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Leaders In Training (L.I.T.)

Leaders In Training (L.I.T.)

OAKLAND Leaders In Training (L.I.T.) is a youth organizing & social justice leadership program for high school-aged youth from neighborhoods directly impacted by community violence and mass incarceration. LIT MOB youth members work to shift the culture in Oakland from
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Past Programs

Past Programs

Silence The Violence In 2006, Urban Peace Movement’s founders Nicole Lee and Xiomara Castro partnered with the United Roots Center and the SF-based United Playaz Organization to launch Silence The Violence Day in response to a stark trend of homicides
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Justice Reinvestment Summit at West Oakland Youth Center

The Justice Reinvestment Summit and Community Resource Fair is part of an on-going effort by community members, lawyers, service providers, faith leaders, and grassroots organizations to provide access to services that will enhance community members’ ability to gain employment and find quality housing.
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