May 25, 2021 (Tuesday, 7:30-8:30pm) – Voices of the Next Generation: A Youth Panel on Civic Action. A riveting and thought provoking conversation with Newton’s younger generation exploring the issues surrounding youth engagement in civic action.
This conversation was facilitated by Nickki Dawes, PhD (Director of Center for Community-Based Learning & Associate Professor of Psychology, Lasell University) and included panelists include: Rachel Alpert-Wisnia, Emma Applbaum, Ethan Dhadly, Elianna Kruskal, Edie Pike, and Laila Polk-Thomas.
Read this article from the New York Times: “An Army of 16-Year-Olds’ Take on the Democrats”, about how young progressives have made an impact on the Massachusetts election scene.