirtual YEA Camp Is Officially a Success!
After more than a decade of running in-person overnight camps for aspiring changemakers, we at YEA Camp were pretty heartbroken when we recognized the need to cancel our camps this summer. Back in March, we had no concept or plan yet of what we might create instead. In fact, we were googling “virtual camp” to…
Read MoreYEA Campers Triple Impact through Volunteer-a-Thon
Earlier this month, YEA Camp launched the first ever Volunteer-a-Thon, an online fundraising campaign that encourages people to get more involved in community service and activism all while raising awareness for a cause they care about. By having friends and family sponsor them in this activism, participants are raising money for the YEA Camp Scholarship…
Read MoreFinding My Voice at YEA Camp — a Summer Camp for Social Change
By Audrey Watson This past summer I had the opportunity to enjoy one of the best experiences of my life. I attended YEA Camp, a camp for social change. The camp trains young people like myself to be more effective activists and help change the world for the better. But even though I read every…
Read MoreYEA Camp Helped Me Develop the Confidence to Be an Activist
By Hannah White This summer, I was able to go to the truly life-changing place that is YEA Camp. At camp, I met so many young people with the same passion as me. This made it easy to make lots of friends that helped me expand my knowledge and encouraged me to make change in…
Read MoreA Different Approach to Self-Care for Activists in the Age of Trump
By Nora Kramer Even if you’re lucky enough not to be targeted directly, just watching the news or even our social media feeds these days bring a daily assault on so many issues progressives care about: human rights and equality, environmental protection, animal welfare, and the state of our democracy and our discourse, for starters.…
Read MoreStudent Activism On a (Time) Budget
By Aine Pipe From honors classes to soccer practices and everything in between, the lives of most students can be incredibly busy. With school responsibilities like getting good grades, getting into a good college (if that’s one’s plan) and responsibilities at home, like chores or babysitting siblings, or even an after-school job, activism often gets…
Read MoreFinding the Motivation for My Activism at YEA Camp
By Elyanna Calle There is a reason why we care. There is an event or a person that has enlightened us, who has taught us to care. I sat down at YEA Camp trying to remember, and I knew right away. My brother was the kindest person I ever knew. His smile lit up the…
Read MoreFinding a Sense of Belonging at Activism Summer Camp
By Sana Doctor I remember when my mom came up to me, talking about a camp for activism she had found. She encouraged me to attend. I planned to go with people I know, and I’m active in community service, so I said yes. After I filled out the application, the doubt set in. I…
Read MoreWhat I Learned From the First Session of YEA Camp We Almost Had to Cancel
By YEA Camp Director Nora Kramer This is past summer was our 10th year, and our 27th, 28th, and 29th sessions of YEA Camp, and in all that time we’ve never had to cancel a session. This is something to be proud of when, in our early years, we were unknown and unproven. We had no…
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