ICL student Paola De La Cruz discusses civic engagement and her leadership
Institute for Community Leadership Kent Meridian student Paola De La Cruz discusses the role of civic engagement with ICL in the development of her voice and her leadership
Connecting with each other and the land
We are connected to each other and to the land and to history. We are and the stewards of today and the ancestors of tomorrow. We are deeply grateful to Phillip Martin, Jr. “Chopper”, Quinault…
Kent City Hall with Councilmember Brenda Fincher
Gathering information and educating ourselves and others are the first steps to nonviolent social change. We are grateful to City of Kent Councilmember Brenda Fincher for hosting us at City Hall and talking with us…
Rivers of Change
We practice getting out of our comfort zones in order to transform ourselves in service to changing our communities for the common good. This week, while visiting the Green River, some of our students learned…
Meaningful Work Creates Unity.
Working with our hands together unifies the group and brings the deep satisfaction of accomplishment. We’ve been picking raspberries and blueberries, doing laundry and cooking together and sanding and painting a canoe to return to…
The Power of Cultural Work, Gees Bend Alabama
Sitting at the sides of quilters of Gees Bend Collective in rural Alabama, we return home with lessons for our daily lives. Together, the Collective members and many generations of their ancestors have assembled pieces…
Practicing Other-Interestedness and Sacrificing for Change
We spent the day discussing the first two obstacles to self-transformation in service of making social change: self-expression and the inability to sacrifice. Prioritizing the needs of the group above our personal desires and distractions…
Meeting in Tuskegee, Alabama
“Keep going, keep pushing, keep the record straight, do it in a non-violent manner and do it until justice goes down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.” -Civil Rights Attorney Fred Grey The…
Turning on a Dime
One of our purposes for the To Us You Matter Civic Engagement Tour is to have our students practice turning on a dime. That means being able to flip a switch within ourselves, changing our…
Visiting with Civil Rights Activist Dr. Jane Power
ICL students Branton, Margarita and Mabel and Dr. Nyla Rosen visit with elder and civil rights activist Dr. Jane Power, former editor of the NEA’s national newsletter. The ICL team and Dr. Power discussed the…
Fourth of July Naturalization Ceremony
ICL students and staff joined King County Elections and the Washington Secretary of State to register newly naturalized citizens at the USCIS annual Fourth of July Naturalization Ceremony. Together with new citizens from dozens of…