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.
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!
The SYRF Regional Training Institute (RTI) is back and better than ever. The RTI is an activist and organizing training program that will take place in three cities across the country between October 2008 and March 2009. We will be making stops in the following cities:
Washington, DC: February 1-2, 2009
Apply by December 22, 2008
Austin, TX: March 7-8, 2009
Apply by January 30, 2009
Each training will feature intensive skills sessions preparing participants to galvanize community support for reproductive justice in a faithful context. Trainings will be led by experts in the fields of organizing, religion, and reproductive justice. Session topics include event planning, communications, theology, personal leadership development, and more. Download a sample schedule and see what we’ve got in the works.
SYRF Regional Trainings are completely free to accepted participants. We welcome both alumni of last year’s Institute and first time participants. We’ll have special programming for different levels of experience. But whether you’re a newcomer, very experienced, or somewhere in-between, be sure to complete an application soon – before all our spots fill up.
Apply for a Regional Training