Liberation Program

To prepare youth for community leadership for both today and the future, we have developed the Liberation Program.

The Liberation Program is for members of Bro/Sis who have a demonstrated an interest in activism. Members are selected through an intensive application and interview process designed to ensure serious commitment to community development. The program consists of two main components: The Liberation School and the Collective.

·         The Liberation School--The Liberation School is a 4-week training that takes place each summer for youth 14-19. Throughout the training, members develop skills to identify problems within their community, analyze solutions and act to create positive social change. Members define what is means to be a leader and explore the legacy of youth activism in this country and throughout the world. They share their ideas, beliefs and experiences toward broadening their understanding of the interconnections between self, community, power, oppression, and liberation. They learn what it takes to be and activist and organizer and develop their skills and interest among nurturing staff who are also organizers.
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 ·         The Liberation Collective--Members who satisfactorily complete the Liberation School training receive an honorarium and become part of The Liberation Collective, the leadership and organizing body of the Liberation Program. The Collective is self-governing; members are the decision makers. Together, members identify issues affecting their communities, establish goals for creating change and develop action plans. Throughout the school year, the Collective develops and organizes campaigns around these issues and maintains campaigns already underway. With guidance from staff, Collective members are responsible for recruiting and training future members.

The current campaigns of the Liberation Program include the Tenant Protection Campaign -- creating a report documenting how gentrification is affecting Harlem residents and Ujima "Build Me" Campaign -- seeking the transformation of P.S. 186, an abandoned school only two blocks from our brownstone, into a multi-use community facility.

For details on the progress of these campaigns, email LP at aya@brotherhood-sistersol.org.