Children's Defense Fund's Black Student Leadership Network
is Back
John,
Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is excited to announce the
relaunch of our historic Black Student Leadership Network
(BSLN), which trains young leaders in community organizing and policy
advocacy, focusing particularly on those attending historically Black
colleges and universities.
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Founded in 1960, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
(SNCC) set an example of the importance of civic engagement in the
pursuit of justice. During the contemporary Civil Rights Movement,
students were on the frontline of marches, protests, and sit-ins.
Students strategically organized, demanding that democracy work for
them. Their action included organizing voter registration drives,
grooming candidates to run for office, and establishing office sites
in marginalized communities. In today's movement for thriving
democracy and a just economy, youth leadership is just as important,
and we are proud to support these efforts.
Like our original BSLN of the 1990s, led by the late Lisa Sullivan,
today's effort works to address systemic injustices facing Black
communities. This engagement and mobilization effort focuses on
training Black students and youth in community
organizing, movement building, and policy advocacy, under the
guidance of Kayla Waysome, organizing manager for students and youth.
In December, CDF's Alex Haley Farm hosted over 60 students
from more than 10 colleges and universities learning about community
organizing and policy. BSLN students emphasized a number of pressing
concerns in their communities including safety, mental health, food
insecurity, reproductive rights, voting rights, economic security, and
housing.
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Both past and present, students are the face of movements for change.
Today's young black students have taken to the streets and
statehouses to voice the injustices they face at the hands of systems
not designed in their interest. It is our duty to give them the tools
they need and plant seeds that will produce the next generation of
leaders.
Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson
For our children,
Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson
President and CEO
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