We are so excited to recognize Brittany Mobley with the Robert E. Shepherd Award! “Brittany is the embodiment of a servant leader who lives out the mission of this work. Brittany’s advocacy is fierce yet disarming. She is relentless in her defense, but personable in her approach.” #TGCSummit2025

We are honored and humbled to host 30 local Beehive Strategy Sessions this year as part of our annual Youth Defender Leadership Summit. Starting tomorrow, the youth defense community will come together for two days to build toward a better future for all children. #TGCSummit2025 #BeeInRelationship

Check out some “Digital Honey” that we shared with our 2025 Summit Beehives! These were created by youth artists part of a youth voice publication co-created by the Gault Center, Progeny, and TerraLuna. We’re so honored to be a part of this important project! #TGCSummit2025 #YouthVoice #ArtAdvocacy

We currently have applications open for our Ambassadors for Racial Justice program, a professional development program for youth defenders and other attorney advocates dedicated to ending racial injustice. Learn more at bit.ly/ARJ2026 and apply by Nov 1, 2025! #TGCSummit2025 #ARJ

We are so excited to recognize Jenifer “Jeni” Stinson with the Robert E. Shepherd Award! Jeni, we are so grateful for your leadership and service. It is an honor to honor you! #TGCSummit2025 #SummitBeehives #ShepherdAward #YouthDefender

As a sneak peak of some of the topics we'll be exploring together as a community, check out some of the books that have been shared with us as we prepared for our Summit program this year! #TGCSummit2025
To check out our Summit 2025 Booklist, click here: www.defendyouthrights.org/.../summit-2....

We are so grateful to Raj Jayadev, author of Protect Your People: How Ordinary Families Are Using Participatory Defense to Challenge Mass Incarceration, for sharing his beautiful spirit and wisdom with our community at Summit! #TGCSummit2025 #SummitBeehives #ProtectYourPeople #PublicDefenders

We are grateful to cbabi bayoc, internationally known visual artist and illustrator, who is leading an interactive art conversation with the youth defense community on using art in the co-creation of justice at our Opening Ceremony! #TGCSummit2025 #SummitBeehives

We are beyond honored to be in conversation with Norma Wong, author of When No Thing Works: A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse, as part of our annual Youth Defender Leadership Summit! #TGCSummit2025 #SharedHorizon #Liberation