Entries For: August 2007
2007-08-22
Turning passion into action
Before joining the League, I always had a deep passion over social issues, but never really had the opportunity or the skills to organize a group on campus. When I hooked up with the League of Young Voters in San Francisco, that’s when I really started to liking the process of organizing, taking the initiative.... read more...
2007-08-12
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King vs....YOU!
As a student of movement history, I am often frustrated by how my generation perceives the powerful work of the civil rights generation. While many of us -- especially us young activists -- are keenly aware of the historic efforts of groups like Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Black Panthers or Students for a Democratic Society, our perception of the civil rights movement has been tainted by "superhero" narratives that tend to focus on the actions of great individuals.... read more...
