This years YAG is at Camp Mechuwana in Winthrop, Maine. It's taking place Saturday, June 15th - Monday, June 17th. 

19th Annual Youth Activism Gathering Schedule:

DAY ONE (Saturday, June 15th)

12:00PM: Arrival, Registration, Snacks, Meet and Greet, Explore Grounds, Reiki Sessions w/Katherine Oregel

1:30PM-2:00PM: Opening Circle: Land Acknowledgement, Ice Breakers, YAG history, Shared Spaces Agreements, Who is PTYO and ROSC?, Venue details (bathrooms, food and sleeping arrangements), Schedule review, Meet the Community Nurturers and Organizers, meet Katherine Oregel of The Healing Center, Beverly, MA

​2:00PM-2:30PM: Free time to explore, get a Reiki healing, get settled in

2:30PM-4:00PM: Using Social Media for Social Change
2:30PM-4:00PM: War Tax Resistance

4:10PM-5:40PM: Students Demand Action
4:10PM-5:40PM: ​​​​​​​What To Do If You're Found Homeless 

6:00PM-7:00PM: DINNER

7:00PM-7:30PM: Open time to jam out 

7:30PM: Going For It (Open Mic)

DAY TWO (Sunday, June 16th)

8:00AM-9:00PM: BREAKFAST
9:00AM-9:20PM: Icebreakers, Workshop Summaries

9:30AM-11:00AM: Sex Ed for Queer/Trans People
9:30AM-11:00AM: Direct Action Part One

Stand Alone:
11:10AM-1:10PM: Exploring Maine - Wabanaki History

1:10PM-2:00PM: LUNCH 

2:00PM-3:30PM: Direct Action Part Two
2:00PM-3:30PM: Abortion Rights/Access w/ Planned Parenthood

3:40PM-5:10PM: Harm Reduction 101 w/ Naloxone Training
3:40PM-5:10PM: Student Rights for LGBTQ+ Youth w/ Cony High GSTA

5:20PM-6:00PM Future of the YAG planning and discussion

6:00PM-7:00PM: DINNER, Action Support 

7:00PM-7:30PM: Open time to jam out 
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7:30PM: Dawnland Film Screening (Q&A w/ Film Participant Dawn Neptune Adams)


DAY THREE (Monday, June 17th)

8:00AM-9:00AM: BREAKFAST
9:00AM-9:20AM: Icebreakers, Workshop Summaries

9:30AM-11:00AM: Backpacks for Homeless Youth Project w/ Mindful Queer Collective
9:30AM-11:00AM: Mock OPS w/ Maine Access Point

11:10AM-12:40PM: Wilderness 1st Aid 101 Training
11:10AM-12:40PM: ​​​​​​​Movie Break

1:00PM-2:00PM: LUNCH & Regional Round-Up (Connect w/ local organizations)

2:00PM-3:30PM: Climate Justice & Green New Deal
2:00PM-3:30PM: Self Defense w/ Prevention. Action. Change

3:40PM-4:00PM: Closing circle


Activities during the event include:

-Going for It (open mic) facilitated by Devon Kelley Yurdin 
-Dawnland film screening followed by Q&A with film participant, Dawn Neptune Adams
-Discussion on Youth Movement Building w/Pine Tree Youth Organizing
-Free Clothing Swap
-Collaborative Art
-Board Games

Throughout the YAG, there will be opportunities to connect with the following organizations:

Planned Parenthood
Maine-Wabanaki REACH
Maine Access Point
Maine TransNet
Mindful Queer Collective
Pine Tree Youth Organizing
Resources for Organizing and Social Change
Prevention. Action. Change.
​​Showing Up for Racial Justice, Central Maine


Organizations we've hosted in past years include:

Health Equity Alliance
Maine Family Planning
Maine Students for Climate Justice
Maine War Tax Resistance Resource Center Youth and Militarism Project
Mindful Queer Collective
Pine Tree Youth Organizing
Resources for Organizing and Social Change
Southern Maine GLSEN
Southern Maine Workers Center
…and more!