Undocu Festival: Celebrating NYC’s Undocumented Youth

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Come celebrate the creativity and power of undocumented youth at our 15 year anniversary event! Join us for:

  • Performances by directly-impacted artists

  • A “Coming Out of the Shadows” Open Mic

  • Our first Undocu-Owned Pop-Up Market

Undocumented youth and allies of all ages are welcome to attend. Tell your friends, bring your family, spread the word!

Become a Sustainer

To mark 15 years of undocumented youth leadership, we invite supporters of means to join our Sustainer program today at $15 per month. Our goal is to gain reach 100 Sustainers to fully fund our workshops and events.

If you have the means to contribute, and you believe that undocumented youth deserve the resources to thrive, please invest in our future today.

 
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Who we are

THE NEW YORK STATE YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (NYSYLC) is New York’s first organization led by undocumented youth. We empower immigrant youth through leadership development, grassroots organizing, educational advancement, and self-expression.

In 2007, a group of undocumented youth created the NYSYLC to articulate and advocate for the unique demands of New York’s undocumented youth, and to build undocumented-led spaces for empowerment and expression outside of policy advocacy alone.

Since then, we have worked to support and mobilize undocumented youth in New York through innovative leadership development opportunities and grassroots organizing. We pioneered “Coming Out of the Shadows” rallies as spaces for undocumented youth to share their stories; formed and supported DREAM Teams, hubs for undocu-organizing and school-specific advocacy, at high schools and colleges across NYC; and led national and state advocacy initiatives to raise awareness among public officials and the general population of the needs of undocumented youth while agitating for structural changes, as seen through our drafting of the New York State Dream Act in 2011.

For sponsorship inquiries and other questions, please email jay [at] nysylc.org.