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18th Annual Youth Summer Symposium

From Awareness to Action: The Power of Youth Resistance

The 18th Annual Summer Symposium will inspire you to create change and take action in your community by learning from youth movements of the past and present.

Over 3 days you'll experience:
  • Inspiring stories of young people who changed history
  • Interactive sessions to build your leadership and activism skills
  • Opportunities to connect with peers who share your passion for justice.
July 14, 15, & 16, 2025
9 am - 4 pm
Erie 1 BOCES
Tuition: $175
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The Academy's professional development conferences for educators provide the knowledge, tools, and inspiration for its participants to teach about the most pressing issues of our day. 
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Student Programs

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Open to any incoming 9th grader through exiting high school senior, the Summer Symposium (formerly known as The Summer Institute) is a five-day program designed to train the next generation of concerned citizens. 
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The future can be different than the past. Help our students make history! Consider helping to educate the next generation of changemakers by sponsoring a student, speaker,
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OUR IMPACT

​17 Years

Of successful programs conducted by award-winning staff 

​​600 

High school students trained internationally 

500

Teachers trained at all ​grade levels

​​25,000

Estimated students positively impacted by teacher trainings
2021 Impact Report

Why the academy: 

1 Proven
​Experience

Founded in 2008, our student summer program has trained over 600 high school students internationally and 300 local teachers in the Buffalo area. An estimated 20,000 students have been positively impacted by our programs in the classroom by those who have attended our trainings. 

2 Global  
 Impact

Alumni are now entering high profile careers in government, public service, and diplomacy, virtually all its participants have remarked that the program has inspired them to use their talents for the benefit of humanity. Alumni students and teachers have also gone on to hold important human rights events in their schools and communities.

3 Global
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Network

The Academy's programs provides students and teachers the opportunity to hear internationally-known human rights experts, take part in hands-on activities and field trips, and learn the skills they need to make an impact on the community, nation, and world.

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The Academy for Human Rights, 5999 South Park Avenue, Suite 201, Hamburg, NY 14075

​The land on which the Academy for Human Rights carries out its work is the traditional and ancestral territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, comprised of the Six Nations: the Seneca, Tuscarora, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, and Mohawk peoples.
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About
    • Mission & Vision
    • Board Of Directors >
      • Join the AHR Board!
    • Our Team
    • News and Annual Reports
    • Contact
    • Land Acknowledgement
  • For Students
    • 2025 Summer Symposium
    • About the Symposium
    • How the program works
    • Previous Programs
    • Student Comments
    • Internship
  • For Educators
    • Teacher Resources >
      • Teaching About Climate Resources
      • Buffalo Blackness Resources
      • Social Media and Democracy Teacher Resources
      • Bosnia Teacher Resources
      • Ukraine Teacher Resources
    • About Teacher Trainings
    • Past Teacher Trainings
    • Teacher Comments
    • Reed Taylor Award
  • Donate Now