The document discusses the power of young people in social movements throughout history. It summarizes the history of youth activism, from the civil rights movement to more recent digital activism. It then introduces the Student Justice Alliance of Mississippi, a group that aims to empower young voices and create social change through both traditional and digital activism. The group hopes to continue the legacy of courageous youth who fought for justice despite facing threats.

1. The Power of Young People In Social Movements
8th Annual Veterans of The Civil Rights Movement Conference
March 21, 2013
Tougaloo College
Bennie G. Thompson Academic and Civil Rights Research Center
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2. Presenters:
Tyson Jackson
Executive Chair, Student Justice Alliance
Joshua D. Dedmond
State Chair-Mississippi, Student Justice Alliance
George “Chuck” Patterson
Creative Director, Student Justice Alliance
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3. History of
Young People in
Social
Movements
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4. “The
struggle
is eternal,
the tribe
increases.
Somebod
y else
carries
on.”
– Ella
Baker
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6. The Courage of
Youth
Just as James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman did in
1964. The MSJA hopes to have courageous students fight for change in
their communities and across the state.
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7. Faith In The Future
" They may even face physical
death (life beyond the
physical), and yet they could
sing "We shall overcome."
Most of them realized that
they would be thrown in jail
yet they could sing "We shall
overcome, we are not afraid.
Then something caused me
to see at that moment the
real meaning of the
movement. That students
had Faith in the Future. That
the movement was based on
hope, that this movement
had something within it that
says somehow even though
the arc of the moral universe
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8. The Voice of our Generation
The MSJA is formed to help young people have a platform where their voices can be heard on the
issues that they care about along with the struggles of the Mississippi Worker.
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11. Digital Activism
and Future Steps
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12. Tunisia
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13. Egypt
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14. Greece
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16. Courageous undocumented youth
conducted sit-ins that, in 2012, built
enough pressure to force the Obama
administration to announce a temporary
deferral on the deportation of
undocumented youth.
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17. Youth often
innovate social
movement media
practices.
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18. DIGITAL
ACTIVISM
The practice of using digital technology to increase the
effectiveness of a social or political change campaign.
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25. The
Student
Justice
Alliance
Our
Campaign
Our
Movement
Our Time
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28. Contact Information
Mississippi Student Justice
Alliance
Phone: 601-859-2931
Email: msstudentjusticealliance@gmail.com
Twitter: @ms_sja
Instagram: msstudentjustice
MSJA. Tumblr.com
www.youtube.com/MSJATV1
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