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Candidate Workshops for: Aurora City Council, Aurora, and Cherry Creek School Board
Candidate Workshops for: Aurora City Council, Aurora, and Cherry Creek School Board
We are Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA). We will be hosting a series of student led candidate workshops for Aurora's City Council (10/9/25), Aurora's School Board (10/16/25), and Cherry Creek's School Board (10/23/25). We want to ensure that students voices are centered. Please join students as they facilitate activities and dialogue with the candidates. If you are interested in the Denver's School Board Candidate Workshop (10/27/25), please refer to the link here: https://bit.ly/candidateDPS2025
Healing FLAMES Movie Sinners Fireside Chat October 17th 6pm
Healing FLAMES Movie Sinners Fireside Chat October 17th 6pm
We are back with our Healing FLAMES (Families Lives Assignments Minds Elevations and Souls) fireside chats. The purpose of our fireside chats are to bring families and elders together to share intergenerational wisdom on how we can walk in our purpose and to fortify our communities spiritually. These fireside chats are interactive opportunities to bring our hearts, minds, and souls together with intention of building with one another. We provide childcare and dinner. This session will we discuss the movie Sinners with co-facilitation from Drs. Kalonji Nzinga and Terrenda White from CU Boulder. We are excited to dig into the themes, thrills, and topics that resonated most for you from the film. See you soon!
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Partner with us in generating financial sustainability to cultivate the next generation of youth to unveil their race conscious leadership from within themselves and in our communities. Testimonials"I love YAASPA and the opportunities it brings to the students. We meet...
YAASPA 15 Year Anniversary Prom FUNRaiser | YAASPA Powerbase
YAASPA 15 Year Anniversary Prom FUNRaiser | YAASPA Powerbase
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UpRISE & YAASPA youth-led townhall on Punitive Approaches to Vaping & Alternatives
UpRISE & YAASPA youth-led townhall on Punitive Approaches to Vaping & Alternatives
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Youth-led workshops push school board candidates to address student needs
Youth-led workshops push school board candidates to address student needs
“These quote-unquote small elections, they do matter because those small policies will directly affect you and your students and your kids.”
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YAASPA's Annual Karaoke FUNRaiser (2023) | YAASPA Powerbase
YAASPA's Annual Karaoke FUNRaiser (2023) | YAASPA Powerbase
Policy and YPAR
PEACE Collective: Community Views of Quality and Equity in Education (DPS)
PEACE Collective: Community Views of Quality and Equity in Education (DPS)
Emerging Tensions: The Variances and Silences in Survey Research with Youth
Emerging Tensions: The Variances and Silences in Survey Research with Youth
This article critically reflects on the process of youth organizing to build power against displacement from school pushouts across two geographic locations.
Counter-storytelling Across Varying Youth Contexts and Intergenerational Work in YPAR Settings
Counter-storytelling Across Varying Youth Contexts and Intergenerational Work in YPAR Settings
This article unveils experiences of displacement across two different geographic contexts among high school youth. The authors reveal the tensions embedded in
Engaging Youth Consultants: Five Lessons Learned | PCMH
Engaging Youth Consultants: Five Lessons Learned | PCMH
Top five lessons we learned on how to best create a youth engagement strategy, in partnership with youth consultants.
Race-Grounded Reciprocity Manifesto
Race-Grounded Reciprocity Manifesto
The Race-Grounded Reciprocity Manifesto outlines a vision for cultivating partnerships with youth and community-based organizations in ways that center the
Concurrent Enrollment Racial Equity Reports | yaaspa
Concurrent Enrollment Racial Equity Reports | yaaspa
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'Excited for this to be a sacred space': Paris Elementary in Aurora finds new life as community hub
'Excited for this to be a sacred space': Paris Elementary in Aurora finds new life as community hub
The once-shut down Paris Elementary School in Aurora is now open again but this time with a new purpose.
Colorado Voices | Paris Elementary will be repurposed into a community hub | PBS
Colorado Voices | Paris Elementary will be repurposed into a community hub | PBS
ABC Collective is negotiating the operation cost of Paris Elementary with APS
Alumni in Action: Dr. Janiece Mackey
Alumni in Action: Dr. Janiece Mackey
APS leans toward turning Paris school into a community center, but lease price is an issue - Sentinel Colorado
APS leans toward turning Paris school into a community center, but lease price is an issue - Sentinel Colorado
Aurora nonprofit YAASPA works to empower youth: "A place to learn about inequities in the world and how we can change them through policy"
Aurora nonprofit YAASPA works to empower youth: "A place to learn about inequities in the world and how we can change them through policy"
Regularly, high school students in an Aurora classroom are tackling tough conversations. It's part of a policy institute that gives young people the skills and tools they need to bring about positive social change in their communities.
School board deciding future of Paris and Sable elementary schools in Aurora
School board deciding future of Paris and Sable elementary schools in Aurora
Youth nonprofit works to destigmatize mental health struggles for young Black people
Youth nonprofit works to destigmatize mental health struggles for young Black people
sentinelcolorado.com
sentinelcolorado.com
Mayor's Diversity & Inclusion Awards
Mayor's Diversity & Inclusion Awards
Denver Youth Services Provider Rises to Occasion with Help of CDFI, PPP Financing
Denver Youth Services Provider Rises to Occasion with Help of CDFI, PPP Financing
Generation Collaboration | Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
Generation Collaboration | Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
Young adults work alongside community leaders and educators to dismantle systemic racism in schools
Young adults work alongside community leaders and educators to dismantle systemic racism in schools
#DenverWhileBlack: Dr. Janiece Mackey. Transformational Justice and Racial Equity Post-Doctorate Fellow.
#DenverWhileBlack: Dr. Janiece Mackey. Transformational Justice and Racial Equity Post-Doctorate Fellow.
Dr. Janiece Mackey Interviewed by Mishka Parkins | Nonprofit HR
Dr. Janiece Mackey Interviewed by Mishka Parkins | Nonprofit HR
Colorado ban on legacy admissions could lead to more help for students
Colorado ban on legacy admissions could lead to more help for students
Young people are crying out: We need more mental health support - boardhawk
Young people are crying out: We need more mental health support - boardhawk
Making the Case for Equity in Our Schools
Making the Case for Equity in Our Schools
From the Class of 2020: Stories of inspiration and hope
From the Class of 2020: Stories of inspiration and hope
Black Women In Idaho And Colorado Reflect On Long Overdue Calls For Racial Justice
Black Women In Idaho And Colorado Reflect On Long Overdue Calls For Racial Justice
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Janiece Mackey | Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA)
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Janiece Mackey | Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA)
One guarantee in Aurora’s school board election: Change is on the way
One guarantee in Aurora’s school board election: Change is on the way
Humble Beginnings, Season 2: Ep.4 Janiece Mackey by Humble Beginnings
Humble Beginnings, Season 2: Ep.4 Janiece Mackey by Humble Beginnings
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