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.
Spread the Word
So you’ve nominated every superstar college activist you know for the YP4 fellowship. (If you haven’t, nominate already!) Now what?
- Post a bulletin to your blog, Facebook or MySpace account, and mailing lists. (Here’s sample text.)
- Post the Summit video to your Facebook account or blog with a note encouraging folks to apply.
- Change your GChat or Facebook status to include http://www.youngpeoplefor.org/fellowship.
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Add this to your e-mail signature: Apply or nominate for the YP4 fellowship!
Here’s the HTML code:
- Use web stickers: Just copy and paste the HTML code provided next to each image below to link to us.
- Change your headshot: Change your online userpic to one of the stickers below. To download, just right-click (or control-click with a Mac) and click Save Image As.
Sample Bulletin
Turn your ideas into action. The Young People For (YP4) fellowship is a leadership development program focusing on identifying, engaging and empowering young progressive leaders.
The core of the program is a one-year fellowship that equips college students with the skills and resources necessary to create lasting change on their campuses and in their communities.
The fellowship kicks off with a five-day Summit in Washington, D.C., where 200 fellows connect with other progressive leaders, attend skill-building workshops, learn about powerful strategies and tactics for sustainable social change, and strategize for the future. Check out videos from the most recent Summit — and meet some fellows — at www.youtube.com/youngpeoplefor.
Throughout the fellowship, you’ll be offered financial support, technical support and media assistance while implementing a meaningful Blueprint for Social Justice project of your own design.
Learn more and nominate yourself or a friend for the 2010 fellowship at www.youngpeoplefor.org/fellowship.
Young People For is a program of People For the American Way Foundation.