Announcements/Opportunities

Win a trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in the fifth annual One Voice Summit!

The One Voice Summit is a two-day training and policy maker education day for youth activists who are interested in environmental and reproductive justice issues domestically and globally. The Summit provides a forum for participants to gather and share information relevant to the intersections of sexual and reproductive health and the environment through a human rights framework; build skills on how to work with the media, policy maker education, community organizing, and advocacy; and discuss and commit to actions that they will take in their own communities to advance reproductive and environmental justice. Finally, the Summit culminates with a policy maker education day during which participants meet with their Members of Congress to request support for domestic and international policies supportive of evidence-based sexual and reproductive health programming.


Click here to enter an essay contest for youth advocates co-sponsored by Advocates for Youth, SIECUS, and the Sierra Club! The deadline to submit your entry is February 3, 5pm EST!

Apply for the HHS Youth Sounding Boards on Reproductive and Sexual Health

Interested in making your voice heard? Here's your chance! HHS (Health and Human Services) is forming "Youth Sounding Boards" to hear what young people want to see when it comes to sexual health, in particular STD, HIV and pregnancy prevention and education. HHS is splitting up the country into 10 regions and forming a sounding board for each one. If you're between the ages of 16 and 24, here's your chance to get involved! Applications are due February 5th, so apply now!

Download the application here: www.amplifyyourvoice.org/images/FE/chain237siteType8/site206/client/Youth Sounding Board Application with Permission Form (2).doc


Apply for the Roosevelt Summer Academy!
The Roosevelt Summer Academy is a highly competitive, full-time, internship that combines a training curriculum and weekly networking events as part of an integrated program of leadership development. Our objective is to bring new, diverse, and progressive voices into the political process. Roosevelt will run two academy programs concurrently, both in Washington D.C. and Chicago Illinois, for ten weeks from June 3rd to August 12th, 2010. Each participants receives a minimum $1500 stipend. Applicants with financial need may qualify for additional funding. We are deeply committed to assembling a diverse group of Academy Fellows and will work with each person accordingly. Interested applicants should apply at http://www.rooseveltcampusnetwork.org/academy/2010app

Become a Drum Major Institute Scholar
The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy created DMI Scholars to identify progressive college activists from underrepresented communities and train them in the skills necessary to obtain and succeed in entry-level public policy positions. With DMI’s network and expertise, DMI Scholars will become the future Legislative Directors, Policy Analysts and Advisors who fuel the progressive movement with new ideas and effective advocacy. They strongly encourage students of color, immigrants, members of the LGBTQ community, and students from low-income and working class backgrounds to apply. All expenses paid. For more information visit www.dmischolars.org


Call for Nominations: Colin Higgins Foundation's 2010 Youth Courage Awards
The Colin Higgins Foundation is requesting nominations for its annual Youth Courage Awards. Each year the Colin Higgins Foundation salutes LGBTQ activists who demonstrate courage in the face of adversity and discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. This year the Foundation will be awarding $10,000 grants to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Two-Spirit, Queer and Questioning youth activists (through age 21) who have bravely stood up to hostility and intolerance based on their sexual orientation and/or gender identity and triumphed over bigotry through working for LGBTQ rights and social justice.

The deadline for all nominations is 9am EST, Monday, March 1st 2010.

The online nomination form can be found at: http://www.colinhiggins.org/courageawards/index.cfm.


Applications are Open for the White House Summer Internship
The White House Internship Program provides a unique opportunity to gain valuable professional experience and build leadership skills. This hands-on program is designed to mentor and cultivate today’s young leaders, strengthen their understanding of the Executive Office and prepare them for future public service opportunities.

For more information, go to: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/internships. All applicants must submit a completed application packet ON or BEFORE Sunday, February 7, 2010.

Enter the International Women’s Health Coalition Young Visionaries Contest
The Young Visionaries contest encourages young people to share their visions for young people and the future. Until March 25, 2010 youth between the ages of 18 and 30 can share their visions for a just and healthy life, and get a chance to win a $1000 grant from the International Women’s Health Coalition to fund a project that works toward this vision.

Nominate yourself today by answering four short questions about your vision. Then, spread the word and encourage people to vote for you! Five nominees will become finalists by popular vote and IWHC staff will select five more nominees after nominations close on March 25, 2010. Our guest judges will then select our Grand Prize winner, who will be announced in early April. The contest is open to young people between the ages of 18 and 30 (inclusive) from all over the world. Read full contest rules here.

For more information and to nominate yourself, visit: http://blog.iwhc.org/young-visionaries/