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.
Jameelah Muhammad
(jmuhammad)
Oakland University
2008 Fellow
Jameelah Muhammad is a recent graduate of Oakland University where she majored in Biology and Environmental Health with a specialization in Resource Management. During her senior year, she was busy not only finishing up classes, but also working to help coordinate recycling as a member of the Environmental Coalition on campus, conducting meetings as Student Body Vice President for Student Congress, and traveling to various universities across the county as an Electoral Action Trainer for the United States Student Association. Some of her passions include fighting issues related to access to education and promoting environmental education and awareness. She is currently a Young People For Fellow for 2008, has participated in the YP4 Capacity Building program, and now is a member of the 2008 YP4 Leadership Academy. She is working on her blueprint related to environmental justice education and recently had the opportunity to attend a professional educational retreat to learn more about to make learning about the environment fun, interactive, and engaging with communities and especially young people. She hopes to eventually build an urban community garden that can be used as both an educational tool and a source of agricultural sustainability for the community. This summer she is participating in the Teach for America program in New York City and in the fall she plans on teaching science to middle school students in the city. When she isn’t trying to find ways to reduce her carbon footprint, or isn’t organizing students around important educational issues, she enjoys reading, drawing, bee-keeping and practicing guitar.