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Young people are at the heart of everything we do at Project Unloaded. Our teen and young adult leaders are the creative engines behind our social media campaigns, reaching their peers with the life-saving message that guns make us less safe. Project Unloaded is proudly supported by two teams of young people. Our Youth Council advises on upcoming campaigns, shapes our digital presence, and develops their own creative and community projects to engage their networks around the message that we’re safer unarmed. In 2024, we expanded our opportunities for young leaders, with the formation of our inaugural Creator Corps, which focuses on social media strategy and content creation. Get to know them below:
Our Youth Council consists of 19 leaders aged 15-20, who serve as advisors and creatives behind our campaigns to spread the message that Gen Z is safer without guns around.
– Lillian Lee-Sin to the Augusta Chronicle, November 2022
Our inaugural class of Creator Corps focuses on social media content creation and amplification to reach their peers on the social media platforms where they’re already spending their time.
Suhani Ahuja
Fremont, CA, 16
Neomie Allouche
San Francisco, CA, 17
Lasya Averineni
South Lyon, MI, 17
Paige Carter
Evansville, IN, 21
Anvesha Guru
Brookfield, WI, 17
Emma Hackbarth
New York, NY, 19
Isabella Hodkinson
Annandale, NJ, 17
Danielle Phillips
Washington, PA, 18
Anushka Praveen
Pleasanton, CA, 16
Aarna Suresh
Mountain House, CA, 15
Chyanne Swain
Mount Vernon, NY, 16
Arav Tyagi
Fremont, CA, 17
Laya Venkatasubramanian
Bloomington, IL, 17
Killian McGaffin
Wichita, KS, 17
Karly Scholz
20
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Project Unloaded, an organization working to create a new cultural narrative that guns make us less safe, is seeking applicants for its 2023-2024 Youth Council. The council, which will be made up of 12 – 16 young people ages 15 – 20, will be a critical part of Project Unloaded’s upcoming campaigns and strategic planning.
Members of the council will be asked to weigh in on upcoming Project Unloaded strategies and campaigns, support the creation of content and materials for Project Unloaded programming, as well as speak out on the issue of guns in our homes, neighborhoods and communities.
The council will meet virtually once every month to discuss upcoming Project Unloaded programs, hear updates on how current programming is progressing, and brainstorm new projects that the organization should take on. There will also be one in-person meeting that all Youth Council members are expected to attend, with travel expenses paid by Project Unloaded. In between monthly meetings, members of the council can expect to hear from Project Unloaded staff at least bi-weekly over email, with requests like giving feedback on an upcoming campaign or tactic, or creating social media content, such as graphic feed posts for Instagram and short form videos for TikTok.
The council will have some duties that are public-facing. On rare occasions, they may be asked to be quoted on behalf of Project Unloaded in a statement to the media or to be interviewed by a reporter about their work with Project Unloaded. In cases like these, members of the council would receive media training and support throughout the request. All members of the council would also be publicly named on the Project Unloaded website. Members of the council will be selected annually, with the expectation that members would serve a year-long term, though some may extend their participation beyond the year.
For young people who are concerned about gun violence and making their communities safer, this is an opportunity to take action. By being part of the Youth Council, you’ll be able to help shape future campaigns to educate other young people on the risks of having a gun.
Additionally, council members will have opportunities for leadership as part of the council, become stronger public speakers through media training and experience, and understand more about how non-profit organizations work. The first council will run from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. Each member of the council will also receive a $999 stipend for their time and work with Project Unloaded. The stipend will be paid in installments.
Fill out the brief application available here. If under 18, applicants must submit a signed parental consent form to info@projectunloaded.org. All minors must have their parents’ permission to contact us and must be at least 15 to participate.
Applications are due to the Project Unloaded team by May 26, 2023. Applicants moving forward in the process will then be asked to take part in a brief video call with Project Unloaded staff to learn more about being on the council and answer a few follow up questions about their interest in working with Project Unloaded. The council’s first meeting will be in the fall of 2023.
All applications and all interaction with participants and parents will be subject to the privacy practices disclosed in our Participant Privacy Notice.
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