The gentrification of the Mission District brought a "gang list" that affected young people in a 60-block radius, limiting their freedom of movement and association. Vicente Garcia used his 2007 Young People For fellowship to organize the community to stop the gang list.
This is a list of upcoming events posted by YP4 fellows and staff. If you're a fellow, you can create an event.
The National Summit
Date: February 12, 2009 - 8:00am - February 16, 2009 - 5:00pm
Location:
Washington, DC
Description:
The fifth annual National Summit is coming!
At the Summit, the new class of Young People For (YP4) fellows will meet other young progressive leaders from all over the country and learn powerful strategies and tactics for creating sustainable social change.
INTERN Opportunity: “Recruitment Posters for Peace” Workshop Co-Instructor
Date: November 24, 2008 - 4:22pm - December 19, 2008 - 12:00am
Location:
American Friends Service Committee
637 S. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60605
Description:
Intern Opportunity: “Recruitment Posters for Peace” Workshop Co-Instructor
The ideal candidate must have solid graphic design skills. It is preferable for the candidate to have experience in working with high school students as well as a strong interest in issues of peace and social justice.
WANTED: TALENTED, ACTIVIST COLLEGE STUDENTS!
Date: November 24, 2008 - 4:33pm - February 28, 2009 - 12:00am
Location:
American Friends Service Committee
637 S. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60605
afsc.org
Description:
why?
To participate in RECRUITMENT POSTERS FOR PEACE, a project of the American Friends Service
Committee*! We are asking talented college students to design posters that inspire young people to join the peace movement and submit them for possible exhibition.
WHAT WILL MY POSTER BE USED FOR?
The Greenlining Institute's 16th Annual Economic Summit
Date: April 3, 2009 - 9:00am
Location:
Center at Cathedral Plaza
555 West Temple Street
Downtown Los Angeles
Description:
The Greenlining Institute’s
16th Annual Economic Summit
SYRF Regional Trainings
Date: February 1, 2009 - 9:00am - February 2, 2009 - 12:00am
Location:
Washington, DC (Feb 1-2, 2009)
Austin, TX (March 7-8, 2009)
Description:
Regional Training Institute
Be part of a generation of justice. Apply today!