Over 2 The Youth

03/03/2025

🛤 February was a powerful month for sharing OTTY’s mission and vision to the world – and we’re carrying the energy and momentum from these experiences into March and beyond. Here’s a recap of what we’ve been up to, where we’re headed, and ways to get involved 👇

Recapping recent appearances by OTTY's youth leadership at international events and spaces. Plus an update on upcoming opportunities to get involved.

02/03/2025

🗓 Upcoming Offerings in February and March 2025!

As winter fades and spring approaches, Over to the Youth is ramping up its offerings with weekly Member Gatherings, communication skills workshops, and Mentor Skills Training through our experiential Open Gatherings.

To better serve our global community, all online events will now take place Saturdays at 4 PM UTC (8 AM PST / 11 AM EST), a time that allows for reflection on the past week and preparation for the one ahead. This schedule will remain consistent for the foreseeable future.

Without further ado, here’s a look at our upcoming events for February and March. More details to come!

February 2025

🌱 Saturday, Feb 8 – Member Gathering
🎒 Saturday, Feb 15 – (Title TBC) Skills Workshop, led by mentor Laura Samson
🤝 Saturday, Feb 22 – Open Gathering

March 2025

🌱 Saturday, Mar 1 – Member Gathering
🎒 Saturday, Mar 8 – “Know Fear” Skills Workshop, led by mentor David Cordes
(Daylight Savings begins in US/Canada, with Gathering Times becoming 9 AM PDT / 12 Noon EDT)
🌱 Saturday, Mar 15 – Member Gathering
🤝 Saturday, Mar 22 – Open Gathering
🌱 Saturday, Mar 29 – Member Gathering

🌱 Our Member Gatherings are spaces for youth aged 18-25 to check-in with what’s alive for them, and experience an environment that can truly listen and hold them in their journey. If you’d like to join one of these sessions, please apply to join using our ‘Join’ page!

🤝 Open Gatherings are open for everyone to come and learn about Over To The Youth’s offerings and experience a taste of how we create powerful group dynamics for self-discovery and authenticity to shine. Please check for updates nearer the time for details on how to join.

We look forward to seeing you there!

01/31/2025

Happy birthday to our Director of Operations, Tom Shaw! 🥳 If you haven't checked out his birthday fundraiser to help support some of Over To The Youth's activities this year, check out the video and the post linked below 👇 we're already over two thirds of the way to our funding goal - let's get to 100% today!

01/29/2025

🫀 Encouraging youth to move to a heart-centred place plays a huge role in helping young people discover their life purpose and to step into the most authentic version of themselves. This brilliant video from Franziska Shaadt captures the importance of this beautifully 👇

How do you shift from the mind to the heart? It begins by connecting with your soul. In this special episode, Franziska Schaadt, Co-CEO of Awake Origins, gui...

01/28/2025

In a little under 24 hours, we're already well over halfway to reaching our funding goal on our latest campaign!💛Thank you to everyone who has donated and shared so far - and if you haven't seen it yet, check out our Director of Operation's poem and call-to-action in support of the campaign below 👇

01/27/2025

🎁 Giving It All Away ~ A Poem by Tom Shaw 🎁

Over To The Youth's Director of Operations, Tom Shaw, has written and performed the following poem to mark his upcoming birthday later to this week. To celebrate, he invites you to contribute to Over To The Youth's current fundraising efforts to allow us to connect with the hearts of youth and mentors at this year's Anarchapulco.

Find out more about this piece and the campaign at the link below 👇
https://overtotheyouth.com/over-to-anarchapulco/

01/07/2025

👷 Come build with us!

Are you a young person looking to inspire others of your generation?
Or an experienced mentor helping youth unlock their full potential?
Or maybe you have time, talent and treasure to share?

We want to work with you! Here's how you can get involved:

🤝 Youth aged 18-25 can become a member today at https://overtotheyouth.com/home/join/ . Youth aged 13-17 - Stay tuned! We'll be announcing ways for you to get involved later this year.

☄️ Experienced mentors and those with gifts to share can get in touch with us at https://overtotheyouth.com/home/contact/ as well as join our Open Gatherings each month.

🎁 Those with treasures to share can make a huge difference in helping deliver life-changing programs for young people. Make a contribution today over at https://overtotheyouth.com/home/donate/

🌐 We're working on establishing local chapters across the world throughout 2025. If you know someone who would be keen to help us build a chapter where they are, then tag them below and share this post with them!