Participants choose one of three parallel tracks designed to explore youth-led organizing, community history, and creative civic expression:
Option A | Storytelling & Community History in Action
Facilitated by: Adam Carr
Session Overview: Every neighborhood holds powerful stories that shape how people understand their community. In this interactive session, participants learn how storytelling, media, and neighborhood history can be used as tools for civic pride, public dialogue, and community change across Milwaukee.
Adam Carr: A Milwaukee-based writer, photographer, and community historian who works at the intersection of media, storytelling, and local neighborhood engagement to highlight the city's culture and community history.
Option B | Youth Organizing & Grassroots Engagement
Facilitated by: Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES)
Session Overview: Led by youth organizers from YES, the youth arm of Voces de la Frontera, this workshop explores how young people actively build power and lead social movements in Milwaukee. Participants examine real-world strategies for student organizing, policy advocacy, and building solidarity around immigrant, worker, and youth rights.
Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES): The youth arm of Voces de la Frontera, YES is a student-led organization focused on immigrant, student, and workers' rights, empowering youth through civic engagement, campaign organizing, and leadership development.
Option C | Art, History & Civil Rights Engagement
Facilitated by: Da Hoodzeum
Session Overview: Connecting history to creative expression, this workshop uses authentic Civil Rights era artifacts and hands-on art-making to spark critical dialogue. Youth reflect on historical organizing strategies and use art as a visual medium for community engagement.
Hoodzeum: A mobile, community-based museum that brings Civil Rights era artifacts, local history, and creative art workshops directly into neighborhood spaces to inspire critical dialogue and youth expression.