Introduction
The deaf youth in the United States although faced with numerous challenges are striving to achieve social justice in several ways as discussed in this paper. For instance, the Deaf Youth USA is dedicated to social justice through media and activism by organizing workshops where discussions are held on how to strengthen the fight against marginalization. Several workshops have been held where racism topics are discussed to create an anti-racist culture among members so that the organization moves forward stronger and fully inclusive.
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The discussions are usually difficult, nonetheless; the problems must be acknowledged so that in the process, the organization grows stronger (Dale-Hench, p. 1). To achieve this objective, fascinating and inspirational stories are shared both community and personal stories. The youths could invite guests from organizations such as deafbay.com and CAD to the camps where they talk about the respective organizations and how youths who are deaf can participate actively.
In addition, it is important to make the youths believe that before they can change the world, they have to change themselves first. To change positively, the groups have to be taught how media can distort reality (Dale-Hench, p. 1). The youths have to be enlightened on how to capture the mind of audiences using two elements namely beauty and message. The youths have to learn to embrace beauty by opening to receive the messages passed across by other youths. Importantly, the youths could initiate discussions on why they object to racism and critically argue against, or for their propositions. The discussions could be made simple to accommodate all the age groups.
The youth groups have to write manifestos that pave way for youth activism, voluntary service, and giving back to the community. Normally, youth activism is crucial in helping the youth to sieve leaders they would want to elect. To ensure active participation in activism, the youths have to develop a functional leadership hierarchy led by chairpersons, assisted by vice-chairpersons and financial officers. Moreover, when the members are allowed to take part in elections, the youth groups would encourage social justice.
The Deaf Youth USA (DYUSA) for instance strives to educate, inspire, and empower the deaf youth to make difference in the communities (DeafYouthUSA, p. 1). Such activities would make the youths vibrant, intelligent, and ambitious. The youths ought to embrace media and the internet as powerful tools for fighting prejudices. These channels are crucial in educating the dead youths at all levels on how to develop and own personal media. Through Facebook for example; the DYUSA members would actively participate in topics that touch on redefining the meaning of being deaf, sign language, and deafness. These channels are crucial in sharing experiences and ideas on how to handle physical challenges positively.
Furthermore, Facebook would provide members with the opportunity to train to be community organizers. Such opportunities are likely to endear the members of the deaf groups to other people who view them as a lot that are striving to shape their destiny before imminent challenges. Importantly, the DYUSA members can use the media to carry out voter registration campaigns and elections. This enables the group to reach out to various deaf people throughout the United States.
Conclusion
Consequently, the deaf youth may get the chance to elect leaders who should represent them at various levels of governance. The members could host gatherings during the summer where members share their experiences and get professional or moral support from the members. Finally, the DYUSA leaders write open letters through the media denouncing discrimination against deaf people in companies where such people work.
Works Cited
- Dale-Hench, Martin. “Enabling Activism.” Deaf Youth USA Bay Area’s Inaugural Camp. Dyusa.org, 2011.
- DeafYouthUSA.The Problem. Dosomething.org, 2008.
- DYUSA. Facebook. Facebook.com, 2011.