briones

hiya!

on thursday, i presented my PLUS fellowship findings on youth participation in emeryville to a group of city and school officials from all over the bay area. while the presentation was not my best ever...it felt good for two reasons.

1) i contextualized my understanding of youth participation in terms of participatory planning and democratization of civil society, and
2) i got to check one small thing off my list for the end of this year.

the presentation was in preservation park, where i worked the first summer that i ever lived in the bay area...upon leaving, i saw the executive director of the urban strategies council walking through the park, from one meeting to another. a slight feeling of full circle, no?

afterwards, i was lucky enough to get over to briones park for a few hours. here are some pictures from my run with the cows, and green hills and pastures. definitely therapy for the soul.

can't wait for summer...

xo
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