Activating Youth Voices

Geoff Foster, Director of Organizing and Policy, UTEC and
Mike Neagle, teacher & 2019 Massachusetts Social Studies Teacher of the Year

Geoff Foster, Director of Organizing and Policy, UTEC, will share his work with UTEC students and their “VOTE 17” initiative to enfranchise Lowell’s 17-year-olds in school and city council elections. Mike Neagle, 2019 Massachusetts Social Studies Teacher of the Year, will discuss how he engages his 8th-graders in civics activities outside the classroom through Generation Citizen and Discovering Justice. The event is free, but registration is required.