Youth Futures Summit
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"For all of us, becoming indigenous to a place means living as if your children's future mattered, to take care of the land as if our lives, both material and spiritual, depended on it."
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Author of Braiding Sweetgrass
What is the summit?
What is the summit?
The Youth Futures Summit is an event that brought together youth from the Portland metropolitan area to envision and advocate for Portland's future.
Intentions for the event
Intentions for the event
Gather with like-minded youth interested in shaping change
Educate youth about futures thinking
Invite opportunities to practice futures thinking
Co-create an artifact that advocates for the future Portland we want to live in
Youth Futures summit policy & Action recommendations
Youth Futures summit policy & Action recommendations
The Portland youth at the summit created a powerful set of recommendations for the city, schools, and state. These strategies focus on housing, transportation, mental health, education equity, youth representation, and more.
Summit agenda
Summit agenda
8-9:30am Team Set Up + Alignment
9:30-10am Informal Welcome: Youth Arrival + Breakfast + Polaroid Station
10:00-10:30am Official Welcome + Bingo + Intro to Futurism
10:30-10:40am Transition
10:40-11:40am Workshop A: History + Trends // 2 groups of 30
11:40-11:50am Transition
11:50am-12:30pm Lunch + Clean Up
12:30-12:40 Transition
12:40-1:40 Workshop B: Weaving Youth Futures Ecosystems // whole group
1:40-2:05 Celebrate Youth Futures: Choose your own adventure
2:05-2:15 Closing
2:20-2:45 Event day debrief // Youth on buses
Youth futures summit in photos
Youth futures summit in photos
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