Youth Advocacy
We explored a variety of topics and ways to advocate at our first Youth Advocacy Retreat in April 2023. Stay tuned to what is next from our team of adults and youth!
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Look at what is happening for high school youth in River Falls in July!
This event for high school youth will include eduction on advocacy rooted in faith. Organized by three synods but open to all youth! https://nwswi.org/journey…
Resources
Advocacy Exercise Ideas: youthadvocacyideasloppwisc
God’s Story Our Story – a call to Advocacy Organized by former Hunger Advocacy Fellow Kelsey Johnson
Advocacy 101 for Young Adults, written by ELCA World Hunger and Hunger Advocacy Fellows
Pyramid of Hate: The exercise integrates first-person video testimonies from the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s archive with the Pyramid of Hate, a curricular tool developed by the Anti-Defamation League that provides students with an opportunity to explore the ways in which hate can escalate in society: POH_Final
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Youth Organizing Team
East Central Synod of WI – Rev. Jenn Pocket: jenn.pockat@ecsw.org
Greater Milwaukee Synod – Gretchen Haugse: ghaugse@me.com
La Crosse Area Synod – Contact Synod Office
LOPPW Director Rev. Cindy Crane: cynthia.crane@elca.oerg
Northern Great Lakes Synod – Stefanie Ehle: youthcoordinator@nglsynod.org
Northwest Synod of Wisconsin – Deacon Laura Ramlow: lramlow@nwswi.org
South-Central Synod of WI – Rev. Marie Leafblad: mariel@scsw-elca.org
