Welcome Tarik Perkins!

Recently, Tarik Perkins of Rising Roots International joined our team as a volunteer to conduct free computer trainings with our community. Rising Roots International is dedicated to creating connections between and supporting grassroots movements from communities around the world. With the goal of collaborative analysis for action, they use popular education to build with the experience of the community. In a world where technology can mean exclusion or empowerment, they strive to equalize access to resources that facilitate communication and collective action across and within regions and cultures.

Tarik is currently working on his M.A. in Economics through Georgetown University. On November 2nd, Tarik and Sheila did outreach in our new base of Trinidad/Ivy City promoting “Free Computer Trainings” as a part of Worldyouth Media. Today, two siblings attended the first class. They are full of energy and seemed very excited about the computer trainings and upcoming media trainings they will receive immediately thereafter.

Computer Trainings will happen through December. In January, we will evaluate the program

The trainings are held every Wednesday, 6pm – 8pm @ YLSN office, 1119 Montello Ave. NE (Back Alley Entrance). To attend “Free Computer Trainings”, Please call (202) 215-3817.

For more information on Rising Roots International, please visit www.risingroots.org.