Hey Alliance Fam!

This summer, youth organizers everywhere have been working hard to get their communities ready for the primaries and the upcoming midterm elections.To continue highlighting the work of Alliance youth organizers, we’re introducing you to more young people as part of our Youth Organizer Spotlights. This storytelling project focuses on the individual narratives of youth organizers who drive the collective local organizing power in the Alliance Network. This time, we’re shining the light on our organizers making moves in their rural communities.

59.3 million people live in rural areas, including youth voters. Youth voters in rural areas are more likely to face barriers to casting their ballot by mail or have to travel further to their polling location. We talked to Alliance organizers working in rural areas of Mississippi and Wisconsin to tackle common misconceptions around organizing rural youth, and how it may differ from working in urban areas. Here’s a sneak peek of what they had to say…

You can listen to the rural organizing interviews and check out our other Youth Organizer Spotlights on the Alliance blog!

Pride is a Battlefield

In honor of Pride month LGBTQ+ Advocacy Organizer with Forward Montana, Izzy Milch wrote a guest blog for the Alliance, reminding us that the very first Pride was a riot and the importance of committing to showing up for queer and trans folks in ways big and small.

3 Things You Can Do to Protect Abortion Access

Our right to abortion access will not end with the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Last month, we shared three things you can do right now to take action around protecting abortion access in your community.

Continue supporting youth organizers by checking out the Youth Organizer Spotlights on the Alliance blog and by uplifting their stories on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. 

To our youth organizers in EVERY community,

Daniela Mrabti

Digital Director

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