Last year I wrote a blog about Tee Shirt wearers, in which I wrote about people who are in the movement for there own selfish ambitions.  Now I sit here and I see that we are a group of individuals working on our own projects and assignments rather than a team working on a singular purpose.

Hey guys I have like 4 albums worth of pictures from the summit. I'm gonna post the links. If you guys have some up...please post them:

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Human rights leader, Van Jones, born during the civil rights movement opened the day with an inspiring speech. Jones is the co-founder and executive director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights.

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Sometimes it's hard to step up and be a leader within your campus or community. We second-guess our skills and abilities, are confronted with a lack of resources, and continually struggle within our groups to decide how best to make our world a better place.

This is a problem that all leaders, be they young or old have had to face. I once read a quote from the great leader and former president Abraham Lincoln that went " I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day." Feelings of helplessness and isolation afflict the best of us from time to time and perhaps that's one of the reasons why it feels so cathartic to be here at the YP4 summit.