Professor Sabir's Posse

Planning Sheet:
Topic - AYPAL
- the founder of AYPAL (John Fong)
- the directors of AYPAL (Jay Conui, Tiffany Eng)
- the sites (groups) - ACMHS/CO/FAA/LIMCA/OASES/PIKA
- how did they contribute to the Oakland Community?

Audience -
- People who reside in the Oakland Community.
- People interested in community involvement (Whoohoo! Sorry, I just got back from an AYPAL meeting.)

Questions to Answer -
- Why was AYPAL created?
- Who influence AYPAL?
- How do they contribute to the Oakland Community?

Key Writing Strategies -
- How influencial they can be to people.
- How involved they are in the community.
- Examples:
- Past campaigns
- The meetings they hold
- Cause and effect:
- Measure OO
- Coalitions made
- Rallies/Conferences/Speeches

Sources:
- aypal510.blogspot.com
- papers from the office (handouts that are given to interns to be up-to-date with history)
- Newspaper articles based on past campaigns
-Measure OO
-Alameda Police Departments
-Racial Profiling
- Videos= from news that cover AYPAL (hehe, I'm in it doing a speech =) )
- Interviews with the site-coordinators

To Professor Sabir:
Am I able to use handouts that are given to me?

Oh and for some reason, the College of Alameda website is till down for me. (7:00PM) I restarted the computer and everything, even tried it on a different computer. Maybe have some luck tomorrow eh?
 

Dion Cade
Eng 201b


Frontline World Assignment: Research Essay Part 2


What is a social entrepreneur?

-Social entrepreneurs are people with creative upbringing solutions to society’s most stressing social problems. They are perfectionists and persistent, always looking into major social issues and offering new ideas for real change.

What is a philanthropist?

-A person who loves humanity, deeply wants to make society a better place, they believe that each person and the actions that they make and each dollar that is spent can definitely make a difference.

Outline:

1.Who is the social entrepreneur profiled?

- Lena Tam, member of City Council.

2.What problem did the person profiled identify?

-living costs in Alameda.

-housing methods and transportation.

-Reducing vehicle trips off of island.

-Making better decisions about government.



3.What is the name of the organization they started?

-Alameda Health Care District board member.

-Alameda County Planning Commissioner


4.Describe their relationship to the community that they serve?

-Her family has lived in Alameda for more than thirty-five years. She wants to make living in Alameda a more simple experience.

• Why they decided to address this issue?

-Because she loves the community and helping it out and most of her previous jobs has involved her community.

5.What is the local component?

- City of Alameda League of Women Voters president
-2005 Woman of the year, 16th assembly district

6.How does the community own the process?

-She won a seat on the Alameda City Counsel.
 

1.Who is the social entrepreneur profiled?
Ise Lyfe
2.What problem did the person profiled identify?
He works toward stopping the violence in his community, and reaching out so people don't become insensitive to it.
3.What is the name of the organization they started?
He began making music albums and writing plays.
4.Describe their relationship to the community that they serve?
He works as a community leader.

• Why they decided to address this issue?
He witnessed a murder at a concert and realized how "numb" he was around violence issues.
5.What is the local component?
He is working with people who in groups such as San Francisco Bay Area team at the Youth Speaks National Poetry Slam
6.How does the community own the process?
They take his words and teachings, and learn to grow and look at different things in the community that are holding them down.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/ise-lyfe-spread-the-word/

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7165/title.bay-rapper-ise-lyfes-play-appears-at-naacp-theater-awards

http://www.wiretapmag.org/stories/38887/

http://speakoutnow.org/userdata_display.php?modin=50&uid=422

http://officialheat.com/2008/06/18/award-winning-spoken-word-artist-and-emcee-ise-lyfe-to-become-the-next-breakout-artist-from-the-bay-area/
 

Dion Cade
Eng 201b

Frontline World assignment planning sheet

What is the subject of your paper?
The subject of my paper is Lena Tam, who is part of the Alameda City Council.

2. Why do you want to write about this subject?
I want to write about this subject because she is an entrepreneur who lives in the same city as I. My purpose is to talk about her and what she does.

3. What audience will you write for?
My primary audience is other people who reside in Alameda because this women wants to make a difference for the better in our community.

