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.
YP4's National Summit for Progressive Leaders
The fourth annual National Summit for Progressive Leaders 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.
The National Summit will open at 4:00 pm on Thursday, January 17 and adjourn at 2:00 pm on Monday, January 21. Fellows are required to attend the full Summit.
Fellows' travel, meals, and accommodations will be covered by Young People For.
Partner organizations are invited to selected events.
You might be wondering...
- What is the Summit all about?
- Who will be at the Summit?
- What can I expect to learn at the Summit?
- Where will the Summit be held?
- How do I get to the hotel from the airport?
- What should I pack? And what should I wear?
Fellows will receive an e-mail with specific information about their room assignments, roommates and other logistics by the beginning of January. Contact Rachel Burrows with any other fellowship-related inquiries.
Watch the 2006 Summit video
Media
For press credentials, please contact Jason Cooper
What is the Summit all about?
The National Summit is the national convening of Young People For’s fellows, senior fellows, progressive partners and allies, and supporters. The event is the fellows’ introduction to the Young People For fellowship program and often the progressive movement. The Summit provides fellows with essential training for creating social change and with a sense of connectedness to their peers and the larger progressive movement.
Who will be at the Summit?
What can I expect to learn at the Summit?
The National Summit will prepare you to create meaningful social change on your campus and in your community. Fellows, senior fellows, steering committee members, progressive partners and allies will explore power dynamics, share strategies, build skills, refine tactics, and connect with each other over our shared visions of social justice and a strong progressive movement. For more information, download the agenda.
Location of the Summit
National Education Association
16th and M Street, NW
Washington, DC
From the hotel to the National Education Association:
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Getting to the hotel from the airport
All attendees will be staying at the Capitol Hilton Hotel. You will need to take the Metro from Reagan National Airport to get to the hotel. If you are arriving at Dulles or BWI Airport, alternate transportation information will be sent to you by e-mail.
Directions: From Reagan National Airport, take the blue or orange line to Farragut West Metro Station. Exit the station and go east two blocks on I Street to 16th Street. Go north one block on 16th Street. The Capital Hilton will be on the northeast corner of 16th and K Streets.
The Capitol Hilton
1001 16th Street NW (at K Street)
Washington, DC 20036
202.393.1000