It’s not easy to view ourselves as of agents of change in a world where injustice and oppression seem to prevail. We hear new horror stories every day. Sometimes they’re too close, pressing down on us and immobilizing us, until we start getting used to them. Sometimes they’re too far away, just vague atrocities that we feel we have no hope of touching or understanding, let alone resolving.

But many of us also realize that these struggles really come down to us -- individually and collectively -- simply trying to carve out space for ourselves to grow freely and create worlds we want to inhabit. It’s a matter of learning from our experiences and using our imaginations so that we can survive and thrive in a world we didn’t create but hope to change.

The Misled Youth Network has a special focus on organizing and activism because we see these actions as links closing the cycle of youth empowering themselves and their communities from the inside out. Many of us have been mistreated, misrepresented, and miseducated. Over time we recover, build community, learn, and express ourselves. When we get involved in making change, we’re passing on everything we’ve learned and moving closer to our visions for future generations.

In this section of the website, we’ve gathered info on a huge range of current struggles, movements, and issues with resource lists to help you get started on getting involved. We believe that all these struggles are linked in their common goals of freedom, justice, and human dignity. We don’t focus on any one ideology or strategy for change. We’ll support you whether you’re running for office or running from the law, as long as you’re pushing towards a world that you truly would want to live in.

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Host an issue Are you really passionate about a particular issue? You can host an issue and help other youth get plugged into the cause you’re really excited about.