FYP Event 2024


About FYP & FYP Summit

What is FYP

ForYouPage (FYP) is a fully youth led close knit community, a network/resource hub, a safe space that radically embodies the idea of agency and compassion, connecting youth leaders, youth-centric nonprofits, and stakeholders with everyday youth who aspire to step out and do something for our community, our world.

Vision:

We have a simple vision-a world where social media with #fyp can be just a bit different—not just content of entertainment and unrealistic influencers and fifty shades of negativity but content of genuine risk-taking advocating youth, artifacts and evidence of hope, agency and compassion

Theory of Change

We believe that by radically & compassionately mobilizing grassroots youth advocacy and empowering risk-taking, we can rebuild the self-efficacy and authentic connection disrupted by technology, thereby addressing the mental health crisis and paving ways for our individual and collective flourishing in the face of today's challenges.

Core Value

Agency, Compassion, Authenticity, Togetherness, Humor 

Core Offerings

FYP Wiki: a free, open alternative to Wikipedia & Technology that provides a medium for shared human passion, enabling community advocates to collaboratively compile local resources, knowledge, and community action plans, fostering connection and get alienated & lonely youth to work together towards a common purpose

FYP Summit: The FYP Summit is an annual fully youth-led gathering that highlights the pinnacle of youth agency, compassion, and collective, and reverses power dynamic -brings together youth advocates & stakeholders to fundamentally take the conversation in addressing the mental health crisis and drive change in the global mental health & advocacy landscape.

FYP Community: FYP Discord (for everybody): https://discord.gg/fvV2h4JNVt, FYP Slack for internal teams, close collaborators, high profile/privacy preferred advocates) [invite only]


More Readings:

FYP Formation Manifesto, FYP One Year Note 

 

FYP Summit 2024 Guidelines

Guiding 5 Values & 4 Principles

Values

Authenticity 

We want the final event to be a high-fidelity reflection of what we, as a collective and committee of youth, want and can make happen by ourselves. If, for instance, without the pressure of accountability from compensation, we can only organize a small event, then we believe that is a true reflection of our current state. If the genuine state of youth today involves depression, feeling lost, and getting drunk or high or doom scroll every day, we bravely embrace and showcase that reality. FYP believes that to empower is to confront—the first step in solving any problem is to admit proudly showcase that there is one and showcase who we are. FYP is a safe space that doesn't suppress but aims to unleash. This event is about authenticity, about be fierce, be you.

We ask you to be fiercely authentic during your involvement and association with FYP.

Agency

The event aims to radically highlight our agency and elevate the agency of all youth. With this goal in mind, we ensure the organizing committee has complete autonomy in decision-making. The base funding for the entire event is pre-secured with no strings attached for complete freedom. 

Further, we take a radical stance on capitalism and believe that money, the very element that brings accountability, also diminishes agency. As such, all official committee members and participants will not be directly compensated. We will make every attempt to secure further funding, with the first priority being scholarship awards not rewards for all participating committee members, but this is not guaranteed in practice and, more importantly, not guaranteed  by principle. However, we do recognize how broke we all are, so intern and paid positions are available if interested in swapping. 

The organizing committee and general partners will have complete independent power to design the event, choose partners, speakers, participating youth and stakeholders however we see fit. FYP may have some organizational goals such as evaluation of events, expanding wiki and community, but again the organizing committee has complete agency so it is completely up to committee member to choose to implement them or not.

We ask you to be fiercely autonomous during your involvement and association with FYP.

Compassion 

Everything fyp does is about the people, people, people. We believe that all people are fundamentally kind and that compassion is the element that truly overcome any differences in interests, beliefs, identities, and groups and  bonds people together. We ask that all that associate with FYP to practice compassionate nonviolent communication with everyone we interact with, our family, our friends, our colleagues, and our “foes”. More detailed guides here.

We ask you to be fiercely compassionate during your involvement and association with FYP.

Togetherness 

Needless to say. No one needs to be and should feel alone. Within the personal boundary, FYP aims to foster togetherness. We are all in this together. 

We ask you to be fiercely together during your involvement and association with FYP.

Humor & Fun

Humor is the bridge that brings all of these principles together.  Jokes tell things real. Humor shows vulnerability. Most importantly, we are a bunch of 20 year olds, and the whole point of this is to have fun and PARTYYYY. 

We ask you to be fiercely partying during your involvement and association with FYP.

 

Principles

Principle 1: Take care of yourself. It would be pretty funny if a mental health advocate developed mental health issues from organizing a mental health event, so of all, the biggest priority is your own well being. And the first to-do is to make yourself happy. And then do the event and remember to prioritize self-care, set boundaries , and reach out for support when needed. 

Principle 2: Take risks. FYP's reach extends as far as prime ministers and billionaires, not because we possess world-altering genius, but because youth in our community have the audacity to imagine and the courage to reach out. Be bold, dream big, and fearlessly reach out to make our voices heard.

Principle 3: Be critical. As Plato said, "The unexamined life is not worth living," and at FYP, we encourage you to critically examine everything we do as a community, every aspect of this event, and the actions of each committee member. Each one of the organizing committees are leaders of the field and the conversation we are creating today can have a significant impact tomorrow on all youth. we encourage you to critically reflect & examine everything.

