Gen-Z Civic Network: February 2023

Welcome back GZCN members! We are excited to share our February Gen Z Civic Network Newsletter! As we get further into 2023, there are so many opportunities for you to get engaged with our community, get involved with your community, and get connected to peers & organizations in our network.?

Make sure to scroll through because we have so much to share with you!?

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18by Vote Events and Opportunities

EYE Research applications are open!?

18by Vote’s Exploring Youth Engagement (EYE) Research Fellowship will provide a cohort of young people ages 17-24 from across the United States with the opportunity to conduct research on youth civic engagement. For 10 weeks, fellows will develop a collaborative mixed methods research project that seeks to identify trends in youth perceptions of social issues and civic spaces, with the ultimate goal of identifying the ways in which members of Gen Z want to engage civically. Along with a stipend, Participants will receive research training and education from 18by Vote and partners.

• 10-week summer fellowship
• May-August
• Applications close Friday, March 17, 2023, at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET
• bit.ly/EYEresearchAPP

Youth Movement Media - Rolling applications!?

18by votes multimedia community project, Youth Movement Media, is constantly accepting new sign-ups! Whether it’s young writers looking to get published on the Youth Issues Blog, or youth organizers, activists, and leaders hoping to share their message on the Youth Amplify Series, we are always welcoming young people into the fold.

Apply for Youth Issues Blog here?

Apply for Youth Amplify Series here?

Youth Teach-In:

How to Write an Op-Ed on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at 3 pm pt/6 pm et

Are you a young person interested in getting your writing published for the first time? Join our hour-long Youth Teach-In to learn about the act of writing for publication!?

Sign up today at bit.ly/18byTeach-in

Youth Movement Media RECAP

18by Vote combats lack of youth engagement opportunities - Youth Issues?

Evan - Youth Amplify

Upcoming Youth Amplify with Mikey Vibal

Rolling apps!

Community Spotlight

Project Nia’s 2023 Youth Public History Institute (YPHI) Applications are Open!

• About Project Nia:?
• Project Nia works to end the incarceration of children and young adults by promoting restorative and transformative justice practices.
• About the 2023 Youth Public History Institute (YPHI):
• If you are 16-24 years old and interested in the histories of prisons and policing, research and social justice. Project Nia invites you to apply for the 2023 Youth Public History Institute (YPHI) that will begin this July and is organized by Project Nia’s Founder, Mariame Kaba. YPHI will run from July 10-26 in NYC with COVID protocols in place. The institute is only open to NY residents and is free to attend. Participants will receive a $1500 stipend upon its completion.
• Applications are due March 1, 2023, apply here today!

Turn Up’s $100 High School Voter Registration Fellowship Applications are Open!

• About Turn Up:
• TurnUp is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing youth voter registration and turnout. Their current open voter registration opportunity is designed for high school students and is fully remote and will engage students, either individually or on teams, to register voters at their high school. The time commitment is flexible and allows students to tailor their voter registration initiatives to the unique needs of their schools. Each student/team is trained by experienced organizers on voter registration, is sent all the materials they need to host a drive, and maintains direct contact with one of our staff supervisors throughout the process!
• Turn Up is currently hiring high school students in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
• Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, apply here!

Girl Up’s Teen Advisor Applications are Open!

About Girl Up:Founded by the United Nations Foundation, Girl Up is a leadership development initiative welcoming girls & youth of all gender identities to advance gender justice worldwide!

Teen Advisor Eligibility Criteria:

-Must be between the ages of 13-18

-Must currently be enrolled in high school/secondary school, and still attending high school/secondary school until at least May 2024

-Must identify as a girl, woman, or gender nonconforming youth

Teen Advisor Requirement:?

-The 2023-2024 Teen Advisor Board will serve a one-year term from June 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024. Teen Advisor must commit at least 10 hours per month to their role.

Applications are due March 10, 2023, at 11:59 PM EST, apply here today!

The Center for Cultural Power is looking for a Learning & Impact Manager!

