Youth Day At the Capitol (YDAC) 2025

Name: Youth Day At the Capitol (YDAC) 2025
Start: 2025-02-25T08:45:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-25T16:00:00-06:00
Location: MN History Center/Minnesota State Capitol

Schedule

Tue Feb 25 2025 at 08:45 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

MN History Center/Minnesota State Capitol | Saint Paul, MN

YDAC attendees learn to effectively advocate for themselves and an issue of their choice, and practice those skills with their legislators.
About this Event

Youth Day at the Capitol (YDAC) attendees will learn how to effectively advocate for an issue of their choosing, and practice those advocacy skills during a meeting with their local elected official(s).

SAMPLE SCHEDULE

8:30-8:45: School and community delegations arrive and check in.

9 - 10, 10:15-11:15: Delegations participate in advocacy trainings led by the Minnesota Youth Council, and spend time in the Minnesota History Center exhibits.

11:30: Join 600 students in a march to the Capitol for a group photo and afternoon activities.

12-4: Lunch on your own, meetings with state legislators (we set up for you), Rotunda activities, and talks by Minnesota Constitutional Officers!