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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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Special Event

4/25/2013

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"SPEAKING FROM THE INSIDE"

ART AND POETRY FROM YOUNG PEOPLE LOCKED UP IN

​JAILS

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May 3rd, 7:00-9:30pm, 
The A-Space (4722 Baltimore Ave., West Philadelphia)

Come support the Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project at their event, "Speaking From the Inside:" Art and Poetry from Young People Locked Up in Jails. YASP has been doing workshops with young people under 18 in the Philadelphia Prison System for the past five years. During these workshops, teens are given a means of creative self-expression to help them cope with life inside. We invite you to come see some of these pieces, and to learn more about YASP

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Volunteer Opportunity 

4/25/2013

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CANVASSING TO KEEP YOUTH OUT OF ADULT PRISONS

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Don't forget! Come join YASP today for canvassing at Temple University at 5pm! We will be meeting at the corner of Broad & Cecil B. Moore! Let us know you're going!

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Volunteer Opportunity 

3/14/2013

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WELCOME SPRING BY DOOR-KNOCKING WITH YASP!

YASP is looking for volunteers to help out with our door-knocking campaign on Monday, March 18th, from 5:00-7:00pm. We will be meeting under the L station at 52nd and Market Station in Philadelphia.

We are asking people to contribute their time and spend a spring day with YASP collecting signatures for our fight to repeal Act 33. We are hoping to collect at least 7,500 signatures by the end of 2013.
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Rally Opportunity 

3/7/2013

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HELP US SAVE PHILADELPHIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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Today, the SRC is voting on school closings in Philadelphia, and at 4:00pm, YASP members will be joining students, parents, teachers, & community members in a rally at the Philadelphia School District Building (440 N. Broad Street) to fight against the shuttering of Philadelphia's public schools.

Be there to support neighborhood schools in all communities.

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