Principle 4: Emphasize grassroots and underserved communities. FYP believes there is no point doing anything if it doesn’t actually help the people, the struggling youth, the vulnerable. We committed to amplifying the voices of those who are often overlooked or marginalized


FYP 2023 Stats & Photos

Our inaugural Youth Mental Health Summit at the Science Summit at UNGA78 brought together 60 in-person participants from across the country, representatives from more than 12 major mental health organizations, and engaged 500 online participants. The event featured 10 youth advocate speakers and marked a significant step in showcasing youth voices in mental health advocacy.

Last Year Organizers & Speakers: Maddie Freeman, Tamaki Hoshi, Bruny Kenou, Yoelle Gulko, Mariama Bah, Sahith Kancharla, Maksim Batuyev, Brandon Bond, Andrew Frawley

Last Year Attending Groups: Mental Health America, California Child Trust, HopeLab, Bring Change to Mind,  The Good Life Movement, Active Minds, The Jed Foundation (JED), UN, citiesRISE, Fountain house, Global Citizen

1st Organizing Meeting

KickStart Meeting Agenda & Notes

May 24, 2024

FYP Event | Youth Mental Health Summit 2024


General Chair Vision & Expectation Alignment 1:00 -1:15PM PST 


Opening & Icebreaker 1:15-1:20PM PST


Budget: 

Secured Fund: $10K

Event Theme/Vision, Timeline, Partners, Brainstorm & Alignment: 1:20-1:40PM PST 

Theme 

Behavioral Health Priorities for the next 5 years -2030 

Scope

Behavioral Health/Mental Health/Well Being

Audience:

People in Power & Policymakers

Youth Advocacy & Education

Grassroots

Production

Report

Partner for accountability

Timeline

5h/half a day

Partners

… 

What do we need for the partners


Advisory Board:

Underserved Communities

Grassroot Communities

International Communities

Potential Partners: 

… 


Schedule

Date: A Friday in mid-late September 2024

Moderator: 5min

Keynote 20min 

Panel: Debates between 2 young ppl v 2 CEOs (45min)

Bill Smith

MHA Chief Policy Side 


Break/Activity

Panel: 4-5 young ppl  (45min)


Closing Remarks

Networking 2h




Roles and Responsibilities, Committee Finalization & Next Steps and Action Items


Keynote 1st Panel: 

Jose & Aliza

2nd Panel: 

Keegan & Marx

Networking: 

Joanna 

Friday 3pm Zoom


Action


All of us together


Event Overview

About FYP & FYP Summit

What is FYP

ForYouPage (FYP) is a fully youth-led close-knit community, a network/resource hub, a safe space that radically embodies the idea of agency and compassion, connecting youth leaders, youth-centric nonprofits, and stakeholders with everyday youth who aspire to step out and do something for our community, our world.

Vision:

We have a simple vision-a world where social media with #fyp can be just a bit different—not just the content of entertainment and unrealistic influencers and fifty shades of negativity but a content of genuine risk-taking advocating youth, artifacts and evidence of hope, agency and compassion

Theory of Change

We believe that by radically & compassionately mobilizing grassroots youth advocacy and empowering risk-taking, we can rebuild the self-efficacy and authentic connection disrupted by technology, thereby addressing the mental health crisis and paving ways for our individual and collective flourishing in the face of today's challenges.

Core Value

Agency, Compassion, Authenticity, Togetherness, Humor 

Core Offerings

FYP Wiki: a free, open alternative to Wikipedia & Technology that provides a medium for shared human passion, enabling community advocates to collaboratively compile local resources, knowledge, and community action plans, fostering connection and get alienated & lonely youth to work together towards a common purpose

FYP Summit: The FYP Summit is an annual fully youth-led gathering that highlights the pinnacle of youth agency, compassion, and collective, and reverses power dynamic -brings together youth advocates & stakeholders to fundamentally take the conversation in addressing the mental health crisis and drive change in the global mental health & advocacy landscape.

FYP Community: FYP Discord (for everybody): https://discord.gg/fvV2h4JNVt, FYP Slack for internal teams, close collaborators, high profile/privacy preferred advocates) [invite only]


More Readings:

FYP Formation Manifesto, FYP One Year Note 

FYP Summit 2024 Guidelines 

Guiding 5 Values & 4 Principles

Agency

The event aims to radically highlight our agency and elevate the agency of all youth. With this goal in mind, we ensure the organizing committee has complete autonomy in decision-making. The base funding for the entire event is pre-secured with no strings attached for complete freedom. 


Further, we take a radical stance on capitalism and believe that money, the very element that brings accountability, also diminishes agency. As such, all official committee members and participants will not be directly compensated. We will make every attempt to secure further funding, with the first priority being scholarship awards not rewards for all participating committee members, but this is not guaranteed in practice and, more importantly, not guaranteed by principle. However, we do recognize how broke we all are, so intern and paid positions are available if interested in swapping. 


The organizing committee will have complete independent power to design the event, choose partners, speakers, participating youth and stakeholders however we see fit. FYP may have some organizational goals such as evaluation of events, expanding wiki and community, but again the organizing committee has complete agency so it is completely up to you all if you choose to implement them or not.

