WHY ARE WE HERE?

Our young people are suffering. They suffer most of all because they are voiceless, powerless and remain at the mercy of our collective dysfunction. The ironic refrain of “I don’t know what’s wrong with our young people;” echoes through the halls of educational institutions... In the social, religious and political gathering places within our communities, elders lament and shake their heads, as if our young people could transform at will into functional beings, the likes of which are hardly being modeled by even our most prominent authority figures. (The former Governor of New York Elliot Spitzer is the most recent prime example).

Our government is spending more money on armaments and prison building than it spends on national infrastructure and improving the quality of American education. In failing to make our voices heard; in failing to speak out on behalf of our most at risk populations, in turning a blind eye to this worsening societal malaise and dysfunction, we are guaranteeing the continued growth of the police state and a national prison population already greater than that of Communist China's.

At Schools, Streets and Beyond... We are standing in the gap, fighting on the front lines with our young people; to effect their empowerment and help them develop the self concepts imperative to personal growth and success. We advocate emphatically: academic success; personal growth and leadership; and combine these imperatives into a real world- social justice curriculum. This is the path we have chosen. We hope you will join us as we continue the work of transforming marginalized, disenfranchised young people into compassionate and informed agents of change within their communities and the world.

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Special Event

SAVE THE DATE!
June 27-28,2008
White Plains H.S.
White Plains, NY