Calling all LGBT activists and allies!

Zachary Freels | March 11, 2010 - 9:07 pm

Hey y'all!

NEW @ YP4

William Dennis | March 9, 2010 - 3:47 pm

First I should introduce myself to everyone. My name is William Dennis and I am the Fellowship Associate here at YP4. Today I decided to sneak up on the team to see what they have been up to. 

Working Towards Policy Change at FSU

Jessica Pinto | February 15, 2010 - 4:02 pm

Tags: equality, Florida, LGBTQ, policy, queer

A letter from The Coalition For an Equitable Community -- 

Correcting the Court is nothing new

On January 29, 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, restoring the rights taken away by the Supreme Court in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. One year to the day, a new movement is afoot to correct the Court.

...And Crown Thy Good With Corporate Personhood

Reproductive rights 37 years later

Roe v. Wade established a constitutional right to privacy and protected a woman's right to make reproductive decisions based on her own life, health, and conscience. Today, on the 37th anniversary of this landmark ruling, we face a new call to action.

10,000 Strong March on Phoenix, Police Brutality Erupts, in Battle for Human Rights

Zachary Freels | January 16, 2010 - 11:32 pm

More than 10,000 people marched for the civil rights, equality, and human dignity of undocumented people in Phoenix today. This battle for human rights was punctuated by repressive police brutality. I was at the epicenter of this conflict. An Indigenous Solidarity bloc was formed to challenge the invisibility of Native issues in the immigration movement.

Sotomayor takes progressive step forward, refers to “undocumented immigrant”

Senator Durbin once referred to America's immigration crisis as a "crisis of humanity." Yesterday, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor agreed when she referred to immigrants not as "illegal" or "alien" but as "undocumented." Use of this humanizing term marks both the first ruling of Justice Sotomayor's high court career, and also the first time such a term has been used by the Court as a whole - ever.

Sponsor A DREAM With Just ONE VOTE: Support Undocumented Immigrant Students! Pass the DREAM Act

Vote for up to 20 of your favorite orgs, including Chinatown Youth Initiatives!

Toby Wu | December 5, 2009 - 11:51 pm

Tags: philanthropy

 HI PROGRESSIVE FRIENDS!!!

 Chase is giving away lots of $$$, and YOUR votes will determine who gets it! The top 100 orgs will receive $25k each! You will find many former BLUEPRINT projects competing there. VOTE BY DECEMBER 11!!!