Special Thanks to Ethical Culture member Elinore Kaplan for her passionate interest in this project, which she learned about from the League of Women Voters who gather here at Ethical… for planting the seed for teens to engage in Democracy Camp at Ethical NYC.
- creating a stronger and healthier democracy
- engaging with diverse perspectives and peers
- developing advocacy and activism skills.
Special for Ethical MEMBERS:
A. Here is a schedule overview for the week. If you would like to join the group in process for a short visit during the week, you may! Again, simply RSVP to akindred@nysec.org.
B. Here is a rationale about the underpinnings of Democracy Camp, and LOOK! here are photos and quotes for the first half of this summer’s Democracy Campers
Meet Ethical Intern Helena
Ethical is also very proud to sponsor an intern, Helena Gelman, who will play the role of THE YOUTH JOURNALIST, offering us and the world access to an inner view on the process unfolding.
www.tinyurl.com/YVoteSummerOpps
- Democracy Camp (in person, June 27-July 1 at Ethical NYC)
- YVote Summer Change Makers Institute (in person, Tuesdays July 11-August 15),
- and Next Gen Summer Civic Fellowship (virtual, Wednesdays July 12-August 16).
YOUTH become part of the democratic solution through Democracy Camp,
It’s a weeklong in-person intensive engaging diverse teens from across NYC in analyzing the history and current state of our democracy, investigating specific challenges of our times (for ex, voting rights or racial injustice), designing Democracy Proposals to tackle the challenges you’ve identified, making recommendations about how to work across differences to create inclusive civic solutions, and creating action plans to implement with peers over the 2022-23 school year.
Democracy Camp will be conducted at the New York Society for Ethical Culture at 2 64th St in Manhattan. It will start with an orientation and community building on Tues, June 27 from 4:30-7:30PM and will then run the rest of the week from 11AM-5PM through Sat, July 1 with an extended evening of fun and festivity on Thurs, June 29 from 5-8PM. Participants will qualify for a stipend of up to $250 for full and engaged participation. Apply ASAP at www.tinyurl.com/YVoteApp
Special Thanks to Ethical Culture member Elinore Kaplan for her passionate interest in this project… for planting the seed for teens to engage in Democracy Camp at Ethical NYC.
Note: Ethical looks forward to continuing to host the invigorated ethical growth of teens through TEEN CLUBS in the fall. To receive notifications of updates about NYSEC’s youth and teen programming, reach out to akindred@nysec.org.
