Once again, due to fiscal and political reasons, WLP is in jeopardy of being shut down and we need your help.
When you get a chance could you please send a one-two line email of support with the subject line: "Why WLP is Important to the Community" or "What WLP Means to Me" to the following individuals?
EHalpert-Schilt@css.lacounty.gov
RToma@css.lacounty.gov
Your email can be as a simple as "WLP means giving young girls of color a voice in a climate where there a few gender justice programs expressly for girls of color."
"WLP means access to college, social justice and leadership skills"
Please include your affiliation in your signature.
Thanks,
Sikivu Hutchinson, Founder
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| WLP & Black Women for Wellness |
WLP December Events:
12/9: HIV/AIDS & Youth of Color trainings
12/12: School climate facilitation
12/15: Guest speaker: Cheryl Dorsey, Author/Activist & LAPD whistleblower
12/16: Guest speaker: Miani Giron, WLP 2012, Syracuse University, 2016
What does WLP Mean to Jamion Allen ? It saddens me that I would even have to explain,not once but for the third time this year. This program is my heart i've had so many opportunities because WLP was active program during my junior and senior years of attending Washington Prep High School. Myself and girls before and after me have been fighting to keep our program for the last two and a half years and it's just not fair. I have worked along side my mentor Ms. Sikivu Hutchinson for the past 3 years and I've created an open SAFE space for girls of color who have no one to guide them , or who have answers for questions that they fear to ask. We are breaking down barriers left and right. Taking this program is harmful to us and to our community. This is coming from someone who has given their all for this program. -- Jamion Allen, WLP 2013
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