The Second Annual Youth-Led Symposium on Environmental & Housing Justice focused on environmental challenges affecting low-income and marginalized communities, including pollution and gentrification. Hosted by Nos Quedamos, the event encouraged young people to engage in activism through organizing strategies, art, and hope. Dr. Mark Gonzalez emphasized the importance of youth voices in activism, while Nancy Ortiz Surún highlighted the need for physical gathering spaces for meaningful engagement. The symposium demonstrated the vital role that youth play in conversations about environmental and housing justice.
There are those who are voiceless, not by choice, but by oppression. Young people must be encouraged to make their voices heard in the community.
Through a mix of youth-led presentations, workshops, and musical celebration, the symposium aimed to show how youth voices aren't just part of the conversation—they are the conversation.
Nancy Ortiz Surún emphasized the significance of having physical spaces where people can gather, focus, regroup, and plan their activism for environmental and housing justice.
The South Bronx-based development corporation was founded in 1993 in resistance to displacement and gentrification, highlighting ongoing community struggles.
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