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youth organizing and activism  

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  • Across the United States, youth are working to improve their schools, stop the passage of policies promoting their incarceration, end the dumping of caustic chemicals in their neighborhoods, and make sure that their perspectives are included in decision making that affects their lives. These young people are engaged in youth organizing and activism, methods young people use to create lasting social change. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Youth Organizing and Activism]

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