The Future Speaks: Youth Voices Unfiltered

About this episode

The episode features unfiltered discussions from youth about identity, belonging, and community.

What if the future stopped waiting for its turn? This month on The UPLift, we’re handing the mic to six Youth Transformed for Life (YTL) members—and they’re not here to play nice. No filters. No watered-down talking points. Just unshakable truth about identity, belonging, and what community should look like, online and off. From calling out policies that box people out to reimagining community care, these young voices cut straight to the heart of it, moving from broken systems to personal per...

People in this episode

Guest: YTL members

Topics covered

• youth voices
• identity
• belonging
• community care
• social justice

Keywords

• youth
• identity
• community
• social justice
• unfiltered
• belonging
• policies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Youth Transformed for Life

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