Compassion, 

Everything fyp does is about the people, people, people. We believe that all people are fundamentally kind and that compassion is the element that truly bonds people together and the bridge that can help us overcome differences in interests, beliefs, identities, and groups. We ask that all that associate with FYP practice compassionate nonviolent communication with everyone we interact with, our family, our friends, our colleagues, and our “foes”. More detailed guides here.

Togetherness, 

Needless to say. No one needs to be and should feel alone. Within the personal boundary, FYP aims to foster togetherness. We are all in this together. 

Authenticity, 

We want the final event to be a high-fidelity reflection of what we, as a committee, want and can make happen by ourselves. If, for instance, without the pressure of accountability from compensation, we can only organize a small event, then we believe that is a true reflection of our current state. If the genuine state of youth today involves depression, feeling lost, and getting drunk or high or doom scroll every day, we bravely embrace and showcase that reality. FYP believes that to empower is to confront—the first step in solving any problem is to admit that there is one. FYP is a safe space that doesn't suppress but aims to unleash.

Humor & Fun

Humor is the bridge that brings all of these principles together.  Jokes tell things real. Humor shows vulnerability. Most importantly, we are a bunch of 20 year olds, and the whole point of this is to have fun and PARTYY🍻YY. 


Principle 1: Take risks. FYP's reach extends as far as prime ministers and billionaires, not because we possess world-altering genius, but because youth in our community have the audacity to imagine and the courage to reach out. Be bold, dream big, and fearlessly reach out to make our voices heard.

Principle 2: Be critical. As Plato said, "The unexamined life is not worth living," and at FYP, we encourage you to critically examine everything we do as a community, every aspect of this event, and the actions of each committee member. Each one of the organizing committees are leaders of the field and the conversation we are creating today can have a significant impact tomorrow on all youth. we encourage you to critically reflect & examine everything.

Principle 3: Emphasize grassroots and underserved communities. FYP believes there is no point doing anything if it doesn’t actually help the people, the struggling youth, the vulnerable. We committed to amplifying the voices of those who are often overlooked or marginalized

Principle 4: Take care of yourself. It would be pretty funny if a mental health advocate developed mental health issues from organizing a mental health event, so of all, the biggest priority is your own well being. And the first to-do is to make yourself happy. And then do the event and remember to prioritize self-care, set boundaries , and reach out for support when needed. 





Last Year Stats & Photos


Our inaugural Youth Mental Health Summit at the Science Summit at UNGA78 brought together 60 in-person participants from across the country, representatives from more than 12 major mental health organizations, and engaged 500 online participants. The event featured 10 youth advocate speakers and marked a significant step in showcasing youth voices in mental health advocacy.

Last Year Organizers & Speakers: Maddie Freeman, Tamaki Hoshi, Bruny Kenou, Yoelle Gulko, Mariama Bah, Sahith Kancharla, Maksim Batuyev, Brandon Bond, Andrew Frawley

Last Year Attending Groups: Mental Health America, California Child Trust, HopeLab, Bring Change to Mind,  The Good Life Movement, Active Minds, The Jed Foundation (JED), UN, citiesRISE, Fountain house, Global Citizen

2nd Organizing Meeting

May 31, 2024

Action Items 

General

Subcommittee

Program & Chief of Staff

Fundraising

Impact

Logistics


Meeting Notes

1. Division of Labor, Role Finalization & Accountability, Decision Making

  1. Suggested Division of Labor:

    1.  Jose & Aliza & Cameron: Design & Implementation of Keynote + 1st Panel

    2. Keegan & Marx: Design & Implementation of Breakout session + 2nd Panel

    3. Joanna & Jose: pre party, after party, tiktok  engagement



  1. Role Finalization & Accountability

    1. Marx & Jose - General Chair: Responsible for overseeing the entire event and ensuring its success


  1. Aliza & Cameron - Program Chair & Chief of Staff: responsible for design/implement programs, project management, post event evaluation, general partnership, long term planning


  1. Keegan - Impact Chair: responsible for community engagement, social media campaign, impact partnerships


  1. Marx - Fundraising Chair: responsible for funding & sponsorship


  1. Joanna - Logistic Chair: responsible for all execution of logistics to and on day of event such as social media campaign implementation, organizing volunteers, catering, chair arranges


  1. Decision Making

    1. major decision such as themes,  final event format/program/general timeline & partners: votes from all fyp organizing committee

    2. Sectional decisions such as impact partners, details of panel 1 or panel 2, food offering in catering review by team and final decision by chair. 


