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Apr 14
10 min

Anjali Appadurai On Her Run For The N.D.P. Leadership in B.C., The Climate Crisis And More

The former youth climate activist on her bid for leadership of the N.D.P. in B.C., her vision of socialism and the future of politics.

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Dec 6, 2022
4 min

VHS Banned Book Club: Fighting Censorship One Book at a Time

The students behind the VHS Banned Book Club created a space where students are fighting censorship.

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Aug 22, 2022
2 min

XYLØ Is Writing Her Own Musical Destiny

The singer talks her debut album, "unamerican beauty", and her musical and thematic inspirations.

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Jul 17, 2022
5 min

Cami Hoffman of The Raven Corps Is Shaping The Future of The Animal Rights Movement

Cami Hoffman - youth director of the advocacy group The Raven Corps - chats to us about the rise of veganism, food as politics and how to...

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Jul 4, 2022
3 min

Shreyaa and Esha of Nest4Us Talk Pandemic Resilience and Giving Back To Their Community

Shreyaa and Esha - co-founders of the org Nest4Us - chat to us about their work in COVID times. What inspired you to create NEST4US?...

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Jun 27, 2022
2 min

Kaitlyn Donato On Creating Books and Bridges

Kaitlyn Donato believes that given the proper resources and encouragement, every girl can find her inner confidence.

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Jun 22, 2022
4 min

Annabel Yu is Helping Raise Funds for Reproductive Rights in Texas

Youth activist Annabel Yu is fighting for reproductive rights through her org Change 4 Choice. What inspired you to create Change 4...

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Jun 4, 2022
2 min

Activist Trevor Oahile Is Rewriting The Conversation on Sexual Health in Botswana

U.N. recognized youth activist Trevor Oahile talks about his hit radio show "Don't Get It Twisted," and changing attitudes regarding...

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Apr 3, 2022
3 min

Chloe Berry Is Building Her Own Musical Universe

The bedroom-pop singer-songwriter talks musical inspiration, her newest single and more.

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Mar 23, 2022
3 min

How Teens for Cancer Patients Is Fostering Cancer Awareness

We had the opportunity to speak to Varshini Vijay of Teens for Cancer Patients about her vital work in fostering cancer awareness. Can...

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Feb 22, 2022
2 min

Teen Feminist Podcast Steps Up To The Mic

From feminism to Black Lives Matter, the Teen Feminist Podcast is helping facilitate dialogue about the issues that we care about.

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Feb 14, 2022
6 min

Interview: Katie Stagliano Is Planting Seeds Of Hope With "Katie's Krops"

We had the privilege of speaking with Katie Stagliano - founder and executive chief gardener of Katie's Krops - an organization dedicated...

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Feb 2, 2022
2 min

Interview: Chanté Davis Of One Oysean Is Creating A Wave Of Change For Ocean Conservation

Chanté Davis, activist and founder of ocean conservation group OneOysean talks personal responsibility versus corporate action and more.

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Jan 9, 2022
2 min

Interview: Akshay Badlani Is Creating A Safe Space To Heal On Social Media

Inspired by his own experience, Akshay Badlani - the founder of Still Standing Strong Stories - talks about cultivating a safe space.

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Jan 7, 2022
3 min

Interview: Jesús Veliz of The Chicano Post on Latin Politics, Media Representation and More

Youth for Positive Change had the privilege of speaking with Jesús Veliz of The Chicano Post about representation, politics and more.

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Dec 27, 2021
3 min

Interview: The Lotus Project Wants You To Know About the Wrongfully Convicted

Youth for Positive Change had the opportunity of speaking with The Lotus Project team about their work in sharing the stories of the wrongfu

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Oct 2, 2021
4 min

Interview: How Hygiene For Her are Using Social Media To Talk About Period Poverty

Youth for Positive Change talks to Hygiene for Her about how they’re using TikTok, Snapchat and other social media platforms to help...

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Aug 3, 2021
5 min

Interview: Nina And Ariana of Potted Purple On Creating Their Own Safe Space For Creatives

Nina and Ariana - founders of Potted Purple Mag - discuss COVID's impact on their work, their latest issue and more.

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Jul 25, 2021
3 min

Interview: Iris Diggle And Tyan Lee Are On a Mission to Stamp Out Vaccine Inequality

Iris and Tyan - founders of "Vaccine for A Vaccine" - weigh in on the current vaccination rollout process, and the need for equity in vaccin

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Jul 21, 2021
3 min

Interview: Rucha and Pakhi of The Launch Pad On a World Without Period Poverty

Rucha and Pakhi of The Launch Pad share with us their vision for a period-poverty free future and how to get there

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