The Labor Community Strategy Center is hosting its 4th Summer Youth Organizing Academy for the summer of 2009.
What Is SYOA?
SYOA is a six week long program particularly for high school youth of color [2] who are serious about developing their skills as grassroots organizers while taking part in real civil rights campaigns in Los Angeles. SYOA challenges youth to learn the theory and engage in the practice of building a multi-racial, multi-generational, multi-lingual movement for civil-rights. As a participant you will have the opportunity to work with Bus Riders Union, the Community Rights Campaign, and the Clean Air, Clean Lungs, Clean Buses Campaign—three projects of the Strategy Center.
Committing
The program is an intense experience that is both very challenging and rewarding. It requires a minimum commitment of two full days a week during the summer; participants often commit more time because of events, work assignments, and a general excitement about the program. While every year we have a number of great applicants, unfortunately we have to put a limit on how many we can accept as participants.
How to Apply
Please click on the PDF link above to print or view the application. We need the application filled out as thoroughly as possible to give us a sense of who you are and your interest in the program. Please feel free to use another sheet of paper to write your answers.
If you have any questions, please contact us [3].