2. Section Planning Report/Overview


Theme

Behavioral Health Priorities for next 5 years -2030 

Timeline

Event 

Sep -> SXSW -> Sep/2024


  1. Keynote + 1st Panel: 

Jose & Aliza

  1. Breakout session + 2nd Panel: 

Keegan & Marx

  1. Event Engagement Networking, Afterparty

Joanna 

3. Partners Nomination

Up to 3 general partner


Up to 15 impact partner



4.Logistics

Next Team Meeting Time:  Jun 5, 2024 10:00 AM GMT-12, 10AM SA,  7AM PST, Wed - 7PM

Move Notes to Open Wiki 

Move Community Discussion to Discord

3rd Organizing Meeting

Action Item

General

FYP | Logistics

 

 

 

Subcommittee

Program & Chief of Staff

Fundraising

Impact

Logistics

(will fix the look later)

 

4th Organizing Meeting

General

5th Organizing Meeting

Jun 18, 2024

new parliamentary-rules

New Business

  1. Meeting Partners FYP | Future Concept Designs & Considerations
  2. Meeting Partners
  3. Budget Joanna & Marx
  4. Sep Event Aliza & Cameron
  5. Impact Keegan
  6. Meeting Partners
  7. Update Action to Timeline Task Deadlines Tracking by EoD EST @Aliza & Cameron
  8. Review Well-Being Check in

Roll Call

Jose, Joanna, Aliza, Cameron, Keegan-Absence

Old Business Discussion & Standup Report 7:05-7:30 EST/GMT+8

Motions 7:55-7:58PM EST

  1. Numbers of General Partners: Preferably 2-3 and max 5 Keegan 3
  2. Should youth general partners be allowed to attend the meeting: Joanna - No, Aliza - No, Cameron- No, Marx Keegan No
  3. Should advisors be allowed to attend organizing meetings: Joanna - No, Aliza, Cameron Marx, Keegan Yes
  4. Close the preliminary Budget: Joanna - No, Cameron - Yes, Aliza, Keegan - Yes (keep it open)
  5. Close on general partner opennings: Marx - No, No Joanna - Yes , Aliza - Yes, Cameron
  6. Amendament International partners yes Governmental partners yes

Reading and Approval of Minutes 7:58-8:00PM EST

6th Organizing Meeting

June 18, 2024

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM EST.

Roll Call

Present: Joanna, Jose, Marx, Aliza, Cameron Absent: Keegan Advisor present: Reem

Old Business

Brief updates were provided on the following:

The committee reviewed the well-being check-in process and UNGA79 timeline.

New Business

The committee discussed:

Motions and Voting

  1. Event venue location Motion: Hold the September event in NYC Result: Passed (4 in favor, 2 opposed)

  2. Speaker compensation Motion: Provide $400 travel accommodations for youth speakers Result: Passed unanimously

  3. Non-youth speaker appreciation Motion: Provide non-monetary acknowledgement/appreciation to non-youth speakers Result: Passed unanimously

  4. Venue decision timeline Motion: Keep venue options open for further consideration Result: Passed (4 in favor, 2 opposed)

Action Items

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 PM EST. The next meeting will be scheduled via the committee's usual communication channels.

Minutes submitted by: Marx

7th Organizing Meeting

Part I: July 2nd Part II: July 4th

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 11:00 AM EST.

Roll Call

Part I:

Present: Joanna, Marx, Aliza Absent: Jose, Cameron

Part II:

Present: Joanna, Marx, Keegan, Aliza, Cameron

Old Business

The committee reviewed progress on the following items:

New Business

Venue

Program

  1. First Panel:
    • Jose and Aliza to propose five names for speakers
  2. Second Panel:
    • Keegan and Marx to propose five names for speakers
  3. Networking Sections:
    • Joanna to develop plan

Partnerships

Impact Plan

SXSW Proposals

  1. "Global Youth Voices: Critiquing Youth Activism in Mental Health for Collective Flourishing in AI Era"
    • Cameron to lead
  2. "Authenticity, Agency, Action: Democratizing Mental Health Initiatives with Youth Advocacy"
    • Aliza to lead

Timeline and Task Management

Motions and Voting

Motion: Approve Overall Agenda v5 for the September event

Action Items

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 11:25AM EST. The next meeting will be scheduled via the committee's usual communication channels.

Minutes submitted by: Joanna

Executive Summary to Potential Partners

About ForYouPage.Org (FYP)

ForYouPage.Org (FYP) is a fully youth-led community and decentralized resource hub that connects youth leaders, nonprofits, and stakeholders with everyday youth who aspire to take risks and make a difference. Our vision is to create a world where social media with #fyp can be a platform for genuine youth advocacy, hope, agency, and compassion.

Event Overview:

The FYP Youth Mental Health Summit 2024 is an annual, fully and independently youth-led gathering that brings together youth advocates and stakeholders to address the mental health crisis and drive change in the global mental health landscape.

Short-term Event:

September Summit: A convener of multi-stakeholders focused on the theme of behavioral health action priorities for 2030, from youth and for youth.

Long-term Vision:

Series of Events: The September Summit is part of a series of events (including SXSW and a future event in September or December) aimed at establishing a framework for youth collective bargaining and universal negotiation with policymakers in scope of mental health, social media and tech policy. Testing Ground: These events will serve as a testing ground for the proposed youth advocacy framework.

