International Congress of Youth Voices

A collective of international youth, using their voices and energy to change the world. Co-founded by Dave Eggers & Amanda Uhle.

[International Congress of Youth Voices @theICYV]

Last year we brought 100 extraordinary young people together with the purpose of allowing them to assemble and collaborate, leading the way to a more just future. A highlight for all: @repjohnlewis sharing his story and inspiring us all #goodtrouble #ICYV
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COURAGE by ICYV delegate #FreshtaToriJan comes out next week! Her story is part of "I, Witness" which covers compelling nonfiction by young people, for young people. Join #SchulerBooks on FB Live, Jan 13 at 7 pm EST to listen to Freshta read live! https://t.co/I9eiSsRv3y

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ICYV delegates @BeatricePhiri15 and @Kelsey_Juliana speak about their participation in environmental movements for a @BBC series on climate issues. Don’t miss it! https://t.co/l7MHd4iWPs

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"Today I speak without any fear holding me back, because everything I had was taken away from me—my childhood, my family, my education, the place I should call home, and the comforting arms of my mother." -ICYV delegate Freshta Tori Jan on @CulturalWeekly https://t.co/f7tnNPgJVb

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ICYMI: one of our delegates Freshta Tori Jan wrote a powerful personal essay about her experiences growing up in Afghanistan, which was published on @culturalweekly.
https://t.co/f7tnNPgJVb

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“If you’re a college student struggling with your mental health at this time, understand that you are not alone.” ICYV delegate Anika Nayak offers tips on how to cope in her recent @huff article. https://t.co/neS0hnSeBn

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#YouthOnFire Ashla Chavez Razzano, musician, writer @theICYV delegate. @faetooth https://t.co/pMk1WtCvHK

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ICYV delegate Sean Farrelly contributes an op-ed to our Medium page: https://t.co/CDovNqLgnM

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“The youth are taking that power to create change into their own hands and they’re not leaving it to somebody else to do things.” -Taryn Everdeen, @theICYV delegate from England. Hear Taryn and her fellow delegates on our latest podcast #YouthOnFire https://t.co/rUx0tatFE3

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#YouthOnFire! Sean Farrelly, writer and @theICYV delegate from Dublin, Ireland. Sean was one of 131 youth delegates from across the globe that took part in the International Congress of Youth Voices in Puerto Rico last year. Listen: https://t.co/rUx0tatFE3

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Meet Vivan Pham, author of The Coconut Children and @theICYV delegate from Australia, on our latest podcast episode, #YouthOnFire: The International Congress of Youth Voices. https://t.co/rUx0tatFE3

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“I’m a social activist and a student. I do work for women empowerment issues around the globe, especially those women living in remote areas because I’m also from a remote area of Pakistan.” -Nabila Abbas, @theICYV delegate, Pakistan. #YouthOnFire https://t.co/xqgUff5oBC

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"The world as shown to us looks big, but it’s really not. We come today with the message that this world is built with enough room for all of us." -Kenan Mirou, @theICYV delegate

Listen to #YouthOnFire on The Kitchen Sisters Present podcast https://t.co/FZfr9zuaOS

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“Five of us started a radio station called 'Radio Why' in Copenhagen because of representation. We want to ask questions and be critical to questions that aren’t
answered.” Zainab Nasrati, @theICYV delegate from Denmark. #YouthOnFire https://t.co/ZLOM2qvgXN

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“I’m 17 years old. I run a nonprofit to bring civic engagement and advocacy education to marginalized communities.” -Riya Kataria, @theICYV delegate.
Listen to #YouthOnFire: The International Congress of Youth Voices on The Kitchen Sisters Present podcast https://t.co/xqgUff5oBC

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“People at my school call me ‘Climate Chick.’ The thing I try to do in my everyday life is making small choices like riding my bike instead of taking the bus or getting my parents to drive me.” -Matilde Bondo Dydensborg, @theICYV delegate from Denmark #youthonfire

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Picture this: 131 young people, 13 to 26 years old from 37 countries—youth activists from around the globe—all gathered together in San Juan, Puerto Rico in August 2019… The Kitchen Sisters Present: #YouthOnFire The Int'l Congress of Youth Voices @theICYV https://t.co/O0QzJery08

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ICYV delegate Judicaelle Irakoze writes a critique of Beyoncé’s Black is King for @Essence. https://t.co/djPMqcKzgD

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ICYMI: Anouk Yeh spoke with @rtajima and @GeetaGandbhir for @LAReviewofBooks. They discussed the @pbs series "Asian Americans," identity, US history, and much more. https://t.co/lTfD10z0nR

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Read Nabila’s story of HOPE on culturalweekly
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https://t.co/n3VNEpyZja
#youthvoice #covid19 @ Pakistan https://t.co/W1lLkgZjo8

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Anika Nayak reports for Business Insider! Full article in bio. https://t.co/j7ELhzIYDW @ Tampa, Florida https://t.co/Fsunpw32Ra