YOUTH ORGANIZING POD
The Youth Organizing Pod exists to encourage and support Pomona’s young people to develop their social-emotional skills through community building and youth leadership. Our members learn and practice community care, learn political analysis, and develop their leadership and organizing skills to hold the systems around them accountable.
Our north star is for all youth organizers to be in community with other young people and elders who care about them and to feel powerful and confident because of their contributions to the community.
Our pod is anchored by all the youth-led social action groups at Gente in order to guide and provide community oversight and accountability to ensure Gente’s work is truly youth-led.
YOUTH ORGANIZING INITIATIVES
Pomona Students Union: A high school and college youth-led social action group
Cornerstone: An introductory fellowship cohort for transitional-aged youth focused on intergenerational organizing, leadership, and workforce development
Here & Queer: A queer and trans youth-led social action group
Arts & Cultural Organizing: An artivist approach to cultural healing and organizing
PomonaNextGen: A middle school youth-led social action group
As a means to achieve these goals, we engage in the following activities:
Organize the Pomona Students Union (PSU)
Organize Here & Queer (HQ)
Organize PomonaNextGen (PNG)
Support youth in organizing at the city and local school district level
Facilitate youth leadership programs through paid fellowships
Support youth with their visions for community projects and events
Support youth wellness events their visions for community projects and events