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Hey #YP4 Fellows, Alumni and Friends!

On the weekend of July 15-18th the Young People For (YP4) Northeast Regional Training, in the historic steel-city of Pittsburgh, PA, brought together 33 YP4 Fellows from the Northeast area of the US.  Fellows from such awesome states as New York, District of Columbia, Connecticut

A few weeks ago, I attended a press conference to support LGBT equality and comprehensive immigration reform. Tomorrow you too have the chance to get involved.

Yesterday I joined fellow advocates and members of Congress for a press conference to support LGBT equality and comprehensive immigration reform.

With an estimated 11 million undocumented individuals in the U.S. there is currently no legal path for individuals to come out of the shadows, with the fear of deportation and family separation looming behind them at all times.  On July 1, 2010, President Barack Obama gave his first major public address on immigration reform since his presidential inauguration.

We thought we’d get a head-start on the upcoming regional trainings in Pittsburgh, Oakland, and Atlanta by opening up a discussion here on the YP4 Blog to

Have you heard of Avater: The Last Airbender? Neither had I until I saw the movie promotions. The Last Airbender is the latest Paramount picture to hit the motion screen. It's famous for it's American cult following who, much like 'Buffy: The Vampire Slayer', are fans of the television series. Why are we taking up the topic of Avatar: The Last Airbender?

With 126 days to midterm elections is right around the corner in November and with that said incumbents are feeling the brunt of the American people’s frustration.

Here are summaries of some of the workshops I attended today:

Organizing Across Communities: Age & Youth in Action by the Gray Panthers of Metropolitan Washington