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
Days of Gratitude
Forty of our youth leaders and staff came together last weekend to dig deep into understanding the myth of the Thanksgiving story and learn the truth about Native American history and culture from members of…
Upcoming Days of Gratitude
Students and staff are getting ready to attend our annual "Days of Gratitude"--held during the Thanksgiving weekend--youth leaders, staff and guests will explore the deep connections of gratitude, self-transformation and the creation of what Dr.…
To Be of Use
by Fynn Manohchompoo Common good or I feel good? You don’t put a band-aid on a broken leg. Hand you an ice pack when you’re bleeding out. Give you a dollar and ignore your concussion.…
Leadership Poetry Workshop
We were honored to be invited to teach a leadership poetry workshop at LAMP Summer Program in Selma, where we met with high schoolers between the ages of 14 and 18. With no knowledge of…
A day spent a day at the Equal Justice Initiative The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration
“The chapter does not end with us. Why? Because we hold the pen.” We spent a day at the Equal Justice Initiative The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement…
Today we spent the day speaking with leaders in Montgomery, Alabama, during our “Nonviolence in the 21st Century” bootcamp
These are the days the echoes of the past can be heard. Their voices are loud and proud….Each life touched continues the story. But even a shout will die with enough distance. Today we spent…
Congressman Ro Khanna met with our youth leaders and staff during our “To Us, You Matter Civic Engagement Tour”
Justice that Instills a sense of love with accountability. “You can’t get to justice just through reason, you can’t get to justice just by thinking that something is in everyone’s mutual interest, Congressman Ro Khanna…
Mayor Gillmor and Neil Datar 07 12 21
What Leadership Qualities Do We Need to Cultivate to Engage People? Our youth leaders and staff asked this and other questions of Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor and the City's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission…
Leadership Seminar Assemblymember Alex Lee 07 13 21
“If you realize you have more power than you are taught in school or taught in society, that’s how we achieve real democracy.” Assemblymember Alex Lee dialoged online with our students and staff about young…
Leadership Seminar with Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen
"The arc of the moral universe is long, and it bends towards justice. Here's why that's so important in the DA's office: just because you're not going to finish the task in your lifetime does…