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.
Young People For National Summit
Date: January 17, 2008 - 9:00pm - January 21, 2008 - 7:00pm
Location:
National Education Association
16th and M St., NW
Washington, DC
Description:
The fourth annual National Summit for Progressive Leaders is coming!
At the Summit, the new class of Young People For (YP4) Fellows will meet other young progressive leaders from all over the country and learn powerful strategies and tactics for creating sustainable social change.
The National Summit will open at 4:00 pm on Thursday, January 17 and adjourn at 2:00 pm on Monday, January 21. Fellows are required to attend the full Summit.
Fellows' travel, meals, and accommodations will be covered by Young People For.