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.
UNION RESEARCH SUMMER SCHOOL, June 7-12, 2009
UNION RESEARCH SUMMER SCHOOL, June 7-12, 2009
The AFL-CIO and Cornell University are sponsoring a Strategic Corporate Research Summer School on June 7-12, 2009 in Ithaca, New York. The course (credit or non-credit) is designed for undergrad and grad students who are interested in working as union researchers and campaigners. The registration deadline is May 1. Credit scholarships are available. To obtain a registration form and other information, go to http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/on/special/scr.php, or contact Kirstine Armstrong at (607) 254-4749 or kaa14@cornell.edu.