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Curious about getting involved with STF? Fill out our Interest Form so we can schedule an introductory meeting with you to discuss the logistics of launching an STF Chapter on your campus.
Steps to Start a Chapter
1. Speak with the STF Team during an introductory meeting
2. Build a leadership team, preferably with 3-5 students
3. Secure a Teacher Advisor
4. Recruit general student members
5. Begin hosting meetings on campus
Expectations of STF Chapters
- Communicate regularly via email, text, phone call, etc. with the STF Team.
- Participate in a weekly virtual cross-campus calls with an STF Team Member and representatives from other STF Chapters. These calls are once a week, typically after school or in the evenings.
- Participate in monthly leadership check ins with your STF Team Member
- Attend, when possible, STF Leadership Workshops. These are typically hybrid events held on a Saturday.
- Hold weekly on-campus Chapter meetings with leadership and general members.
- Host educational and advocacy events on campus or within your community to engage students, teachers, parents, community members, decision-makers, etc. in your human rights advocacy.
What the STF Team Provides
- Human rights advocacy opportunities
- In-depth leadership trainings
- Access to HRW experts
- Tools to engage in each Action Plan
- Weekly virtual calls where students collaborate across campuses and receive targeted support for their on-campus work
Benefits Students Receive from Participating in STF
- Students learn to articulate human rights concepts and share them with their peers, and their communities at large.
- Thanks to regular advocacy opportunities, students learn to engage those in power in order to achieve change.
- STF members learn how to evaluate problems and independently discover ways to address them, harnessing the leadership skills they work on each week.
- Each campaign requires students to build relationships and network with students, faculty, parents, administrators and other stakeholders in their campus communities and beyond.
“This group gives me a sense of community, a space to share ideas and resources. I have learned a lot of different strategies for advocacy, engagement and recruitment that have helped on my campus.”
“Before joining STF, I saw activism as a nice thought but not something that makes a difference. But now I’m seeing how much can be accomplished. It’s amazing to hear success stories of how other STF leaders are getting administrators to install solar on campus or embed climate education into their classes. It’s so cool that they’re able to get that done by just using their voices!”
“I never truly felt that I was making a difference until I joined Student Task Force. Our social media campaigns, meetings with government officials, and community events had a definitive impact on both my school and my community.”
“I’ve gotten to know everyone on these calls so well that I see us as a family. It’s important to give students ways to connect across campuses. I cannot imagine not having this platform to collaborate with other students. It’s a way to feel like you’re involved in something bigger than just your school. I get such valuable advice from other Chapters and it’s good to have a group like this to support one another while holding each other accountable.”
“By giving youth such a great deal of respect and responsibility, STF empowers students like myself to become passionate, dynamic, and active citizens. It allows us to mobilize both our local and global communities as we build our individual leadership styles and ultimately teaches us lessons that we will take with us for the rest of our lives.”
Take Action: Schedule A Meeting
Fill out our Interest Form so we can schedule an introductory meeting to get to know your passion for human rights and discuss the logistics of launching an STF Chapter on your campus. We look forward to meeting you soon!