Partners:

FYP Event Commmittee collaborates with two types of partners for the Youth Mental Health Summit:

  1. General Partners:

Overall partners that the FYP youth organizing committee voted on to be deeply involved Collaborate in the design and execution of the event program and agenda Potential collaborations include program design, joint reports, speakers/panelists/workshop facilitation, sponsorship, joint fundraising, and impact

  1. Impact Partners:

Partners nominated by FYP team members for extensive impact campaigns Potential collaborations include community engagement, cross and joint promotion, and in-event vendors/exhibitors

Collaboration Opportunities: As a General Partner, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with FYP in shaping the Youth Mental Health Summit 2024. Potential areas of collaboration include:

Program design and agenda development Joint reports and research Providing speakers, panelists, or workshop facilitators Sponsorship and joint fundraising Driving impact through joint initiatives

Appendix:

FAQ

What roles are partners taking on?

There are primarily two roles available: General Partners are overall partners that fyp youth organizing committee voted on to be involved deeply, partners to collaborate in the design & execution of the event program and agenda. Potential collab: program design, joint report, speakers/panelist(s)/workshop facilitation, sponsorship & joint fundraising, impact Impact Partners are partners that fyp team members nominated for extensive impact campaign. Potential collab: community engagement, cross & joint promotion, in event vendors/exhibitors

What is the difference between general partners and impact partners?

First, FYP Event has funding secured for a baseline event and hence is fully mission driven. Within each role we only define the maximum collab space and selected collaborators can choose to do as much/little depends on organizational needs. Key differences are the selection process and scope of work. General partners are nominated, voted, and invited by the entire independent youth committee and have scope to be at maximum the entire event as external organizing committee members. Impact Partners are partners that are nominated but not voted on and the scope of work limited to impact campaigns.

Universal Youth Collective Bargaining Framework:

Grassroots Foundation: Partnerships with local chapters of youth-focused organizations to create a bottom-up foundation for input, output, and a pathway for grassroots to join the negotiation team. Centralized Conversation and Advocate Gathering: Platforms like ForYouPage and DesignItForUs will serve as a centralized hub for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the development of a unified youth voice. Open Organized Negotiation Representative Team: A democratically selected team of youth advocates will engage in open, organized negotiations with policymakers and tech companies. Testing Ground through ForYouPage Events: The event series will provide valuable experience and insights for refining the youth advocate union's approach. Direct Negotiation at Events: By inviting older stakeholders, the events themselves will function as direct negotiation grounds, aligning with the theme of action priorities.

Last Year Stats:

Our inaugural Youth Mental Health Summit at the Science Summit at UNGA78 brought together 60 in-person participants from across the country, representatives from more than 12 major mental health organizations, and engaged 500 online participants. The event featured 10 youth advocate speakers and marked a significant step in showcasing youth voices in mental health advocacy. Last Year Organizers & Speakers: Maddie Freeman, Tamaki Hoshi, Bruny Kenou, Yoelle Gulko, Mariama Bah, Sahith Kancharla, Maksim Batuyev, Brandon Bond, Andrew Frawley Last Year Attending Groups: Mental Health America, California Child Trust, HopeLab, Bring Change to Mind, The Good Life Movement, Active Minds, The Jed Foundation (JED), UN, citiesRISE, Fountain house, Global Citizen

YPA x FYP

Schedule Next Meeting

-Aliza, Keegan, Jose, Ava

Brainstorming

Direct Interfacing

Joint Comm Grassroot panel between panel and social media companies trust and safety of AI and social media companies

  1. clarification how they want to be involved
  2. provide our initial proposal for their involvement in the summit (bring in 1 high-level speaker and 1 youth speaker from their team; contribute to impact campaign)

SXSW 2025 Ideas

marx's thought make the panel about a critique and reflection of youth led nonprofits and coalition in mental health and responsible tech works touching areas such as 1) how to break the only elite youth advocate narrative 2) how to break the narrative and get more everyday youth ways to involve (democratize youth advocacy) 3) how to protect advocates well being 4) how to ensure accounatbility 5) how to leverage the strengths of different youth nonprofits and audiences to make something impact together and build capacity and togetherness together. for instance, fyp runs on no money structure with open knowledge hub that allows us to be able to faciliate a lot of the large coalition and unionization of youth led nonprofits and collective movement.

Possible Themes/Aliza: Behavioral health policy Role of youth in developing and influencing the direction of policy Intersectionality of mental health Cultural competence and diverse providers within mental health care How and why youth are at the forefront of mental health advocacy today Healthy People 2030 research objectives around behavioral health

Proposed Framework:

  1. Grassroots Foundation: Establish partnerships with local chapters of various youth-focused organizations to create a bottom-up foundation for connection, input, and output. This ensures that the union is grounded in the real experiences and needs of youth at the grassroots level, as well as a pathway for grassroots to join negotiation.

  2. Centralized Conversation and Advocate Gathering: Leverage platforms like ForYouPage and DesignItForUs to create a centralized hub for conversation, resource sharing, and advocate gathering. This network will facilitate collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the development of a unified youth voice.

  3. Open Organized Negotiation Representative Team: Form a representative team of youth advocates who will engage in open, organized negotiations with policymakers and tech companies. This team will be democratically selected from the grassroots foundation and will be responsible for presenting the collective interests and demands of the youth advocate union.

