The Conference of Young Alaskans identified major goals for our state. Progress toward achieving them has been slow or nonexistent.
The flags of Alaska and the United States fly in front of the Alaska State Capitol on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 in Juneau.
With a mix of high-schoolers, college students, young professionals, and urban and rural Alaskans, we represent the somewhat disparate medley of Alaska’s Generation Z. Yet, through learning about our collective love for Alaska and mutual aspirations for a functioning government, we quickly discovered a shared hope: the perseverance of our lands, waters and peoples. Over the four-day summit, COYA wroteCOYA’s resolutions addressed everything from the concrete to the existential.
While these noble goals unified the 2012 COYA, progress toward achieving them has been slow or nonexistent. We recognize that it is not the fault of those delegates and their generation that their hopes have not come to fruition. Rather, we worry that the limiting factor is the disregard for the emerging perspectives of Alaska youth.
If your work is in community or politics, create spaces and invite young people to share their vision. To those who have young Alaskans in your life or as part of your organization, you have the power to elevate our voices and help us challenge the failing status quo.
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