Programs

  • Hawai`i Youth Liberation Camp

    HAWAI`I PEACE & JUSTICE (HPJ) HAS DEVELOPED STRONG ALLIANCES WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS AND COALITIONS THROUGHOUT OCEANIA. WE BELIEVE THAT NONE OF US ARE FREE UNTIL WE ARE ALL FREE. THEREFORE, INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY WITH OUR PACIFIC COUSINS DEMANDING SELF DETERMINATION AND AN END TO THE VIOLENCE AND ECOLOGICAL DEVASTATION OF MILITARIZATION IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS WE CONSIDER OUR ALLIES IN THE GLOBAL CALL FOR GENUINE SECURITY. HPJ HIRED TWO YOUTH ORGANIZERS AND CREATED A YOUTH ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, NA `OPIO ALOHA `AINA, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HUI ALOHA `AINA O HONOLULU, HOSTED OUR INAUGURAL YOUTH LIBERATION CAMP. YOUTH FROM HIGH SCHOOLS FROM ALL AROUND THE ISLAND, AS WELL AS OTHER YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN A THREE DAY CAMP TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE OVERTHROW AND TO DISCUSS HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY, IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM, US IMPERIALISM AND THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. STUDENTS WERE GIVEN BASIC ORGANIZING 101 TOOLS TO BEGIN ORGANIZING THERE OWN CAMPAIGNS. OVER THE SUMMER AND FALL YOUTH ARE GAINING BOTH CULTURAL AND POLITICAL EDUCATION ON KEY SITES THAT ARE TIED TO THE ARMY LEASES, TO DETERMINE THEIR POSITION ON THE ARMY LEASE RENEWALS AND OTHER RELEVANT ISSUES IMPACTING HAWAI`I.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
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    $126.5K