CORE Youth Organizing Program Application

Forward Together's CORE Youth Organizing Program leads our Sex Education Justice Campaign, a campaign to improve sex education in Oakland Unified School District by asking young people themselves what they want and need. CORE youth participants are involved in the research, education, outreach, and event planning of this campaign. We will be accepting approximately 20 youth.

Requirements to apply:

Must be able to commit to coming twice a week to scheduled meetings
Willingness to do work outside of our twice a week meetings, including on OUSD campuses and with other youth organizations
For the summer application you must commit to the entire summer (late June to mid August)
For School Year application you must commit to the program from Sept. 2013 - Aug. 2014

Skills we are looking for in CORE leaders:

Public speaking
Basic facilitation
Ability to work in teams
Takes initiative individually
Interest in organizing for sex education justice
Awareness around being an ally to folks of different genders, sexualities, races, class backgrounds, etc.

First Name Last Name Email AgeGender Ethnicity School Grade Cell Phone Number Home Phone Number Street Address City StateZIP Code Which program are you applying for? Have you been involved with any Forward Together Youth programs or our Sex Education Justice campaign before? If so, how? I have permission from my parents, guardian, or caregiver to participate in this program

Yes No

I can commit to coming 2 times a week as well as doing work on campus and with other youth organizations.

Yes No

I can commit to participating in the CORE from June 2013 until the end of August 2014.

Yes No

Why do you want to be a part of Forward Together's CORE Youth Organizing Program? What do you hope to get out of the program? What are 2-3 strengths you can give to the program as well as our Sex Education Justice Campaign? (Strengths can be skills or things that you believe to be true about yourself.) Please share a personal story about why having comprehensive sex education in your school is important to you. What are 3 assumptions or stereotypes related to your race, gender, or sexual orientation that impact you in a negative way? (These can be assumptions or stereotypes you hear from school, your friends and family, or the media.) What is your ideal vision for sex education in your school? What other obligations do you this upcoming Summer and next school year? (Work, other programs, vacation, family events, summer school, etc.)

Application Deadline:
April 30, 2013

If you have any questions, please contact
Mai Doan @ mai@forwardtogether.org

Youth Organizing

CORE Youth Organizing Program Application

Application Deadline:April 30, 2013

Application Deadline:
April 30, 2013