REV UP National Call: July 9, 2025 – Youth Engagement & Organizing

Описание: July Discussion Topic: Youth Engagement & Organizing

Access Note: Due to some Zoom glitches, the slides and interpreters are sometimes in a smaller-than-ideal size. This will be fixed to the best of our ability for the next REV UP call.

How can we welcome and empower youth organizers in our movement?

Join us for a panel featuring youth leaders and organizers with firsthand experience mobilizing young people with disabilities around voting rights and civic engagement. After the panel, we’ll dive into practical strategies for applying these insights and strengthening youth engagement throughout the REV UP network.

Get to know our guest speakers:
• Adam Rizzoli (he/him) is an Autistic disability advocate who advances government policies that deliver tangible results for disabled communities. He founded the leading disabled advocacy organization at George Mason University, advises the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia on disability, and organizes Disability Voting Rights Week with REV UP Virginia.

• Davonte Johnson (He/Him/Tae) is a visionary from Detroit’s deep eastside, building racial and intergenerational power nationwide. Grounded in faith, abolition, and trauma-informed care, he leads as Co-Founder and Principal of The YVAC Fund, advancing youth-led movements and community healing through organizing, resource building, and systems change across the South and Midwest.

• KJ Daniels, a proud African-American man and Pre-Law graduate from Howard University, advocates for underrepresented communities through policy and legal work. As Organization & Policy Chair of the Young Voices Action Collective, he leads efforts on education equity, policing reform, youth empowerment, and trauma-informed community justice.

• Oliver Stabbe, MPH (they/he), is a community organizer and policy strategist advancing civic engagement, voter accessibility, and disability justice. They coordinate voter and civic engagement programming at California School for the Deaf, Fremont—registering Deaf youth, developing and presenting workshops, and mobilizing first-time and marginalized voters. As a Team Lead at HeadCount, they lead accessible voter drives at concerts, shows, and community events. Oliver also serves on Alameda County’s Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee, working to expand access for disabled voters.

• Zyon Afanou-Flowers is a passionate disability advocate and current undergraduate student at Alabama A&M University, majoring in Urban Planning. As a passionate disability advocate, Zyon is a loud proponent of COVID-19 safety and awareness.