Storytelling for social Change
The last several years have seen an explosion of issues threatening our collective health and safety. Simultaneously more and more folks are organizing for positive political and social change.
In this session, we'll explore the power of storytelling and how to use one's own strengths to organize for such change. The needs of young people are often underrepresented and unheard in society. Storytelling can break through political and social boundaries and give voices to the voiceless. This session aims to equip you with helpful tools and resources to speak to the societal problem(s) you care about.
The Workers Circle Headquarters
247 W. 37th St. 5th Floor, NYC
The Activist Academy is a series of monthly workshops, held in-person in NYC, that are open to all teens and led by renowned frontline organizers that teach specific grassroots organizing skills. As a social justice organization rooted in Jewish culture and activist history, we believe in uniting across cultures and races in the fight for a "shenere un besere velt far ale," a better and more beautiful world for all. In our Activist Academy programs we continually tap our distinct histories and heritages as gifts to power social transformation. All are welcome!
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Ryan Deitsch is a 23 year old Jewish American born and raised in Parkland, Florida. Ryan is a Survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and a co-founder of gun violence prevention organization March For Our Lives. Currently residing in Washington DC, Ryan recently received his undergraduate degree in International Service this past December from The American University.