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Happy holidays everyone!

Aliza Bartfield said to me after the Oakland United party Saturday night, "you know its a good party when people dance"  Likewise, I think you know a conference on social justice is good when people are erupting in discussion - minds aroused, passions ignited, networks and strategies forming.  This weekend 8 Yp4 fellows and 5 staff traveled to Oakland, California to attend Facing Ra

July 22 and my blueprint has been approved! What a great feeling... after 6 months of thinking, planning, evaluating...and starting all over again; the relief of finally having a grasp on how I am going to make a difference in my academic community is inexplicable.

One aspect of my blueprint for social justice that was different than other blueprints I've read was my goal for leadership development. This was a goal that was suggested by Zach Dryden and Rachel Burrows. Since I have planned to run my blueprint on a smaller scale (aka, no funding necessary) Yp4 offered me the opportunity to attend Camp Wellstone's citizen action training in my home town of Philadelphia.

First I want to start out with the cliche ' the summit was so amazing, i feel like i have this huge support system now and i'm so thankful for it'... but i mean every word of it. If you did talk to me for more than one interaction at the summit you might know that I canvass door to door in and around Philly fundraising for clean water action. The environment isn't my number one issue but it is the issue that I have the most experience with and it is also the issue that got me involved in activism.