  4. Testing Ground through ForYouPage Events: The series of events you are organizing through ForYouPage can serve as a testing ground for this advocacy pipeline. During these events, you can form an initial framework and engage in organized negotiation and conversation with your final speakers, such as Bill Smith from Inseparable or Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. This will provide valuable experience and insights for refining the youth advocate union's approach.

  5. Direct Negotiation at Events: The events themselves can also function as direct negotiation grounds, similar to the UN Youth Climate Summit. By inviting older stakeholders to the events, you create opportunities for youth advocates to engage in direct negotiations and discussions, aligning with the theme of action priorities.

  6. Storytelling for Grassroots Advocacy Pathway: Use storytelling as both an impact campaign for the events and a way to engage grassroots youth as an easy and low effort way to communicate their voices. Design a base framework for the content, including length, focal points, and key questions and answers, while allowing grassroots youth to fill in the rest with their own creative input-provide a door for grassroots involvement and help flush out FYP content with diverse youth perspectives.

Historical Examples:

  1. The Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968): The Civil Rights Movement in the United States demonstrated the power of grassroots organizing, centralized leadership, and collective action. Organizations like the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) mobilized local communities, coordinated efforts, and negotiated with policymakers to advance racial equality and justice.

  2. The Solidarity Movement in Poland (1980-1989): The Solidarity Movement, led by labor unions, successfully challenged the communist government in Poland through a combination of grassroots organizing, nationwide strikes, and negotiations. This movement showcased the effectiveness of a unified front in driving political and social change.

  3. The global climate strikes (2018-present): Inspired by Greta Thunberg, youth around the world have organized global climate strikes to demand action on climate change. These strikes have involved grassroots organizing, centralized coordination through networks like Fridays for Future, and direct negotiations with policymakers at events such as the UN Youth Climate Summit.

Organizing Committee Parliamentary Rules & Procedures

8th Organizing Meeting

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at July 11th 7AM PST.

Roll Call

Part I:

Present: Aliza, Joanna, Marx, Reem (Advisor) Absent: Jose

Part II:

Present: Aliza, Joanna, Marx, Reem (Advisor), Keegan Absent: Cameron, Keegan

New Business

Motions and Voting

  1. Motion to finalize date of September 13th, 3-9PM Result: Passed (Keegan, Aliza, Joanna, Marx in favor; Cameron and Jose pending)

  2. Motion to keep FYP Annual Cohort at 10 youth members selected by committee with feedback from past cohort Result: Passed (Keegan, Aliza, Joanna in favor)

  3. Motion to establish minimum contribution requirement for General Partners Result: Passed (Keegan, Aliza, Joanna in favor; Marx opposed)

  4. Motion to keep YPA as General Partner Result: Failed (Keegan, Joanna, Aliza opposed; Marx in favor)

Program

Project Management

Partnerships

Logistics

Future Planning

Old Business

Brief updates were provided on the following:

Action Items

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at July 11th 9AM PST. The next meeting will be scheduled via the committee's usual communication channels.

Minutes submitted by: Marx

8th Organizing Meeting

Date: July 11, 2024

Attendees:
Part I: Aliza Lopez (Program Chair), Joanna Fang (Logistics Chair), Marx Wang (General Chair), Reem (Advisor)
Part II: Aliza Lopez, Joanna Fang, Marx Wang, Reem (Advisor), Keegan Lee (Impact Chair)
Absent: Jose Caballero (General Chair - Part I only), Cameron Tan (Chief of Staff)

New Business/Action Items:

1. Motions and Voting:
   a. Motion to finalize event date of September 13th, 3-9PM
      Result: Passed (Keegan, Aliza, Joanna, Marx in favor; Cameron and Jose pending)
   b. Motion to keep FYP Annual Cohort at 10 youth members selected by committee with feedback from past cohort
      Result: Passed (Keegan, Aliza, Joanna in favor)
   c. Motion to establish minimum contribution requirement for General Partners
      Result: Passed (Keegan, Aliza, Joanna in favor; Marx opposed)
   d. Motion to keep YPA as General Partner
      Result: Failed (Keegan, Joanna, Aliza opposed; Marx in favor)

2. Program Development:
   a. Aliza to finalize 10 Cohort List
   b. Aliza and Jose to finalize 1st Panel speakers
   c. Decision: No keynote speakers at the end, replaced with Closing Remarks
   d. Keegan and Marx to provide 2nd Panel Cohort/Speaker list by Friday

3. Project Management:
   a. Aliza to outline Tasks & Management Needs
   b. Joanna and Reem to develop Management Plan
   c. Joanna to create Networking Section Plan

4. Partnerships:
   a. Marx to follow up with YPA
   b. Keegan to follow up with AAP and Lookup
   c. Keegan to develop one-page Impact & Marketing Plan
   d. Discuss engagement with Student Organizations and 2023 Cohort

5. Logistics:
   a. Joanna to negotiate Venue Contract

6. Future Planning:
   a. SXSW proposals due July 22, 2024
      - Aliza to work on Panel 1 Proposal
      - Marx to work on Panel 2 Proposal

Old Business:

1. Venue selection progress reported by Joanna
2. Panel speaker nominations discussed
   - 1st Panel nominations presented by Aliza
   - 2nd Panel nominations presented by Keegan and Marx
3. Networking section planning update from Joanna
4. Partnership outreach progress
5. Impact plan development update from Keegan and Cameron
6. SXSW proposal progress

Action Items:

1. Marx to finalize event agenda to send to Kelly
2. Complete panel speaker selections
3. Develop project management and networking plans
4. Follow up with potential partners
5. Joanna to negotiate venue contract
6. Progress SXSW proposals

The meeting was adjourned at 9AM PST. The next meeting will be scheduled via the committee's usual communication channels.

