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YASP IN REVIEW: YASP LEADS WORKSHOP AT JOHN B KELLY ELEMENTARY.

5/10/2013

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Tuesday May 7th at 9:30am YASP a workshop at John B Kelly elementary school. The workshop was geared towards educating about the school to prison pipeline and structural violence and how to break the pipeline.
YASP2's 05-07-13 John B Kelly album on Photobucket
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YASP IN REVIEW: YASP SPEAKS AT WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY

5/9/2013

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Monday May 29th 12:30pm YASP organizers spoke to a class of students at West Chester University about ACT33 and youth being charged as adults in Pennsylvania. The workshop was geared towards educating college students about youth being charged as adults and how running a youth lead organization works.
YASP2's 04-29-13 West Chester album on Photobucket
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YASP IN REVIEW

5/9/2013

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​WORKSHOP AT

OVERBROOK HIGH

​SCHOOL

On April 30th at 9:00am YASP did a workshop with at Overbrook High school with a class of 9th grade students.

​The workshop was geared towards teaching the class about the school to prison pipeline and structural violence and youth being charged as adults.

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YASP IN REVIEW

5/9/2013

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​YASP HOLDS

​ART & POETRY

FUND RAISER

FRIDAY May 3rd YASP held an art and poetry fund raiser displaying the art and poetry that was created in the Saturday workshops that they hold in the Philadelphia county jails every weekend. 
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YASP IN REVIEW

5/7/2013

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JOHN B. KELLY  ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

​WORKSHOP

Tuesday May 7th 9:00am YASP did a workshop with two 5th grade classes that included a skit about a young teenager that goes through the school to prison pipeline. The workshop educated youth about structural violence and youth being charged as adults.
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YASP2's 05-07-13 John B Kelly album on Photobucket
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YASP IN REVIEW

5/4/2013

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YASP DOES

WORKSHOP AT

​TAG

​CURRICULUM FAIR

Saturday May 4th at 10:00am YASP lead a workshop with a group of teachers and students about the school to prison pipeline and youth being charged as adults. The event was a great success it helped teachers understand what young people need to be successful in school.
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YASP In Review

2/27/2013

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"BROKEN ON ALL SIDES"

SCREENING AND

​DISCUSSION

YASP’s Tot Metz and Shawna Hershberger assisted Matt Pillischer, director of Broken On All Sides, at his screening and panel at Ursinus College. Also in attendance were John Dhi, Anthony, and Margeret of Decarcerate PA. They discussed mass incarceration, The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, racism, slavery, and exposing injustices of the American justice system as it currently functions. There was a Q&A for students that attended. The dialogue between the audience and panel members was engaged and attentive, rife pertinent and in-depth questions and answers.
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YASP In Review

2/21/2013

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SHOWING OUR SUPPORT

​AT THE 440 RALLY

YASP members were in attendance to show their support at the 440 Rally.
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YASP In Review

2/5/2013

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HARRISBURG RALLY

WITH DECARCERATE PA

YASP members joined Decarcerate PA at a rally in Harrisburg to protest Gov. Corbett’s financial plan to use $455 million to build two new prisons in Montgomery County and close over 20 public schools in predominately marginalized neighborhoods.
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YASP In Review

1/20/2013

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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

DAY MARCH WITH ONE

​LOVE

YASP leadership team member Josh spoke during the MLK Day March with the One Love Movement.
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