In the News

September 30, 2008

Young People For (YP4)

From Slingshots to Solutions: Goals for Organizers
The Nation and WireTap, September 24
Calvin Williams, YP4 fellowship coordinator, co-wrote this opinion piece about the Republican National Convention demonstrations and how organizers can become more effective.

Ask Not What Obama Can Do For You, But What You and Obama Can Do Together
Future Majority, September 29
Michael Connery notes that Young People For and the rest of Generation Vote are working to organize in support of a youth policy agenda. (Please note that Young People For is a nonpartisan program; contrary to the implication of this article, YP4 does not support any candidate for political office.)

Election registration heats up on campus
The Collegian, September 5
Matthew Popek, 2008 YP4 fellow and head of Represent Penn State, explains the organization’s newest election registration tool on their website, psuvote.org, and how they work with other groups on campus to get out the vote.

Summer work in South Africa
The State News, September 9
Nicole Iaquinto, a 2008 YP4 fellow, traveled to South Africa to teach health classes, do HIV/AIDS testing and offer after-school activities for at-risk youth.

Quick Hits – September 9th: Voting Rights, and Gift Cards are a Republicans [sic] Best Friend
Future Majority, September 9
News rundown highlights Countering the Right, the newest Progressive Academy Online course, and calls for fellowship applications.

Campus Advantage Teams With Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE) and HeadCount to Promote Student Voter Education
Earth Times, September 15
Matthew Segal, 2008 fellow and founder and executive director of Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE), collaborates with Campus Advantage to get out the vote by providing materials for student leaders and incentives for voter registration programs.

National Day of Action: 1Sky Gears Up for a Green Economy
Blog the Debt, September 17
Ada Aroneanu, 2007 fellow and an organizer at 1Sky, announces a national mobilization for Americans to tell their leaders that they are ready to work for a green economy.

Students speak out on Constitution Day
The Daily Collegian Online, September 18
Matt Popek, 2008 fellow, president of Represent Penn State and chairman of P.S.U. Vote, engages in street theater to draw attention to the issue of voting.

Fellowships Available
UPTOWNflavor, September 19

Getting Out the Youth Vote Now, Today, This Weekend
Cape Cod Rocks, September 19
This article notes Young People For, along with The League, Black Youth Vote, Voto Latino, and College Democrats of America (CDA), as organizations that are expanding outreach to community college students.

Clippings from September 18th – September 19th
Progress Pittsburgh, September 19
A shout out for the YP4 fellowship.

Coalition Building: No Easy Task
Future Majority, September 21
Leadership Academy fellow April Joy Damian writes about her fellowship with Greenlining’s Bridges to Health team and the ways in which she’s learning about coalition building.

Now Accepting Applications: Young People For (YP4) Fellowship, October 26 Deadline!
MediaRights, September 22

Now Accepting Applications: Young People For (YP4) Fellowship, October 26 Deadline!
Dope Swan, September 22

Highlighted articles by fellows

Junior discusses public service at Republican National Convention
The Daily Pennsylvanian, September 3
Colin Kavanaugh, a 2008 fellow, profiles Ashley Gunn, a University of Pennsylvania student who won a conservative scholarship in high school and was tapped at the last minute to speak at the Republican National Convention.

It’s back to Pennsylvania for political campaigns
The Daily Pennsylvanian, September 4
Colin Kavanaugh, a 2008 fellow, analyzes the importance of the Pennsylvania vote in the upcoming presidential elections.

Progressive Work is Sexy
Future Majority, September 13
April Joy Damian, a 2008 fellow and Leadership Academy fellow, writes of being a young activist who started a multitude of projects in her community but noticed a lack of investment in the leadership development of herself and others. She relates how YP4 has filled that space and brought her together with likeminded people to learn how to balance her commitments and be successful in the progressive movement.

'Green' as a trend is inaccurate
The Lariat, September 16
Whitney Petty, a 2008 fellow and Baylor University Sustainability Committee member, defends the work her committee has done to green the campus permanently — not just as a fad.