#youthmojo

Want to support a group of awesome youth? Test out your trivia knowledge AND support CPA’s Youth MOJO by raising $3000 this summer! Since its founding over 5 years ago, Youth MOJO has trained over 100 low-income Chinese American youth in San Francisco. Youth MOJO has been an important space for youth leaders to build community and develop their leadership and commitment to a just world for everyone. Since 2009, Youth MOJO leaders have played leadership roles in many fights for social justice for our communities. MOJO’ers have traveled to China and Mexico to develop their understanding of issues affecting communities throughout the world and how it affects them locally. Cost: Sliding Scale $15-40 per person, $150-$500 per team (up to 8 people per team). Fundraise for your trivia team by setting up your online fundraising page. RSVP: You can register as a team or as an individual. For folks who are coming as individuals, we can set you up with a team.  Register by July 31st here: http://bit.ly/mojotrivianight If you can't make it, but still want to donate, you can make a donation online at: https://cpasf.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=21

Full event details:

Youth MOJO held its last screenprinting class on the 18th! The group printed posters of the second #fight4affordability campaign design to use at the Youth MOJO Rally for Affordability! 

MOJO'ers learned how to do a blended roll! 

Final print

Power to the people & youth!

On the second screenprinting class, MOJO'ers screenprinted the logo on t-shirts, and finalized the two designs for our #fight4affordability campaign. One design is for the anti speculation tax ballot measure on the November election, and the other is for raising the minimum wage to $15/hr.

Leon sent the first design out to a shop to put on the screen, and on the third class we screenprinted 50 posters with two colors each (two runs)!

DON'T FLIP OUR HOMES!

Rapidly fanning the posters to dry the first layer of ink 

Laying down the second layer of ink 

Final product!

These were used in the Eva Lowe Fellow's Action, and will be used in Youth MOJO's Rally for Affordability on August 7, 2014 @ SF City Hall! 

On July 1st, the ELFs (Eva Lowe Fellows) created a scavenger hunt to educate MOJO'ers about Chinatown and movement history! 

The hunt details:

Youth MOJO members (MOJO'ers) were divided into 5 teams. 

Each team was given a card with a clue on it. The clue directed to a certain location/landmark in Chinatown.[e.g. "Dedicated to those who strive for and cherish human rights & democracy- the woman who never leaves."(Goddess of Democracy)] 

A yellow card with another clue was at that location. The card also listed a "task" you'd have to complete with your team before moving on. (e.g. Taking a group picture with the statue)

There were five locations total, and the last team to return to base had a punishment! (Ended up not happening, because everyone was a winner.)

Task: Take a group picture with the statue!

Task: Take a group jump photo! 

Task: Create a human sculpture representing power and solidarity!

The Youth MOJO tumblr blog is back from its short hiatus and ready to rumble. Get ready for many recap posts of the activities that had happened over the past month!  First off, screenprinting! Youth MOJO held four screenprinting classes with artist Leon Sun at the Chinese Historical Society this summer. Members learned the basics of screenprinting, the steps to creating a design, and the process of actually transferring those ideas onto a piece of paper/shirt! 

Leon teaching the students about the screenprinting preparation process, and showing them the Youth MOJO logo design that he created. (Yay!)

Brainstorming for the MOJO summer #fight4affordability campaign posters! 

Group photo w/ the finished posters! 

    This was the first of four classes, so there are some more recaps coming!