4. What question do you want your essay to answer?
The question I want my essay to answer is, who is known in Alameda for making a difference in the community.

5. What is the main writing strategy you think you will use?
The main writing strategy that I will use in my essay is casual analysis and explaining what she does in detail.
 

Panning sheet

Subject:
People organizing boxing gyms as a means to teach children a physical discipline, dedication towards a goal, and instill confidence in themselves, in the hopes that through this, the allure of drugs, violence, and misdirection can be circumvented/replaced by a stronger, more enduring force.

Spotlight:
Charles King
Muhammad Ali
Archie Moore (and son Billy Moore)

Audience:
The world

Questions to answer:
Why boxing?
What influenced boxing?
What is the ultimate impact of boxing?
Is it worth it in the end?
Can something good come from something like inherently wrong?
Is it really wrong?
 

Sources:
direct interviews
magazine articles
book excerpts
newspapers
 

Andrew Nguyen
English 201
8-8:50Am

Acroynms
- AYPAL - Asian Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership (founded by John Fong, directed by both Jay Conui and Tiffany Eng). AYPAL is a non-profit organization comprised of passionate youths fighting for social justice and are committed to enhance their community that they live in. They have three principles that they follow through:
- community involvement
- youth ownership (the youths take part in the decisions in the organization)
- promoting social justice

Groups- different groups
- ACMHS (Khmer) - Asian Community Mental Health Services (Carina)
- CO (Veteran Interns like me) - Campaign Organizers (Armael)
- FAA (Filipino) - Filipino for Affirmative Action (Jean)
- LIMCA (Laos and Mien) - Lao Iu Mien Culture Association (Mey)
- OASES (Chinese and Vietnamese) - Oakland Asian Student Educational Services (Vay)
- PIKA (Pacific Islanders) - Pacific Islanders Ki Association (Janine)
 

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Planning sheet:

Topic---Social Entrepreneur



Audience: People who want a better understanding about the characteristics of being a social entrepreneur.



I would like to have a better insight on what happenends to communtities in need when social entrepreneur does not reach out to them? (main focus Oakland California)



I will use the problem and solution guide to have a understanding of the questions I will like to answer sucessfully.



Writing Strategies:
--During the process of creating my essay I will discuss the characteristics of the being a social entrepreneur.
--How does social entrepreneurs influence people


Sources:

www.pbs.org/opb/thenewheroes/whatis

www.skollfoundation.org/aboutsocialentrepreneurship/index.asp

www.schwabfound.org/sf/SocialEntrepreneurs/index.htm


--Sameela Eng.201A 1-3
 

Lou Saechao
Eng. 201A
8-850am

Planning Sheet
Intro:
-informed the organization and what process they do:
• LFCDI (Lao Family Community Development Inc.)
• Help low income get started on career
• Hand on hand project
• Senior program
• Year-Round Youth Leadership and Employment Program / WIA
• English Literacy
• Refugee Program( New to the US)
Audience:
- to the people in the community
- to the one who is involve or cared about there community
Question/Answer:
1. what is the important of this business through your organization
2. how do you plan on contributing to the community
3. how strong is your organization on development to the community and connect to the world to see
writing strategies:
-how they influence the community
-how they develop ways to help the community
-the satisfied and great growth of economy
 

Dung Nguyen
English 201A
8.00-8.50

What is the subject of your paper?
The subject of my paper is about EBAYC
. East Bay Asian Youth Center(EBAYC)

-Informed the organization and what process they do:

.to build a racially and ethnically diverse membership of families in low-income neighborhoods

.providing internship to high school students

.improve and strengthen their schools and neighborhoods.

.connect themselves to needed family support services and resources.

Program:

.After-school learning centers
.Health education
.Community service projects

Audience:
- The people in the community
- The people who want to know more about what they can do to improve the comunity

Question to Answer:

.Who were the founders of EBAYC?
.Why was EBAYC created?
.What were thier achievements?

