✊🏽🎶 2026 PEACE & JUSTICE YOUTH CONFERENCE

📅 Saturday, May 30, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Brooklyn, NY

🔎 The 2026 Peace & Justice Youth Conference is a full-day, in-person gathering created by youth, for youth, and supported by adult allies committed to youth leadership, agency, and voice.

✨ “Everything worth doing is done in community.” — Mariame Kaba

This year’s conference is co-hosted in community and coalition with the following organizations: The Circle Keepers , The YA-YA Network, Brotherhood/Sister Sol, Restorative Justice Initiative (RJI), Parents Supporting Parents NY, Youth Alliance for Housing, Dignity in Schools Coalition, The Center for Anti Violence Education, New York Appleseed and The Dignity In Schools NY Coalition.

🎤 WHAT TO EXPECT: 🔥 Youth-led workshops, performances & tabling at the intersections of:

Restorative & Transformative Justice Education
Mental Health & Wellness
Self-Defense & Safety
Social Justice Media Making
Youth Organizing & Abolition

👥 WHO IT’S FOR

Tweenagers (10–12) & Teenagers (13–19) who care about justice, peacemaking & activism
Youth leaders, organizers & activists (20+) in justice-centered fields
Educators, organizers, families & community members ready to learn, support, and build together

🎁 SWAG & FOOD (YES, FOR REAL)

🥐 Free breakfast
🍽️ Free lunch & snacks
🎟️ Gift card raffles & prizes
👜 Swag including tote bags, keychains, stickers & more

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