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.
Environment Conference call THIS SUNDAY
Hi Everyone,
We are confirmed for an Environment Networking call this Sunday,
June 22nd at 8pm EST. For those of you who can participate please RSVP to
me by the end of the day on Friday. If you are not able to make the call we
will send out notes and next steps and post to the environment group on MyYP4.
Primary Dial-in Number: 1-800-615-2900
Participant Access Code is: 873118
Questions to consider:
- What are fellows doing around the country on campus and in
the community? - How can YP4 support your environmental work on campus or in
your community?
Agenda:
- Introductions: Who’s on the call?
- Chrissy Cooley, 2006 fellow, to discuss her role as
Sustainability Director at Ohio
State University - Carolynn Johnson, 2007 Leadership Academy
fellow, to discuss her work at Rainforest Alliance and One Sky - Kari Fulton, 2007 fellow, to discuss her environmental
justice work at Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative - Brainstorm: How can we better support the work of fellows
doing environmental justice and protection work? - Q/A
- Next steps