This year’s FYRE Media Justice Camp theme, “Rights! Camera! ACTION!” invites our campers to dive deep into the pivotal themes of reproductive justice and liberation, using the camera as a powerful tool for expression. Together, they will create video projects that highlight one of the following themes: Healthcare Access, Trans Justice, Autonomy, Sexual Liberation, and Abolition. Through creative storytelling, these films will not only showcase the diverse facets of reproductive justice but also empower our campers to bring their visions to life.
Participants will also engage in political education, guided by local organizers both within SPARK and beyond, immersing themselves in the critical work of reproductive justice. SPARK is seeking campers who reflect our community: Black women and queer/trans young people of color, aged 18-35.
FYRE 2025 will be hosted in Atlanta, GA, but applicants from anywhere in the south are welcome to apply! Travel and accommodations will be covered for all selected participants.
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MONDAY, JUNE 16th
We will be sending out our decisions by Monday, July 7th, and the camp will take place July 24th-July 27th.
CLICK HERE to apply to this year’s FYRE Camp!
The Fierce Youth Reclaiming & Empowering (FYRE) program develops the civic leadership of queer & trans youth of color and ally youth of color living in the Southeast in the reproductive justice movement.
FYRE develops leaders through internships, social media engagement, our annual FYRE Media Justice Camp, the IGNITE Queer & Trans Youth of Color Convening, trainings and technical assistance for student leaders, art, and by conducting community-based research.
Since 2009, the FYRE program has amplified the voices of queer & trans youth of color by:
- Hosting 35 LGBTQQ youth of color at 8 FYRE Media Justice Camps resulting in 6 short films on coming out, bullying, sexual health, healthcare access, violence, and abortion, 3 blogs, a self-expression photo exhibition of 72 images showcased in a local gallery, a multi-segment podcast on current reproductive and racial justice issues, and a short play on liberation and bodily autonomy.
- Organizing the first trans and queer youth of color reproductive justice conference in the Southeast, IGNITE, providing 15 workshops to 85 youth from 13 southern states.
- Distributing over 1000 copies of SPARK’s FIRE art/resource zine nationally.
For details on our individual FYRE Media Justice Camps (FMJC), click the links below:
FMJC 2023
FMJC 2022
FMJC 2021
FMJC 2019
FMJC 2018
FMJC 2016
FMJC 2015
FMJC 2014
FMJC 2013
To learn more about FYRE and lend your time and energy towards amplifying the power of queer and trans youth of color, email us at info@sparkrj.org!
