Programs
YOUTH LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION (YLO)
The Youth Leadership Organization (YLO) strives to develop young leaders to engage in the local and global justice struggle. A project of Southwest Workers Union (SWU), the YLO emphasizes an inter-generational model to integrate youth into ongoing campaigns while promoting youth-led processes and leadership for social change.
ABOUT YLO
The Youth Leadership Organization (YLO) strives to develop young leaders to engage in the local and global justice struggle. A project of Southwest Workers Union (SWU), the YLO emphasizes an inter-generational model to integrate youth into ongoing campaigns while promoting youth-led processes and leadership for social change.
The YLO is a city-wide organization that provides social and leadership development skills to youth between the ages of 13 to 17. The YLO aims to create socially conscious youth thinkers and organizers.
Our movement is based on locally driven solutions, organizing communities of color, and empowering youth and their families towards social systemic change. YLO members participate all year in workshops, marches, protests, and art & music project. We believe young people have a say in the governance of schools.
Upcoming YLO Events
SWU and the Youth Leadership Organization (YLO) are launching a Youth Círculo! This will be free, monthly meet ups, workshops, field trips, and more where youth ages 12-17 can gather to learn new skills, meet new friends, have fun, and explore San Anto. Our goal is to create safe, offline, third spaces for youth to gather and be empowered. Click the button below to fill out our survey so we can find the best time to schedule the youth circulos. Our goal is to have the first circulo meeting happen in late April and then continue once a month after that.
If you work with a youth group, please get in touch because we want to collaborate and bring our youth groups together!
For any questions or more information, please email Info@swunion.org or call or text our office phone at 210-701-2212
YLO PRINCIPLES
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Culti-VATE
We will be in the Roots of Change Garden. Gardening, watering, cleaning, and harvesting veggies. We will be learning DIY garden projects. But also using the space to give back to the land and get intune with our surroundings.
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SELF-CARE / CUIDADOS PERSONALES
Focusing on learning ways to take care of ourselves, physically, mentally, and spiritually. By going on hikes, pollution clean-ups, meditating, art, and culture, integrating self-reflection moments. Achieving summer goals together.
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LEARN / APRENDIZAJE
Learning from each other. Being able to understand the social justice lens within our communities. From environmental justice to globalization, and how everything is interconnected.