ABOUT CHANGE MAKERS AND POLICY CREATORS

This project hopes to encourage youth to engage in policy reform and structured civil disobedience—moving towards a peaceful resolution to political disagreements. Students can use their understanding of policy, governance, and activism to address the inequality and violence they see in their communities—ultimately fostering peace. In the workshops students will learn about how to write policy proposals and will work on constructing their own policy proposals with State Representatives. Policy proposals will address issues such as poverty, climate change, and racial injustice within students’ communities and move towards a democratic solution. The format of our project will be a series of 3 workshops, replicated in both locations, for 10-30 students in Bayfield and Colorado Springs. The workshops will lead up to a culminating convening with all the students. The Denver Area workshops will be an opportunity for students to learn about action civics and have critical dialogue surrounding critical race theory in schools.