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Today, we are thrilled to welcome Georgia Youth Justice Coalition to the Alliance Network! We are so excited to have another group of youth organizers join us in building progressive people power across the nation. Founded in 2021, Georgia Youth Justice Coalition (GYJC) is a grassroots collective of Black, brown, LGBTQ+, working class, and allied […]

Read our statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to shut down President Biden’s plan for student loan forgiveness.

A major part of the reimagining driven by our new strategic roadmap is focusing our resources on strengthening and expanding our capacity building services. Now that we’re nearly halfway through 2023, we’re bringing you an update on the capacity building work we’ve done with our network thus far, and a sneak peek on what’s to come.

Happy Pride Month, Alliance Fam! While Pride can be a party, at its root Pride is a protest. Pride started as a fight for the right of LGBTQ+ people to live their lives in public, without apology. With that in mind, this Pride Month, we want to highlight the power of youth organizing when it comes to protecting LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms.

To celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, we want to shine a light on the incredible power of the AANHPI organizers in our network who are not only working to engage the fastest growing racial demographic in the US in civic action, but are continuing to build AANHPI youth power all year long.

Every issue has an impact on our mental wellness, so this week we are sharing messages from across the Alliance Network on how some of our key issues impact the mental health of young people. Check back throughout the week to see updates on topics ranging from abortion access to voter rights!

The Alliance Network be lobbyin’. Showing up to the polls and casting a ballot in every election is essential to upholding a strong democracy. Today, we’re shining a light on how youth organizers also bring young people into the broad spectrum of civic participation activities through Lobby Days. 

We launched our Democracy Debut campaign to celebrate new voters ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Now, we’re focusing the campaign on celebrating young people in the Alliance Network making their debut into our democracy in their state’s legislative session because there is no such thing as an off year when it comes to elections.

The Alliance Network and youth organizers across the country put in the work in 2022, and we have the data to show that the youth vote is getting stronger and stronger every year.

As we currently await a decision from a Trump-appointed federal judge on access to the abortion pill mifepristone, we’re amplifying how youth organizers in the Alliance Network are fighting to protect reproductive freedoms in their communities.