How are youth organizing for social change? --Jessamyn Sabba

Jessamyn Sabbag is a 28 year old Leo, born and raised in the Bay Area, currently based out of Oakland. Starting back in middle school organizing a gum-chewing campaign and then a Student Bill of Rights, Jessamyn has been at it for over 15 years. After graduating from college in 2001 with degrees in the History and Public Policy of Education and also Evolutionary Biology, Jessamyn moved back to Cali and has been thriving through social justice work since then. She's worked as an Americorps volunteer, school counselor, and co-founder of a performing arts after-school program. She was elected co-chair of the Marin Peace and Justice Coalition and was also co-founder and elected co-chair of the Marin Empowerment Council for police accountability. Jessamyn has also been an elections geek for the past several years, passing out home-made voter guides to friends and on the streets, and then working as the Civic Engagement Coordinator for the Marin Grassroots Leadership Network starting two months before the 2004 elections. She's served on the Statewide Coordinating Committee of the California Partnership, an alliance of over 130 community organizations working to end poverty in California. And now she's extremely proud and humbled to be directing Future 5000 with an amazing team of dedicated staff and volunteers. When she's not behind her laptop or on the road meeting dope youth organizers around the country, Jessamyn can be found on the dance floor, in the sauna, chillin with family and friends, and basking in the sun in the great outdoors.

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[pzappster]

It would sure be nice to let our youth know the truth so they can be better prepared for real freedom in the future. When our schools and community organizing tell false history and preach communism called "change"....this country doesn't stand a chance. I am single mother who works as many as three jobs because I don't believe I am entitled to anyone elses money nor do I need or want the government having that much control over my life.

[aknotz]

Powerful together for what? Resurrecting Joesph Stalin? Why does "social change" always involve the government always taking more of my money?

[polyex]

Anything but get a job!