Youth Empowerment Initiative

 

Youth Outreach InitiativeProgramsGet InvolvedThink for YourselfAbout

 

Questions to Consider

 

 
  1. How many countries possess nuclear weapons and how many nuclear bombs does each country possess?
  2. What are the key institutions, agencies, and sites in the US nuclear weapons complex?
  3. Are you familiar with the argument that it was not necessary for the US to bomb Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Japan in order to end World War II?
  4. What US corporations and universities are involved in the research and production of nuclear weapons?
  5. What are the best alternatives to nuclear power?
  6. Why is Yucca Mountain significant?
  7. How do I talk about nuclear weapons, waste, and energy so people will feel their personal connection to the issues?
  8. The recent Live 8 concert series mobilized hundreds of thousands of people in-person and millions more online around relieving poverty in Africa. How have activists working on nuclear issues tapped into the power of arts and culture?
  9. What connections exist between nuclear issues and other social justice issues, such as the environment, education, anti-apartheid movement, media reform, anti-corporate globalization? How can recognizing and understanding these connections make me a better leader?
  10. How can we not only overcome the often divisive factors of race, class, and religion, but utilize them as assets in our organizing?
  11. What are some specific examples of nonviolent organizing tactics?
  12. What is social change philanthropy?
  13. How do youth and/or student-led organizations fund raise?
  14. Do young people and/or students have an authentic voice in the decision-making process of your school and/or community?
  15. How has the internet and email changed community organizing efforts?

Submit a question