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.
In the News
November 30, 2008
Young People For (YP4)
FAMU Teams Up With TV One for Election Night
Black College News and Black College Wire, November 3
Report of TV One coverage of the election watch party that happened on Election Day at Florida A&M.
FAMU Hosts Presidential Watch Party with National Network TV One
Florida A&M University, November 4
Almost 3,000 people attended an election night watch party hosted by several Florida A&M student groups, TV One, and student government, including 2008 fellows Asia McFarland and Vincent Evans. The Student Vote coalition had registered more than 3,000 young voters.
New Yorkers Share Drinks, Politics
NY City News Service, November 4
Josh Bolotsky, a 2008 Leadership Academy fellow, shares his thoughts on the burgeoning liberal New York social scene as Living Liberally has grown more popular.
The Fire of a New Generation
Campus Progress, November 5
In light of Barack Obama’s election to the White House, it’s time for young progressive groups such as YP4 to take center stage.
Quick Hit: Trans in the Red States
Feministing, November 12
Jeremy Bearer-Friend, a 2008 Leadership Academy fellow, and Robert Redman wrote about the trans rights movement and how it is gaining a foothold in traditionally conservative parts of the country. (See originals below.)
Racial disparities persist despite Obama election
Denver Post, November 24
2007 fellow Kari Fulton challenges the idea that racism is dead now that a black man has been elected to the White House.
Student Organizers: Use the Economic Crisis to Press Your Advantage
Future Majority, November 30
Sarah Burris, crossposting at the YP4 Blog, offers tips on using the college budgeting process and students’ resentment toward hefty cuts to fuel change on campus.
Articles by fellows
Trans in the Red States
American Prospect, November 12
Metafilter, November 13
PFLAG LiveJournal, November 15
Jeremy Bearer-Friend, a 2008 Leadership Academy fellow, and Robert Redman discuss how grassroots action is coalescing into a supportive network for trans people in the American heartland.