Educating & empowering the youth and young adults with Leadership &Community organizing. Founder- @ebokosia, Tweets by: staff |Main: Newark, NJ
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4 Jun 2021
We got our account back! Excited to push forward and discuss all the great work our high school and college fellows are doing.
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12 May 2020
We encourage everyone to vote by mail! #YourVoteCounts who is voting today? Thanks Urban League of Essex County for this reminder and post.
🔊urbanleagueec instagram.com/p/CAFrl3BlVag/…
12 May 2020
🔖Friendly Reminder : "adorianfornewark
When We All Vote
Guess who voted already?🙋🏾♀️ ✔️Make sure you get your mail-in ballot in for the School Board Election in, on or before May 12th! 📬 #WhenWeAllVote 🗣
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10 May 2020
We are sending everyone a very Happy Mother's Day todau. We celebrate you each and every day. instagram.com/p/CAAy93Nle5R/…
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8 May 2020
🔊 We spot one of our fellows speaking this Wednesday. Our founder is moderating too. //
Through the lens of nonprofit leaders, funders, and a digital learning and evaluation expert, join us Wednesday, May 13 at… instagram.com/p/B_8YkuoF973/…
8 May 2020
🦋 #RunlikeMaud today in honor of what would have been Ahmaud Arbery's 26th birthday. While we are glad to see arrests have been made,
we must ensure that justice is served.
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An arrest is one step toward justice… instagram.com/p/B_7XkjzF3cM/…
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5 May 2020
🔊Big shoutout to our fellows AND youth organizers link participants in supporting the revision of our summer 2019 fellows' policy brief! Once final revisions take place in couple of weeks, we will use the work and… instagram.com/p/B_zwG2IFTls/…
5 May 2020
🏃🏿♀️ Vote by Mail. Do not let social distancing stop you. Join our friends at projectreadynj and newarktrust. Voting IS self-care #projectready. #Repost newarktrust
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Still waiting on your ballot for the… instagram.com/p/B_znin7FjlZ/…
5 May 2020
🔊 We extended the deadline of our Gem Fellow Award until next Friday, March 15, 2020. We have received applications from Illinois, Georgia, New York, and New Jersey thus far. We also have crossed the threshold in the… instagram.com/p/B_zkZ0dlRKI/…
10 Apr 2020
🗣 CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS & ORGS:
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Our @thegemproject 2020 fellows have been revising our summer2019 fellows policy brief work on student voice & need YOUR input.
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📝Their Goal: Collect ANONYMOUS insights… instagram.com/p/B-zG-UrF9TV/…
10 Apr 2020
📢YOUTH ORGANIZERS LINK-
4/10 1 PM - 2 PM EST
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CALLING ALL: YouthOrganizers!
*Every Friday!
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4/10 ⠀
1. Campaign Work Groups
2. Coalition Building
3. Supporting Our Allies
4. RECAP:UYC/ MTA and tactics used… instagram.com/p/B-y4kprFVpM/…
9 Apr 2020
📢Rally Today 📢🗣🗣🗣YOUTH ORGANIZERS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS:
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Join @ggenyc's virtual rally today at 1:30 PM & sign @Teens_Tk_Charge's petition. If you're in support of SYEP, let's stand with our friends in New York City… instagram.com/p/B-w9M1Ilwuv/…
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7 Apr 2020
🗣The 3rd Annual Gem Project Fellows Award application is here!
Deadline: 4.30.20
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Awards: up to $2000.00 USD
📍Apply at: bit.ly/gemprojectawardapp
📍Submission: Video/Essay Format
📍Eligibility: High school… instagram.com/p/B-rwK8JlsmS/…
7 Apr 2020
🗣The 3rd Annual Gem Project Fellows Award is here. APPLY TODAY.
Deadline: 4.30.20
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Awards: up to $2000.00 USD
📍Apply at: bit.ly/gemprojectawardapp
📍Submission: Video/Essay Format
📍Eligibility: High school… instagram.com/p/B-rvPuRFdrH/…
6 Apr 2020
🗣 CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS & ORGS:
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Our @thegemproject 2020 fellows have been revising our summer2019 fellows policy brief work on student voice & need YOUR input.
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📝Their Goal: Collect ANONYMOUS insights… instagram.com/p/B-pSbULFQNb/…
1 Apr 2020
#Census2020 : Let the right data be used to divide state legislation in congress and the electoral college. Electoral votes are allocated among the states based on the Census. Http://2020census.gov
Get counted and… instagram.com/p/B-cF2Ehlnv2/…
1 Apr 2020
🎉Happy Census Day, April 1, 2020!
Today is National Census Day!
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We cannot afford to be undercounted.
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Why should you care? It impacts,
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📍Funding for your community
📍Political Power
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If you apply online, it can… instagram.com/p/B-b-gJCFsc3/…
14 Mar 2020
📍Dear Friends, Fellows, Alumni and Family:
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This week, like you, we navigated great changes within our personal and professional lives. With the rise of COVID-19 (also known as coronavirus), we were faced with tough… instagram.com/p/B9u3OiAlh9O/…
13 Mar 2020
#COVID19 As The Gem Project prepares for new realities with our youth and programs, review some facts by who.
Take the necessary precautions to protect yourselves.
We will be migrating our programs online, until… instagram.com/p/B9rUiG4Fr3K/…
27 Feb 2020
📍We are visiting schools in #Newark. Guess where? In @cityofnewarknj -- What school is this? #NewarkThrives #Newark #NewarkWins #NewarkForward @ Newark, New Jersey instagram.com/p/B9E5-U2FwRf/…