About The Center for Cultural Power: They are a women of color, artist-led organization, that is inspiring artists and culture makers to imagine a world where power is distributed equitably and where we live in harmony with nature. They support artists through fellowships, training and opportunities for activation.?

The Learning & Impact Manager position will be through the American Council of Learned Societies. These Leading Edge Fellowships place recent humanities PhDs with nonprofit organizations committed to promoting social justice in their communities.

Fellowship Details:

-Stipend: $66,000 in year one, and $70,000 in year two, plus health insurance and professional development funding

-Tenure: 24 months beginning in September 2023

-Applications will be accepted only through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system. Please do not contact any of the organizations directly.

Applications are due by March 15, 2023 at 9:00 PM EDT. All applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application System (ofa.acls.org).

Riley’s Way Call for Kindness is Open!

About Call for Kindness: The Call For Kindness offers young changemakers the chance to participate in a dynamic Leadership Development Fellowship and win up to $3,000 in funding for a project of their own that inspires kindness and strengthens their local, national, or global communities. Youth leaders between the ages of 13-22 can apply and we will award at least 36 youth-led projects up to $3,000 each. The winners will join an inspiring community of Kindness Fellows from across the country to work together in a fellowship program that will expand their leadership and life skills, build strong networks and friendships, and support the development of their project.?

Apply to Call for Kindness here today! Applications close April 2, 2023 at 11:59pm EST.

Living United for Change in Arizona has Multiple Opportunities Open!

About LUCHA Arizona:Living United for Change in Arizona is an organization led by changemakers fighting for social, racial, and economic transformation. They are committed to human dignity, inclusion, equity, and collective growth. They work to reclaim shared power alongside families and the community.

Apply to LUCHA Arizona’s multiple opportunities here today!

Democracy Organizer

Development Director

Con Mi Jente Digital Organizer Application Open!

About Con Mi Jente’s Digital Organizer Position: The Digital Organizer will accelerate and deepen Con Mi Jente’s organizing and communications online and in the field by reaching audiences in innovative ways.

Required: Familiarity with digital organizing tools including but not limited to EveryAction, Hustle, Strive, Mobilize, Phone2Action, ControlShift, NewMode.

• Full-Time, Exempt and Remote position with a salary ranging between $71,500 - $74,500 per year (pro-rated)
• Apply to Con Mi Jente’s Digital Content Creator Position by submitting a Resume along with a Cover Letter via email to [email protected]?

Other Open Opportunities with Con Mi Jente Include:?

Development Project Manager

Director of Transformational Giving

Events

Join Youth Alliance 4 Housing (YAH) at Harmony House, Stanford University on Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 7:00pm.?

About this event: The Youth Alliance 4 Housing is a collective of young people fighting to radically transform the housing system.

Join DoSomething x The Shed in NYC on Friday, March 3rd at 4:30 pm-7:00 pm EST.

About this event: DoSomething will host the Art of Democracy, a free series of civic conversations targeting diverse New Yorkers aged 18-25. Through discussion and hands-on creative storytelling activities, young people will have an opportunity to reflect on their experience voting in past elections, deepen their knowledge about the electoral system, and learn how they can extend their civic participation between election cycles and beyond voting. Young people will walk away more knowledgeable about civics, what resources are available to them in NYC and how they can be a force for change in and outside of the voting booth. BONUS: The first 75 people to sign up will receive a ticket to the spoken word performance at the Shed called MISTY!

RSVP for this free event here!

DOSOMETHING x THE SHED?

The Art of Democracy?

March 3, 2023?

4-7 PM EST

The Shed // The Bloomberg Building

545 West 30th Street?

New York, NY 10001

*Please note, 18by Vote is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization. Entirely youth-led, we envision an America where every young person has equitable access to civic participation. The opportunities found and listed from other organizations are for interested individuals of the Gen Z Civic Network and listed opportunities, unless stated, are not connected with 18by Vote.*

Join our community conversation in the 18by Vote Discord server! Here you can connect with others in the Gen Z Civic Network and share opportunities. The Discord server is one of many forms of communication in the Gen Z Civic Network; please use this form to identify which you’d like to join including our Instagram close friends list and texts.