“Event features keynote speakers including actor Ethan Hawke, filmmaker Colin Trevorrow, and National Geographic’s Whitney Johnson”
Dig This: Scout Film Festival @ New England Aquarium
Youth
State Wire: Mass Needs to Reform Youth Restitution Policies
"When restitution is really the only thing keeping a case open, then the focus isn't on the needs underlying a young person's behavior."
Why This Pit Kid Is Not Going to ‘Pit-A-Palooza’
I just can’t attend an event run by people that have helped kill everything that made Cambridge special
Dig This: HG Youth Choir At the Charles Street AME Church
"Come celebrate with the Hamilton-Garrett Center for Music and Arts with an evening full of live performances!"
State Wire: Mass Group Says Campus-Based Supports Needed For Former Foster Youth
"We need to listen to young people, and we need to give them latitude to kind of experiment and make mistakes. And unfortunately, our system doesn't really allow for that."
ALONDRA BOBADILLA, FIRST YOUTH POET LAUREATE, AT INTERACTIVE PROGRAM
Join her for a celebration of April, as National Poetry Month
SENATORS ED MARKEY AND ELIZABETH WARREN CALL FOR STUDENT PROTECTION AGAINST SURVEILLANCE
Investigation finds that edtech surveillance platforms need "urgent federal action" to safeguard students
CIVICALLY SPEAKING: A YOUTH CLIMATE ACTIVIST ROUNDTABLE
A discussion hosted by American Repertory Theater
“CAN YOU SEE THE STARS” HONORS MLK
The Boston Children's Chorus presents a tribute
ON LOWERING THE VOTING AGE
The City Council will hold a hearing on this issue and welcomes the public to testify
AG MAURA HEALEY CO-LEADS INVESTIGATION INTO TIKTOK
Healey is concerned about the safety and well being of children
BOSTON NAMES NEW YOUTH POET LAUREATE
Anjalequa Leynneyah Verona Birkett, from the John D. O’Bryant School of Math & Science, is Boston’s second
SWORN IN: NEW MAYOR’S YOUTH COUNCIL
86 high schoolers will be active in civic engagement
CHILDREN LED STREET THEATER, IN PROTEST OF EVICTIONS AND FORECLOSURES
They will meet in front of the State House
JOIN A YOUTH ORGANIZING CONVERSATION WITH CONGRESSWOMAN PRESSLEY
The second discussion of its kind she has held, welcoming youth voices
REPORT: ‘RAISE THE AGE’ LAW IN MA REDUCED YOUTH DETENTION
"We have our Black and Latino children much more likely to get deeper and deeper into the system than their white peers for similar behavior."
AUTONOMOUS SOURCES: BOSTON’S YOUTH ORGANIZERS RETHINK VOLUNTEERING, POLITICAL ACTIVITY
“We feel that her policies represent us, but we’re ready to speak our mind if we feel that she needs to change.”
ENSEMBLE MIK NAWOOJ TEAMS UP WITH BOSTON MUSIC PROJECT FOR YOUTH WORKSHOPS
“While the pursuit of musical excellence is an important aspect of our work, a student’s ability to take musical risks is equally important.”
YOUNG VOTERS, OLD GAME
Youth engagement and the shifting Massachusetts political playing field.
CURATORS, CREATIVES AIM TO INDIVIDUALIZE ART IN THE NEW VIRTUAL AGE
“Going to galleries and museums is going to be very different, because people are not going to be willing to stand in a room with one hundred other people.”
THANKS FOR GIVING: MUSIC-LEANING ORGANIZATIONS THAT NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Our guide to Boston-based music charities, nonprofits, and organizations that could use a donate or two during the holiday season.
SCHOOL OF ROCK: PILE AND WILD PAINTING SWAP LESSONS
Local rock act and newfound synthpop group talk age differences, music education, and the pros of Boston.
YOU SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY: ZUMIX TURNS 25 IN STYLE
Enjoy live jazz, radio tours, and teen-produced segments at youth-centered non-profit ZUMIX. Did we mention it's free?
