Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Awarded Top Prize at City Livability Awards for PB Youth Process
“I’ve been managing millions since I was a teenager,” read the shirts of the young people who joined Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as he received the City Livability Award from the US Conference of Mayors this past weekend. These young Bostonians took part in the city’s recent “Youth Lead the Change” PB process, which was organized by […]
City of Boston announces the valuable projects funded by its youth PB ballot!
photo from The Huntington News On Tuesday, June 9th, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the winning projects chosen by Boston residents ages 12 to 25 in Youth Lead the Change, Boston’s youth PB process. The chosen projects, […]
Democratizing Schools with Participatory Budgeting (June 4th Webinar)
WEBINAR: Democratizing Schools with Participatory Budgeting Date: Thursday, June 4, 2015 Time: 11am – 12pm (PST) Download the webinar slides [PDF] Schools and school districts operate large and complex budgets – often with minimal participation from the community members and youth they work to serve. But it doesn’t have to be this way! Join […]
Learning Democracy by Doing – Participatory Budgeting in Schools
With the amount of time students spend in school, nearly 1000 hours per year, it’s surprising how little say they have in their schools’ priorities. What if a school gave its students more choice in their education? What if it gave young people the ability to make collective decisions, while promoting youth leadership and teamwork? […]
The City of Boston and PBP Make History!
In June, 1700 Boston youth, ages 12-25, made their voices heard by voting in the first ever youth-driven participatory budgeting process in the U.S. We were thrilled to partner with the City of Boston and dozens of local youth-serving organizations to launch this groundbreaking initiative called Youth Lead the Change, in which young Bostonians decided […]
Rose & Mariah
Brotherhood-SisterSol (Bro/Sis) is an organization passionate about youth empowerment through community engagement and education. At Bro/Sis young people become independent leaders by addressing local socio-economic issues in their community of West Harlem, where only 42% of youth graduate from high school. They work with young leaders through their afterschool program, rights of passage program, environmental […]
Empowering Youth through Participatory Budgeting (Jan. 10th Conference Call)
Join PBP this Friday, January 10th for a conference call discussion about engaging and empowering young people in participatory budgeting. See below for more info! Date: Friday, January 10, 2013 Time: 1:00 p.m EST / 10:00 a.m. PST Over the last year, The Participatory Budgeting Project and other PB organizers have developed diverse new experiences […]
Info Sessions on Boston Youth PB
We’re excited to announce two info sessions for groups interested in helping to organize Boston’s Youth PB process, on December 9th and 10th. See below for the official invitation! Invitation to Information Session on Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee Dear Youth and Youth Advocates, I’m writing to invite you to an info session to learn how […]
How Can PB Work in Schools and School Districts? (Dec. 4th webinar)
Join PBP on Wednesday, 12/4 for a webinar about using participatory budgeting for school and school district budgets. Part of the webinar will discuss California’s new Local Control Funding Formula, but most of the discussion will be relevant for anyone interested in democratizing school spending. Click here to view the presentation slides. ——- Presenters: Josh […]