Archive for the ‘Youth Activism’ Category

Supporting leadership that promotes racial justice

By Deborah Meehan, Executive Director, Leadership Learning Community, Oakland made the headlines again this summer when a jury delivered a verdict of involuntary manslaughter in the trial of Johannes Mehserle. Mehserle, a BART police officer, was on trial for shooting Oscar Grant, a young, African...

September 14th, 2010 | Featured, Racial Equity, Youth Activism | Read More

What we did this summer: Endure a hot summer of injustice

By Sarah Gonzales, “When our rights are under attack, what do we do? Fight Back!” This slogan was a familiar chant at the many protests that took place this summer in Tucson, Arizona due in large part to the passing of SB 1070, the now infamous anti-immigrant law and HB 2281, which seeks to ban...

September 8th, 2010 | Featured, Latinos, Youth Activism | Read More