Ursula and YLSN

In the September 24th anti-war march, we were reunited with Ursula whom we met at the Great Labor Arts Exchange in 2004. She attended again in June 2005 and informed us of her activities since 2004. She began organizing her peers in Milwaukee to speak out against the war and other community issues.

She traveled from Milwaukee with her youth contingent to speak out against the war. At the Arts Exchange earlier this year, Ursula and YLSN staff facilitated a Youth and Labor workshop and initiated the Youth and Labor Culture Fund which will incorporate more youth from around the country in GLAE next year and years to come.

Youth Leadership Support Network is spearheading this project to increase awareness about the labor movement to young people and bring more DC youth to the arts exchange.

For more information on attending the Great Labor Arts Exchange in June of 2006 or information about Youth and Labor Culture Fund, contact Sheila Mirza at 202-215-3817 or dcfresh@gmail.com