BAYR Regional Call
Join Black Appalachian Young and Rising for a Regional Call to connect with other Black youth across Appalachia on Thursday, June 12th, at 6:00pm Eastern (5:00pm Central). Learn more about what BAYR has been up to, about the Black youth gathering in September, and how to get connected! Register by clicking on the flyer :)
STAY For Dinner in Big Stone Gap, VA
Join us for STAY for Dinner in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, on Monday, June 12th at 6:00pm at the Big Stone Gap Visitor’s Center. STAY for Dinner is a local community event hosted by the STAY Project for community members to get together, have dinner, enjoy activities to discuss what issues we’re facing in our community and how we want to change them. Unlike our other programs, STAY for Dinner is open to adult allies, but we prioritize young people 14-30 as always.
STAY Summer Institute Interest Call
Join the STAY Project on Zoom to learn about the STAY Summer Institute 2025! Meet STAY leaders, learn about what SSI is, what we’ll be doing at SSI this year, meet other young people who will be coming, and learn how to register for SSI! Register for the call at: bit.ly/INTEREST2025
Juneteenth in Big Stone Gap
Join us for the fifth annual Juneteenth celebration in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, at Italy Bottom Park, from 11:00am-5:00pm. 315 East River St N, Big Stone Gap, VA. Enjoy free food, vendors, inflatables, talent show with prize!
STAY For Dinner in Charleston, WV
Join us for STAY for Dinner in Charleston, WV on Tuesday, June 24th at 5:00pm. REGISTER AT: bit.ly/wvs4d
Address will be sent to you after you register! STAY for Dinner is a local community event hosted by the STAY Project for community members to get together, have dinner, enjoy activities to discuss what issues we’re facing in our community and how we want to change them. Unlike our other programs, STAY for Dinner is open to adult allies, but we prioritize young people 14-30 as always.
STAY For Dinner in Chattanooga, TN
Join us for STAY for Dinner in Chattanooga, TN, on Thursday, June 26th at 5:00pm. Registration link dropping soon!
Address will be sent to you after you register! STAY for Dinner is a local community event hosted by the STAY Project for community members to get together, have dinner, enjoy activities to discuss what issues we’re facing in our community and how we want to change them. Unlike our other programs, STAY for Dinner is open to adult allies, but we prioritize young people 14-30 as always.
Registration Deadline for SSI 2025!
Monday, June 30th at Midnight in your timezone is the LAST day to REGISTER for the STAY Project Summer Institute 2025! Tell your friends to register!!! Register here: bit.ly/STAY2025
Source: http://bit.ly/STAY2025
The STAY Project Summer Institute 2025
We're excited to announce our 2025 annual STAY Summer Institute which will be held at Grace Point Camp and Conference Center in Kingston, Tennessee, Thursday-Sunday July 24-27th!!! We hope you can join us for what promises to be a weekend full of fun, friendship, and collective learning.
Registration will close on MONDAY, JUNE 30th at MIDNIGHT in your timezone! with an approximated 60 attendees. Please take a few moments to fill out the questions below with as much detail as possible to help us give you the best SSI experience.
The purpose of the STAY Summer Institute (SSI) is to bring young people living across central and southern Appalachia together to ground in the political reality of what we are facing as youth right now and to make a plan of action about what we want to do about it. We're coming together to learn from each other, share skills, make friends, build a political and cultural analysis, and have fun!
Black Appalachian Young and Rising 2025 Annual Gathering
Black Appalachian Young & Rising (BAYR) is excited to bring Black youth living and working in Appalachia together for a special gathering on September 18-21 in North-Central Alabama (specific location TBA).
🐻 BAYR's mission is to empower black youth in Appalachian, and the annual BAYR Gathering is one of the primary ways we work to achieve that goal! To that end, the BAYR Gathering is a place where Black youth interested in addressing social justice issues and serving their communities spend a weekend in an open and supportive environment that facilitates idea sharing, leadership development, resource sharing & relationship building. Over the weekend, participants will be immersed in different workshops, activities & group discussions.
FILL OUT THE INTEREST FORM HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_r79GDLoL7ujlEEx3BxTOdQ0lrptPBvP1FTishUUHd9lZ2g/viewform