On Friday afternoon while the country was still dealing with three days of horror several people gathered on the Green in New Haven to hold a Die In. The group of largely young adults was diverse and their action unlike what we have been watching spoke to our ability to come together More Images OnFacebook
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#BecauseYouMatter (Troup School) by Gary
We can’t wait for the perfect school, the perfect resources or perfect time…right now…today…we have the perfect you and we have kids who need you. Let’s go now, today, together and change lives! Since we began the tour there has been quite a bit said. Some of it praise. Some criticism. People believed it was […]
Juvenile Justice March
On Sunday, in New Haven, several young women associated with the Yale chapter of the NAACP led a march from the courthouse on Church Street to the Juvenile facility on Whalley and back to The Green. The young women were able to raise awareness, pique curiosity and demonstrate the power of youth led activism. More […]
New Haven Enters The Border Debate -Gary Winfield
New Haven is an activist city. It is a city that has a voice and that voice gets heard. On Tuesday, in response to the governor’s not accepting the federal governments request to house some of the children from the border crisis which has been in the news, people rallied at the old site of […]
“People Empowering People” Workshop by Teach Our Children/Youth UnleashED – Jeffrey Kerekes
Teach Our Children‘s “People Empowering People” workshops supports a diverse group of emerging parent, student and community leaders working to make positive change in their personal lives, schools, family and in the community. Through parent life skills building and leadership training, our trained facilitators will provide positive lifelong learning experiences and insights into understanding personal […]
Yale World Fellows – Uma Ramiah
The 2013 Yale World Fellows Did you know? Each Autumn, New Haven throws its arms wide open and lets the world right in. As students arrive for the fall semester, so do Yale World Fellows: 16 pretty amazing people working across the globe to make it a better place. Environmental campaigners, violence prevention advocates, artists, […]
MLK Day Rally for Decarceration – Jeffrey Kerekes
Read about decarceration at the NYT. From the press release: Monday, January 20th, 5:00PM At the Amistad Statue outside New Haven City Hall Decarcerate CT will hold a rally on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to launch its campaign to fight mass incarceration in the state. Activists, community groups and faith groups, recognizing that mass […]