The 21st annual YAG will be held at Pilgrim Lodge for 2024!
21st Annual Youth Activism Gathering Schedule:
DAY ONE
12:00-2:00PM: Arrival, Registration, Snacks, Meet and Greet, Explore Grounds
2:00PM-3:15PM: Opening Circle: Land Acknowledgement, Ice Breakers, YAG history, Shared Spaces Agreements, Who is ROSC?, Venue details (bathrooms, food and sleeping arrangements), Schedule review, Meet the Community Nurturers and Organizers
3:30PM-5:00PM: Consent 101
5:00PM-5:30PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time
5:30-7:00PM: DINNER
7:00PM-7:30PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time
7:30PM: Film Showing: Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
9:30PM: Community Bonfire & S'mores (weather permitting)
DAY TWO
7:30AM-9:00PM: BREAKFAST
9:00AM-9:30AM: Icebreakers, Workshop Summaries
9:30AM-11:00AM: Organizing 101
9:30AM-11:00AM: Writing for Change
11:00AM-12:00PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time - options for swimming (up until 1pm)
12:00PM-1:30PM: LUNCH
1:30PM-2:00PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time
2:00PM-3:30PM: Outdoor Safety & Skills
2:00PM-3:30PM: Death Positivity: Rights & Considerations
3:30PM-4:00PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time
4:00PM-5:30PM: How to Make Zines
4:00-5:30PM: Fatigue & Burnout: Allyship vs. Impacted Communities
5:30PM-6:00PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time
6PM-7:30PM: DINNER, Action Support, Table Convos on Satire & Humor as Resistance
7:30PM-7:45PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time
7:45PM: Open Mic
9:30PM - Finding Constellations (weather permitting)
DAY THREE
8:00AM-9:00AM: BREAKFAST
9:00AM-9:30AM: Icebreakers, Workshop Summaries
9:30AM-11:00AM: Disabled Joy & Rage for Revolution
9:30AM-11:00AM: Organizing 202
11:00AM-12:00PM: Free time to pack up your stuff and jam out
12:00PM-1:00PM: LUNCH
1:00PM-2:00PM: Feedback and Closing Circle
Activities during the event include:
-Free Clothing Swap
-Collaborative Art
-Board Games
-Community Bonfire with S'mores
-Friendship Bracelet Making
-Poetry in Nature
-Guided Walks and Labyrinth Exploring
-Finding Constellations
-Notebook Decorating
-Swimming
-Origami
-Fiber Arts
-Naloxone Training
...and more!
Throughout the YAG, there will be opportunities to connect with the following organizations:
Greater Bangor Houseless Collective
Maine Environmental Education Association
Resources for Organizing and Social Change
...and more!
Organizations we've hosted in past years include:
Health Equity Alliance
Maine Family Planning
Maine Recovery Advocacy Project (MRAPS)
Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition
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
Showing Up for Racial Justice - Central, Maine
Southern Maine GLSEN
Southern Maine Workers Center
…and more!
DAY ONE
12:00-2:00PM: Arrival, Registration, Snacks, Meet and Greet, Explore Grounds
2:00PM-3:15PM: Opening Circle: Land Acknowledgement, Ice Breakers, YAG history, Shared Spaces Agreements, Who is ROSC?, Venue details (bathrooms, food and sleeping arrangements), Schedule review, Meet the Community Nurturers and Organizers
3:30PM-5:00PM: Consent 101
5:00PM-5:30PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time
5:30-7:00PM: DINNER
7:00PM-7:30PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time
7:30PM: Film Showing: Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
9:30PM: Community Bonfire & S'mores (weather permitting)
DAY TWO
7:30AM-9:00PM: BREAKFAST
9:00AM-9:30AM: Icebreakers, Workshop Summaries
9:30AM-11:00AM: Organizing 101
9:30AM-11:00AM: Writing for Change
11:00AM-12:00PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time - options for swimming (up until 1pm)
12:00PM-1:30PM: LUNCH
1:30PM-2:00PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time
2:00PM-3:30PM: Outdoor Safety & Skills
2:00PM-3:30PM: Death Positivity: Rights & Considerations
3:30PM-4:00PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time
4:00PM-5:30PM: How to Make Zines
4:00-5:30PM: Fatigue & Burnout: Allyship vs. Impacted Communities
5:30PM-6:00PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time
6PM-7:30PM: DINNER, Action Support, Table Convos on Satire & Humor as Resistance
7:30PM-7:45PM: Jam out/art/games/exploring/solitary time
7:45PM: Open Mic
9:30PM - Finding Constellations (weather permitting)
DAY THREE
8:00AM-9:00AM: BREAKFAST
9:00AM-9:30AM: Icebreakers, Workshop Summaries
9:30AM-11:00AM: Disabled Joy & Rage for Revolution
9:30AM-11:00AM: Organizing 202
11:00AM-12:00PM: Free time to pack up your stuff and jam out
12:00PM-1:00PM: LUNCH
1:00PM-2:00PM: Feedback and Closing Circle
Activities during the event include:
-Free Clothing Swap
-Collaborative Art
-Board Games
-Community Bonfire with S'mores
-Friendship Bracelet Making
-Poetry in Nature
-Guided Walks and Labyrinth Exploring
-Finding Constellations
-Notebook Decorating
-Swimming
-Origami
-Fiber Arts
-Naloxone Training
...and more!
Throughout the YAG, there will be opportunities to connect with the following organizations:
Greater Bangor Houseless Collective
Maine Environmental Education Association
Resources for Organizing and Social Change
...and more!
Organizations we've hosted in past years include:
Health Equity Alliance
Maine Family Planning
Maine Recovery Advocacy Project (MRAPS)
Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition
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
Showing Up for Racial Justice - Central, Maine
Southern Maine GLSEN
Southern Maine Workers Center
…and more!
