YAASPA @yaaspa
Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism linktr.ee/yaaspa Colorado, USA Joined March 2018-
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We are elated to partner with Street Fraternity for our upcoming Black Mental Health and Wellness Summit! RSVP and join us April 6th and we will be happy to see you there! bit.ly/48elpvG
Thank you for inviting our Cofounder and CEO. We enjoyed this opportunity! Th panel session has been shared.
Thank you for inviting our Cofounder and CEO. We enjoyed this opportunity! Th panel session has been shared.
We are so excited to be apart of this alongside many amazing organizations doing DEEP work in community! Join us this weekend 😁
Join us this Saturday March 16th to learn from our Aurora Youth Council who has been engaged in youth participatory action research (YPAR) the last couple of years concerning education barriers and equity. RSVP here: bit.ly/yAYCYPAR2024
Congrats to Tashan on his award from @EdniumAlumni & media feature of DPS alum! Tashan is a graduate of George Washington high school where he began his journey with YAASPA! Ednium thank you for amplifying amazing DPS alumni like Tashan & beyond youtu.be/hivM1qGMX2w?si…
Thank up for joining us @FaithBridgeCO
Thank up for joining us @FaithBridgeCO
Thank you Lindsey Alíce Ford for amplifying the work of the ABC Collective winning the bid to repurpose Paris elementary school into a community hub! 😀 Thanks to you all who have organized and worked with us to get to this point! Check out the story: rmpbs.org/blogs/news/par…
Meet AJL's 2023 grant partners here! @officialusalg @Colorado_Dream_ @sistahbiz @yaaspa , (and many more not on this platform!) ajlfoundation.org/article/meet-a…
We appreciate your partnership and collaboration! Thank you for shating space with the YAASPA village! Go Kyleigh Go!
We appreciate your partnership and collaboration! Thank you for shating space with the YAASPA village! Go Kyleigh Go!
Join us in celebrating & congratulating Tashan on his Game Giver Award from @EdniumAlumni Ednium thanks 4 honoring homegrown scholars & thanks Chelsea 4 the rec! Tashan we honor & appreciate all you do 4 YAASPA & the community at large! Very well deserved! Continue to glow ✨️
Keep the momentum going with us for Colorado Gives day! Invest in collective civic power, economic well-being, intergenerational healing, and racial identity affirmation. coloradogives.org/organization/Y…
Meet the Public Health Fellows!
Thank you for featuring our work! Shout out to Chelsea and Tashan from YAASPA and Dr. Liz who wrote this piece ✨️
Thank you for featuring our work! Shout out to Chelsea and Tashan from YAASPA and Dr. Liz who wrote this piece ✨️
Thank you to our student researchers & policy fellows who created candidate briefs (briefs are from a 501c3 lens as we do not endorse any of the candidates). Check out the full candidate briefs for APS, CCSD, and DPS on YAASPA’s website! yaaspa.org
Thank you @meltzere with Chalkbeat for featuring our upcoming youth led school board candidate workshops. The first event is this evening at 6pm. This will be a virtual event. RSVP to join us: co.chalkbeat.org/2023/10/10/239…
This year, we will be exploring what it takes to Create Welcoming Schools and how to fight back against the right-wing extremists who have or are trying to take over school boards. Those anti-public education forces are well-coordinated and well-funded. It's time for us to be.
Vernon Jones Jr. @PJones5280
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85 Followers 120 Following NLC is a national leadership development program for progressive leaders. Live in Denver or the Front Range? Get involved: https://t.co/UeIh0KY12uThanks to our expert panelists, Aurora NAACP’s Omar Montgomery, and everyone who tuned in to our Black History Month roundtable. We discussed affordable housing, small business support, mental health, voting rights, Black maternal health, welcoming newcomers, and justice in…
Here with Team @FaithBridgeCO supporting the brilliant scholars of @yaaspa! #MLK2024
Sandra Reaves-Phillips, known for her roles in ‘Round Midnight and Lean on Me, has passed away at the age of 79. She was a talented actress and singer, famous for her one-woman stage show portraying legendary divas🌹
Meet AJL's 2023 grant partners here! @officialusalg @Colorado_Dream_ @sistahbiz @yaaspa , (and many more not on this platform!) ajlfoundation.org/article/meet-a…
We love collaborating with @yaaspa! Watch this video where we discuss educational policy ideas. youtube.com/watch?v=FXXQ55…
Donate $25 to not only provide 50 hot meals to our unsheltered neighbors in Denver, but to support all 7 pillars of our outreach: Educational, Economic, Civic, Social, Health Care, and Mutual Aid. Support enriching lives today!🕊️ colectivodepaz.org/donate/ #ColoradoGivesDay
Check out this @Flipgrid and share about your experience at Camp Curly Colorado! flipgrid.com/+9nuwpt9m
Colectivo de Paz collaborates with Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (@yaaspa) to bring our Community Power and Organizing Workshop to high school students across the Metro area. Recently, CDP was hosted by Hinkley HS & YAASPA to share The Sankara Method.
“[W]ithin the YAASPA ecosystem, we let [youth] know that we’re here for you,” New CLA Blog from the Equitable Futures Innovation Network blog series — YAASPA: Exemplifying Collective Power Toward Community Change. @yaaspa connectedlearning.news/cla103123 #ConnectedLearning #Equity
“It’s a space where we’re willing to grow with each other…so in order for that to work, we need to make sure that we’re building a classroom environment where every voice is being empowered and honored.” New CLA Blog about @yaaspa: connectedlearning.news/cla103123
🗓️Mark your calendars! Don't miss your chance to hear from candidates for the @dps_k12 Board of Education. RSVP at tinyurl.com/3ew9p2wm @RegisUniversity @CBSNewsColorado @ChalkbeatCO @yaaspa @TEN_Colorado @EdniumAlumni @FaithBridgeCO @ColoradoStand @OurTurnCO @officialusalg
Very excited and grateful to have been invited to be apart of this dialogue to humanize racial equity and justice work from the vantage point as a Black race scholar activist and executive director of @yaaspa
This year, we will be exploring what it takes to Create Welcoming Schools and how to fight back against the right-wing extremists who have or are trying to take over school boards. Those anti-public education forces are well-coordinated and well-funded. It's time for us to be.
Colorado learner-facing organizations are working to empower and amplify student voices on important issues at the local and state level. Read more on how @coyouthcongress, @EdniumAlumni, @yaaspa and @YoungInvincible are uplifting student experiences ow.ly/J2aZ50PCF56
🎉 Grant partner in the news! @CBSNewsColorado covers the important work @yaaspa is doing with youth! 📣 Aurora nonprofit YAASPA works to empower youth: "A place to learn about inequities in the world and how we can change them through policy" cbsnews.com/colorado/news/…
My student athlete @d1roycee is lifted by the youth leadership organization committed to our community. #Community #Leader @HabitatDenver Summer Internship 06/2021 @ULFColorado Youth Summit 08/2022 @CrowleyFdtn Boys2Men Workshop 11/2022 @yaaspa Dr.MLK Jr. Youth Summit 1/23
My bestie Lucia put a gofundme together to help pay for the supplies, time and maintenance. She’s the best gofund.me/6c44b27c
It was wonderful meeting so many enthusiastic, passionate students from @yaaspa Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism. Thank you for your thoughtful questions. You are the next generation of leaders! #copolitics #coleg #sharbini4co