Minutes submitted by: Marx Wang

9th Organizing Meeting

Date: July 16, 2024

Attendees:
Part I: Aliza Lopez (Program Chair), Joanna Fang (Logistics Chair), Marx Wang (General Chair)
Part II: Keegan Lee (Impact Chair), Marx Wang, Joanna Fang, Aliza Lopez
Absent: Reem (Advisor), Jose Caballero (General Chair), Cameron Tan (Chief of Staff)

New Business/Action Items:

1. Motions and Voting:
   a. Motion to accept Cyber Collective as General Partner
      Result: Passed unanimously (Aliza, Keegan, Marx, Joanna in favor)

2. Program Development:
   a. 10 Cohort List to be finalized by Aliza
   b. 1st Panel:
      - JED Foundation involvement to be confirmed by Aliza and Jose
      - Deadline for Jose: July 22, 2024
      - Marx to follow up with Jose by July 16, 2024
   c. 2nd Panel Cohort/Speaker:
      - Awaiting 3 names from Cameron
      - Decision to ask last year's cohort/speakers for opinions (community engagement)

3. Project Management:
   a. Joanna to develop Networking Section Plan

4. Partnerships and Impact:
   a. One-page Impact & Marketing Plan to be developed
   b. Marx to work on Mass Research Survey and Research-Based Impact Plan
      - Focus on Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach

5. Future Planning:
   a. SXSW proposals due July 22, 2024
      - Aliza to reach out to Audrey by July 16 or 17, 2024

Old Business:

1. Review of previous motions and voting results
2. Update on 10 Cohort List and Panel speaker selections
3. Progress on Project Management tasks
4. Partnership follow-ups (YPA, AAP, Lookup)
5. Student Organizations engagement (need at least 15)
6. 2023 Cohort engagement
7. Venue contract negotiation progress
8. Agenda finalization for Kelly

Action Items:

1. Finalize 10 Cohort List (Aliza)
2. Confirm JED Foundation involvement (Aliza and Jose)
3. Follow up on 2nd Panel speakers (Cameron)
4. Develop Networking Section Plan (Joanna)
5. Create One-page Impact & Marketing Plan
6. Progress on Mass Research Survey and PAR-based Impact Plan (Marx)
7. Finalize SXSW proposals
8. Engage with Student Organizations and 2023 Cohort
9. Complete venue contract negotiation (Joanna)
10. Finalize event agenda (Marx)

The meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be scheduled via the committee's usual communication channels.

Minutes submitted by: [Not specified]

10th Organizing Meeting

Attendees: [Not specified]

New Business/Action Items:

  1. Sponsorship Package Review
  2. Program Development:
    • a. Timeline for inviting audience to be developed
    • b. 10 Cohort development:
    • List of climate anxiety activists to be compiled by July 23, 2024 (Joanna)
    • Committee to confirm and review list by July 25, 2024 (Aliza)
    • Last year's cohort to review by July 26, 2024
    • Reach out to all cohort youth by July 30, 2024
    • c. 1st Panel:
    • Follow-up on JED Foundation involvement by July 29, 2024 if no response
    • Reach out to potential speakers by July 25, 2024
    • Develop backup list of CEO/leadership and possible referrals by July 25, 2024 d. 2nd Panel Speaker selection ongoing
  3. Project Management: a. Networking Section Plan development (Joanna) - delayed b. Research plan to be confirmed by July 30, 2024 (Cameron)
  4. Partnerships: a. Follow up on general partner invitations (WFMH, AAP, YPA, Cyber Collective, JED Foundation) b. Invite Impact Partners c. One-page Impact & Marketing Plan to be developed (Keegan)
  5. Logistics: a. Venue contract to be signed
  6. General: a. Committee members to suggest invitees b. Finalize abstract/summary for voting
  7. Future Planning: a. SXSW proposal submitted

Old Business: [Not discussed in provided notes]

Action Items:

  1. Compile climate anxiety activist list (Joanna)
  2. Review and confirm 10 Cohort list (Aliza, Committee)
  3. Draft invitation email/message (Marx)
  4. Follow up on JED Foundation involvement
  5. Develop backup speaker lists
  6. Confirm research plan (Cameron)
  7. Follow up with potential partners
  8. Develop Impact & Marketing Plan (Keegan)
  9. Sign venue contract
  10. Finalize event abstract/summary

The meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be scheduled via the committee's usual communication channels.

Note: These minutes have been edited to remove personal information. All deadlines and action items should be considered tentative and subject to change.

