{"id":5948,"date":"2025-09-29T19:02:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/37.weblv.xyz\/?page_id=5948"},"modified":"2026-06-14T02:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T01:27:10","slug":"usync","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/index.php\/usync\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Scholars Youth Network for Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light eplus-wrapper wp-duotone-6cb275-ffffff-2\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:48px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:48px;padding-left:48px;min-height:66vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-6505 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0036-2-772x1024.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0036-2-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0036-2-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0036-2-768x1018.jpg 768w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0036-2-1158x1536.jpg 1158w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0036-2-1544x2048.jpg 1544w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0036-2-scaled.jpg 1931w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#9d9c92\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group eplus-wrapper has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8105c652 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized eplus-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/USYNC.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6715\" style=\"width:230px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\" wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignfull has-foreground-color has-text-color has-montserrat-font-family eplus-wrapper\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(50.171px, 3.136rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 5.191), 100px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Urban Scholars Youth Network<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\" wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignfull has-foreground-color has-text-color has-montserrat-font-family eplus-wrapper\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(31.152px, 1.947rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.484), 55px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">For Collaboration<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"ext-animate--on wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-montserrat-font-family eplus-wrapper\">The Future Begins Now!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\" wp-block-heading alignfull has-montserrat-font-family eplus-wrapper\">Youth Leadership Development and Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignfull has-archivo-font-family eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">A peer-led youth empowerment program providing skill-building workshops, leadership development, and community organizing training for youth aged 15-25. USYNC teaches self-reliance, provides life skills training, and equips young people with tools for self-advocacy and community power-building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\" wp-block-cover alignfull is-light eplus-wrapper\" style=\"min-height:276px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#6cb275\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-495e9c07 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-9210b9\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" 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wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\" wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignfull has-montserrat-font-family eplus-wrapper\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><b>Key Programming<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignfull has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\u2732 Community Power-Building workshops for high school students<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignfull has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\u2732 First Aid Training for young people<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignfull has-medium-font-size eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\u2732 \u201cHealthy Cooking 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Through <strong>six hands-on sessions<\/strong>, students learn advocacy tactics, constituent lobbying, community organizing, program development, fundraising, and the Sankara Method &#8211; CDP&#8217;s in-house approach to connecting immediate needs with long-term systems change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-archivo-font-family eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Students who complete the series and graduate as ALEF fellows will be paired with mentors from the community to design and lead their own community practicums, and will be given a <strong>mini-grant<\/strong> to help fund their <strong>practicum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons eplus-wrapper is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c0bc9f7e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\" wp-block-button eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-863aeb\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background-color has-foreground-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Apply today to become an ALEF Fellow<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-673b0182 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-db9c80\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-background eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#6db376b0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family eplus-wrapper wp-elements-edb18aa09724c994d200d19e041fd76f\" style=\"color:#0c062180\">The Colectivo de Paz Podcast<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-archivo-font-family eplus-wrapper wp-elements-9e89b5937b20798892fdf9a5bb65ab2b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0c0621a6;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>The Colectivo de Paz Podcast<\/strong> is a youth-led media platform that brings together a panel of five young people, ages 16-21, to explore the issues shaping their communities. Each season features a new panel of youth in conversation with expert guests on topics like youth advocacy, labor organizing, youth justice, and climate justice. The podcast gives young people a space to share their experiences, learn from organizers and advocates, and build lasting tools for community storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons eplus-wrapper is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c0bc9f7e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\" wp-block-button eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-ff24dd\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" style=\"color:#ffffff9e;background-color:#0c062196;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">SEASON 1 COMING SOON!<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-d72e1713 ext-animate--on\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\" wp-block-cover alignfull is-light eplus-wrapper\" style=\"min-height:276px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#6cb275\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-495e9c07 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-5f66ce\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-06-19-at-4.13.34-PM-1024x771.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-06-19-at-4.13.34-PM-1024x771.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-06-19-at-4.13.34-PM-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-06-19-at-4.13.34-PM-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-06-19-at-4.13.34-PM-1536x1157.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-06-19-at-4.13.34-PM.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-full eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2196\" height=\"1647\" src=\"https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0036-2-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0036-2-edited-1.jpg 2196w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0036-2-edited-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0036-2-edited-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0036-2-edited-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0036-2-edited-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/colectivodepaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0036-2-edited-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2196px) 100vw, 2196px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\" wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignfull eplus-wrapper\"><b>Impact:<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center alignfull eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">USYNC programming has been adopted by three separate peer-led organizing groups of high school students working on climate justice, youth violence prevention, and school-to-prison pipeline issues. 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