Hi John,

As we mark the last day of 2025, I’d like to share some reflections on a book that I read this year. Imagination, a Manifesto, by Ruha Benjamin, was recommended by a youth panelist on an Economic Justice webinar that we held in collaboration with Grantmakers for Thriving Youth. The book was incredibly powerful, but this line really resonated with me -

“Without new visions, we don’t know what to build, only what to knock down.”

-Robin D G Kelly

New visions are the core of TYP’s work. It’s our superpower. It’s what keeps me in the work in difficult moments- knowing that young people can and must lead the process of defining what we’re fighting for, not just what we’re fighting against.

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I’ll close with another quote from Imagination, a Manifesto:

“The battle over real power tomorrow begins with the struggle over who gets to dream today.”

-Alex Rivera

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Thank you for resourcing dreams. Happy New Year!

Nia West-Bey

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