December 5th Action Meeting Holds DC Council Accountable
December 8, 2011
On December 5th over 2,000 leaders from DC Youth Power Network (YPN) and Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) representing the racial, ethnic, religious, and geographic diversity of our city gathered in Metropolitan AME Church to demand job creation and affordable housing be top priorities for political and corporate leaders in the coming budget season, including YPN’s priorities around youth jobs and beds for homeless youth.
Five city Councilmembers; Jack Evans (2), Muriel Bowser (4), Marion Barry (8), Vincent Orange (At-large), and Michael Brown (At-Large), came and pledged their support for WIN’s agenda around affordable housing and jobs. The Washington Post labeled WIN/YPN as the city’s “best organized political counterbalance to business interests.”
Seventeen-year-old YPN leader, Cavelle Vaughn, a Senior at Ballou High School, delivered a key speech at the action about his search for employment. Three hundred forty youth leaders from YPN institutions participated in the action.
