Tabriz, IRAN – Protected by a temporary hunting ban, the world’s smallest seals – the endangered Caspian seals – face a serious threat at the end of 2018 when the ban is lifted. Dr. Negar Yaryan, a veterinarian who is...
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Marching for our lives
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. – On Saturday, I participated in the March for Our Lives in Atlanta. The...
Politicians must listen to youth, not the NRA
Lewiston, Maine, U.S.A. – Students around the nation walked out of their classrooms last week to...
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Lady Bird: Mom, I need to fly
TABRIZ, Iran – It is a story of experiencing the possibilities and boundaries of the youth, a...
Many attend Iowa school walkout; some disagree
GLENWOOD, Iowa, U.S.A. – The sun rose here on March 14 as it did across the rest of the country. To...
Walkout is a step toward change
Today at 10 a.m., I and 265 other students at Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia walked out of...
Walkout: ‘It could have been us’
West Windsor, New Jersey, U.S.A. – Minutes before the walkout, everybody’s eyes were on the clocks...
Pictures of protests: March 14 school walkout
Want to read more? Here are the voices of YJI students worldwide since...
I’m walking out, and here’s why
Croton-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.A. – Middle and high school students across America have had their...
Parkland killings spur change at New Jersey school
West Windsor, New Jersey, U.S.A. – Policy changes that school administrators think will make West...
We were fine – until the fire alarm went off
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A. – My life has changed since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas...
Queen rocks Melbourne
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA – When Queen and Adam Lambert came to my town, I got to experience the concert...
Gun violence is not about one nation, but human lives
Lahore, PAKISTAN – Are educational institutes a safe place? During the February 14 mass shooting at...