Kevin Killer used his 2006 Young People For (YP4) fellowship to educate people on his reservation about a ballot initiative that would have banned civil unions.
Coming from an area with 70 to 80 percent unemployment, he's now a trainer with Campus Camp Wellstone and has been elected President of the YP4 Network.
Learn more about the YP4 fellowship…
Ideology 101
Overview
Political thought in the United States can't just be divided into two camps — us vs. them, left vs. right, progressive vs. conservative — it's much more complicated than that. There are actually a variety of progressive viewpoints on the economy, foreign policy and values — and they often contradict one another.
Join staff and partners of the Movement Vision Lab @ the Center for Community Change to explore the state of progressive ideology today. Discover a range of progressive ideas, debate different perspectives, and figure out where you stand!
Time Commitment
The course will require at least 2–4 hours per week, depending on the length of the readings and the amount of discussion throughout the week. As with any educational opportunity, the more time you can devote to the course, the more reward you will get out of it.
We recognize that some weeks are busier for participants than others. For this reason, we require that each participant commit to posting to the discussion board at least twice per week, but strongly encourage them to post more. The course will be driven by online discussion, and participants should expect to engage in the Progressive Academy Online website at least three days per week.
Course Platform
The Progressive Academy Online is a web-based learning discussion that includes curriculum posts and online discussion fora. You must have regular access to a computer to participate.
Although participants will not have to “show up” for a lecture, the course instructor will ask for regular and timely responses to discussion questions based on readings and assignments, and that participants engage with the weekly guest speaker by posting questions weekly that guest speakers will respond to. All information and readings related to the course will be available online free of charge.