Be You Boldly aims to empower girls, nonbinary youth in Maine [Video]

Aimed toward young girls and nonbinary youth from fourth to eight grade, the goal of the conference is to create a space where kids are at the forefront of conversations when being a kid can at times be tough. 

“Girls [and] especially nonbinary youth are facing a lot of social pressures. … This is when they’re developing their social identities,” executive director Adrienne Carmack said. “Our mission as an organization is to put the power back into the hands of young people.”

Fully run by high schoolers on the nonprofit’s Feminist Action Board (FAB), students are able to learn from their peers on a variety of topics from creating healthy relationships to learning how to get involved in activism. 

“The world is theirs, and they can change it, shape it, create it to whatever they choose to,” FAB …