Youth Building a Better Future

Today’s kids are well aware of the many challenges that they face in the world they are inheriting, from climate change to police violence, crowded classrooms to healthcare. The organizers of the amazing Social Justice Children’s Book Fair are here to show everyone that a better world is possible, and it can be here today if we choose it! Poetically written and beautifully illustrated in Innosanto Nagara’s signature style, Oh, The Things We’re For! offers a vision of where we could go for today’s kids, who are ready to tackle big issues to build a better world they envision. One way we can fight for our future and make an impact on our community is by voting, but as the kids in Calling All Future Voters! find out, voting isn’t easy for everyone. Blending narrative and educational content in her co-written book, Laura Atkins highlights our country’s ongoing struggle for a more inclusive democracy and encourages readers to understand their rights and responsibilities toward their community. Joining the fight for a better future is author, illustrator, and organizer Robert Liu-Trujillo, who will moderate this enriching panel about how all of us can build towards a better world.