Sadie Nash Leadership Project

? Calling all SADIE NASH ALUMNI! ? We’re SO excited to announce SNLP Home for Activism: Homecoming Week ?? happening January 13th-16th, 2025! This will consist of three days of virtual workshops by Alumni for Alumni and will culminate with a Home for Activism: Homecoming Dance on January 16th. — more details coming soon! ?? Interested in presenting a workshop? Here’s your chance to share your passion and skills with our amazing Nash community! We’re looking for workshops aligned with these themes: ?? Monday: Activism & Organizing ? ?? Tuesday: Career & Finances ?? ?? Wednesday: Wellness & Self-Care ?? ?? Workshop details: ? 90 minutes long ? Virtual & interactive ? Stipend: $150 ?? ?? Deadline to apply: December 13, 2024, at 11:59 PM! ???? Link in bio to submit your proposal! (Don’t forget to share if you’d like to co-facilitate!) Questions? Email us at [email protected].??

Today, on Trans Day of Remembrance, we hold space for the lives stolen from us, especially trans and gender-expansive youth of color who face the harshest injustices. Sadie Nash is committed to centering gender-expansive youth at every step of our programming, mission, and vision. You are seen. You are loved. You are powerful. ??????? We grieve, we remember, and we fight for a future in which trans and gender-expansive youth can thrive in saftey and love. Let’s honor them with action. ? #TransDayOfRemembrance #TDOR #ProtectTransYouth #SadieNash

Now more than ever, we’re reminded of the power of community and activism. ?? Tough times call for collective wellness and supporting each other. ?? #NashFam, how do you take care of yourself in difficult times? Share your tips below and let’s learn from one another! ???? #CommunityShare #Wellness #SelfCare #SadieNash

Let’s go NashU! ?? Introducing our NashU cohorts for this year from Newark and NYC. ? ?? NashU is a program for seniors in high school to support them in determining the best plans after high school, with a focus on the college process. Nashers will get support with building their college list, writing college essays, applying for scholarships/financial aid, and the entire application process. Nashers will also have the opportunity to connect with people who have careers they are interested in pursuing. Send some encouragement and good vibes their way via the comments! ?? #NashU #CollegeAccess #CareerSuccess #SadieNash

Fall programming is in full swing and that's what keeps us going. ?? We’re inspired by the activism, power, and passion of Nashers. Take a look at these photos from Siblinghood Academy’s Orientation in NYC. This year's cohorts will gather in our New York and New Jersey offices to begin exploring their identity, learn about social justice, build community, and so much more! ?? #SiblinghoodAcademy #SadieNash #SocialJustice

Sadie Nash is hiring this fall for some full-time and part-time roles ? Full-Time ? College Access & Career Success Program Coordinator- NEWARK Part-Time ? Partnership Faculty- NEWARK ? Deans- QUEENS & MANHATTAN You can find detailed job descriptions and the link to apply in our bio! ?? #hiring #Faculty #Deans #CollegeAccess #SadieNash Feel free to distribute widely. Our part-time roles are looking to be filled as soon as possible, and our full-time role has an application deadline until January 6th, though applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until filled ?

This past Saturday our 2024-2025 ELLA Fellowship Cohort met for the first time! ?? ?? The ELLA Fellowship — named for social activist Ella Baker — stands for Engage, Learn, Lead and Act. It’s a year-long program offering in-depth project development experience as Fellows bring to life a meaningful, ambitious social justice project in their community. ? Here are some examples from over the years: ?? Finn Schubert’s project from 2009 called “Abortion Support Network”, which trained a core group of peer advocates in college to provide information about reproductive health, as well as emotional support for women seeking an abortion. ?? Rosa Vasquez’s project from 2018 called “Dreams over Fear” which civically engaged undocumented students to embrace their undocumented identity and resist the unjust immigration system. ?? Jordan Warner’s project from 2023 called “Thrift Shop Thursday”, an initiative to raise awareness of the environmental impact of fast fashion. Follow this space to see what projects emerge from our inspiring ELLAs this year! ??

We’ve been asking members of our #NashFam to nominate Nasher alums you’d like us to highlight. We got so many incredible responses and are excited to share each one with you. ?? ?? Meet Faratoluwa Aluko (she/her)! Faratoluwa is originally from Nigeria, now residing in Newark, NJ. She’s a freshman at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, where she is pursuing a degree in engineering with the goal of becoming a Civil Engineer. She is passionate about giving back to underdeveloped communities, particularly in Nigeria. In her free time, she enjoys 3D design and braiding hair. Faratoluwa participated in Siblinghood Academy in 2022 and NashU in 2023. Her nominator, Ogunmola said this when nominating her, “I am nominating Faratoluwa because she helped me and other people in high school. She was always looking out for me like a big sister and she introduced me to Sadie Nash.” ? Faratoluwa also left this message for Nashers, “Make the most of every opportunity, challenge, and moment at SADIE NASH. Get involved, support each other, and always push yourself to grow. Being a NASHER means you're part of a family that supports you long after you leave. Stay curious, stay focused, and keep aiming for greatness. ” ?? Do you know someone we should spotlight? ?? Nominate them! Fill out the nomination form in our bio so we can uplift them and their work and send some SNLP swag their way. ??

Youth organizing and the spirit of community have always been essential, but now more than ever, we are reminded of its power. Please join us on Monday, November 11, 2024 for our Youth Be Heard Town Hall discussion. Our theme is 'Self-Care to Community-Care: WE Got US!', and we will be facilitating a dialogue with a local NYC Council Member, as well as other young people. This event promises to be a powerful and insightful dialogue between young people and those in power, about working together to foster an environment where community-care is a shared responsibility. STARS CGI Youth be Heard: Town Hall Conversation Monday, November 11, 2024 11am - 1pm 4 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036 Register via the link in our Bio #starscgi #townhall

Our work continues. We reaffirm our steadfast commitment to young women and gender-expansive youth of color. We believe in THEIR Leadership. We believe in OUR Community. We center care, teaching and learning, activism and organizing. This is just a reminder that our work is unstoppable, our purpose unshaken, our vision unyielding… no matter who is in office.