11th Organizing Meeting

Attendees: [Not specified]

New Business/Action Items:

  1. Partnerships: a. JED Foundation update b. AAP collaboration:
    • Speaker consideration
    • Programming details discussion
  2. Program Development: a. 1st Panel:
    • Two non-youth speakers confirmed
    • Two youth speakers confirmed b. 2nd Panel:
    • Two speakers confirmed c. UN Administration:
    • Review of convenor resources and new requirements
    • To-do list: Speaker & registration info update, session pre-report submission by August 15th
    • Explore cross-promotion opportunities with other UNGA events
  3. International Cohort:
    • Discussion of potential international youth representatives
  4. Marketing: a. Eventbrite page created b. Flyer design in progress
  5. UN Involvement: a. Report due August 15, 2024 b. Update requested from Cameron
  6. Impact Planning: a. Research update requested from Cameron b. Review of impact plan timeline
  7. Guest Invitations:
    • Committee members (except Marx and Aliza) to suggest invitees
  8. Active Minds 2024 Conference:
    • Discussion of potential involvement or attendance

Action Items:

  1. Follow up on partnership discussions with JED Foundation and AAP
  2. Finalize panel speakers and confirm logistics
  3. Review and complete UN administration requirements
  4. Progress on international cohort selection
  5. Finalize marketing materials
  6. Prepare UN report for August 15th deadline
  7. Advance impact research and planning
  8. Compile guest invitation list
  9. Decide on Active Minds 2024 Conference involvement

The meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be scheduled via the committee's usual communication channels.

Note: These minutes have been edited to remove personal information and potential liability issues. All deadlines and action items should be considered tentative and subject to change.

12th Organizing Meeting

Attendees: [Not specified]

New Business/Action Items:

1. Speaker/Cohort Status Update:
   a. FYP-related tasks: Wiki, Interviews
   b. Marketing: Promotions, Photos, Organizational outreach
   c. Speaker information collection
   d. Review of last year's proceedings
   e. Research status

2. Speaker Confirmations and Follow-ups:
   - Several potential speakers identified, with varying response statuses
   - Committee members assigned to follow up with specific individuals

3. Panel Revisions:
   a. Panel 1: Status update requested
   b. Panel 2: Potential speaker changes discussed

4. Research Development:
   a. Survey question revision
      - Workshop planned to assess relevance and cultural appropriateness
      - Cognitive interviews to be conducted
      - Participatory analysis of pilot results

5. Attendee List:
   - Internal memo for FYP 2025 to be prepared

6. Program Structure:
   - Suggestion to reframe event structure discussed

7. Action Items for Committee Members:
   - Specific tasks assigned to Aliza, Cameron, Reem, Jose/Keegan, Marx, and Joanna
   - Tasks include speaker invitations, audience outreach, research development, marketing, partnerships, and logistics

8. Upcoming Deadlines:
   - To be determined and communicated to the team

Action Items:

1. Finalize speaker list and send invitations
2. Develop international involvement plan
3. Design Instagram marketing materials
4. Draft partnership emails
5. Revise research survey and conduct pilot interviews
6. Update sponsorship package and initiate outreach
7. Arrange accommodations for speakers and attendees
8. Develop fundraising plan

The meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be scheduled via the committee's usual communication channels.

Note: These minutes have been edited to remove personal information. All deadlines and action items should be considered tentative and subject to change.

13th Organizing Meeting

Attendees: [Not specified]

New Business/Action Items:

1. Audience Engagement:
   a. Finalizing youth advocates and panel 2 speakers list
   b. Confirming hotel accommodations

2. Marketing:
   a. Developing core message focusing on:
      - Combating power dynamics in behavioral health
      - Demonstrating personal agency and passion as drivers of youth advocacy

3. Panel 2 Speaker & Cohort:
   a. Confirming speakers and arranging travel accommodations
   b. Scheduling initial meetings with potential international speakers
   c. Finalizing FYP 2025 memo

4. Impact Planning:
   a. Developing international speaker strategy
   b. Finalizing overall impact plan, including TikTok strategy

5. Invitations:
   a. Responding to various organization inquiries
   b. Drafting and sending speaker and general invitation emails

6. Speaker/Cohort Management:
   a. Updating FYP Wiki and conducting interviews
   b. Collecting marketing materials (photos, graphics, videos)
   c. Gathering speaker information

7. International Engagement:
   a. Creating informational brochure for international participants
   b. Developing overall plan for international individuals and organizations

8. Research:
   a. Pushing forward research initiatives
   b. Conducting study on hash mail
   c. Focusing on winter student marketing

9. Social Media Strategy:
   a. Developing campaigns for Instagram and LinkedIn

Old Business/Standup Report:
- Progress updates on speaker confirmations
- Marketing material finalization
- Attendee list development
- Capacity verification
- Survey and quote number discussion

Action Items:

1. Finalize youth advocates and panel 2 speakers list
2. Confirm hotel accommodations
3. Develop and implement marketing core message
4. Schedule meetings with potential international speakers
5. Finalize impact plan and TikTok strategy
6. Respond to organization inquiries and send invitation emails
7. Collect necessary materials from speakers/cohort
8. Create international participant brochure
9. Push forward research initiatives
10. Develop social media campaign

The meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be scheduled via the committee's usual communication channels.

Note: These minutes have been edited to remove personal information. All deadlines and action items should be considered tentative and subject to change.