Key Wirting Strategies:

.High School Students who work for EBAYC
.The Goals
.The families
 

Nina Wooten
Eng.201b
8-8:50 am

Outline:
- The social entrepreneur being profiled is
- The person being profiled identified the problems that may cause someone to become homeless and loose control of there lives. One of the most common problems seems to be drug addiction and abuse.
- The name of the organization is CityTeam Ministries.
- CityTeam Ministries has a great relationship with the community. They provide shelter for a group of men at any given time. These men have meals, shower, medical assistance and counseling sessions provided. CityTeam also gives back to the community by providing hot meals on holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. Low income families can receive groceries to prepare these holiday meals to enjoy with their families, and clothes as well that has been donated to the mission by the community. It is clear that CityTeam doesn’t just focus on the men who recover in the shelters. They do any and everything for those who are still out on the streets.
 

Lisa Ryan

English 201A

MW 1-2:50

Frontline World Assignment: Research Essay Part 2

What is a social entrepreneur?

Social entrepreneurs are organizer for their communities they are advocates for fair and equal rights of others, they take risk and are determined to uncover solutions to the social problems that people are faced with.

What is a philanthropist?

A philanthropist is someone who has an abundance of financial resources and shares it with people who are less fortunate. The goal of the philanthropist is to contribute to the welfare of mankind.

Outline:

1.Who is the social entrepreneur profiled?

Gloria Lockett, Former Prostitute and HIV/AIDS Advocate

2. What problem did the person profiled identify?

The lack of HIV/AIDS education in the black community

The lack of health services in the black community

The need for safer sex education for Prostitutes in the bay area

3.What is the name of the organization they started?

California Prostitutes Education project

4. Describe their relationship to the community that they serve?

Gloria was born and raised in the Bay Area and was a prostitute for 20 years before founding her organization. She felt that she was the ideal person to go back into the community where she come from and educate her peers about the prevention of HIV.

• Why they decided to address this issue?

Because black people were being mislead about their risk for contracting HIV. HIV was seen initially as a gay white mans disease which contributed to a level of denial in the black community. Her goal was to shatter the denial in the black community through education. Additionally, later during the epidemic prostitutes were being scapegoats as the main perpetrators of the spread of the disease and she wanted to put a stop to this myth.

5.What is the local component?

She involved and hired other former prostitutes and community members as peer educators.

6.How does the community own the process?

The community utilizes the services, gains employment and are active members on her board of directors.

Planning sheet:

Subject: Social Entrepreneur

Why do you want to write this paper? I want to write this paper to show and inform the audience of the community problem and the solutions that were implemented to address them.

Audience: African Americans at risk for contracting HIV.

My research paper will show how entrepreneurs have a positive effect on the communities that they serve.

I want my reserach paper to show that anyone can turn their lives around and become a positive force in their communities.

Writing Strategies:
I plan to use description and problem/solution stategy in my paper.

Sources:

Newspaper articles
Interviews
Agency abstracts
 

Joshua Brown-James
English 201A
1-2:50pm

Social Entrepreneur:
Boku Kodama

Sources:
WWW.URBANVOICE.ORG
WWW.OUSD.K12.CA.COM
WWW.JOBTRAIN.COM
WWW.ADULTEDLEARNERS.COM
info@urbanvoice.org
Phone: (510) 655-1304

Planning Sheet

What is the subject of your paper?
The subject of my paper is Boku Kodama who is the executive director of Urban Voice.

2. Why do you want to write about this subject?
I want to write about this subject because he is a social entrepreneur that has recognizes social justice issues in my community and wants to make a change.

3. What audience will you write for?
My audience is all people from Alameda County who wants a social justice change in our community.

4. What question do you want your essay to answer?
The question I want my essay to answer is how we can recognize and change social justice problems in my community.

5. What is the main writing strategy you think you will use?
The main writing strategy that I will use in my essay is description and problem/solution.
 

Joshua Brown-James
English 201A
1-2:50pm

Outline:

1.Who is the social entrepreneur profiled?
Boku Kodama Executive director of Urban Voice

2. What problem did the person profiled identify?
Kodama identified the social justice issues in our community.

3. What is the name of the organization they started?
The name of his organization is Urban Voice.

4. Describe their relationship to the community that they serve?
Urban Voice was founded in 1997 for low income residents in Oakland, California.


Why they decided to address this issue?

5. What is the local component?
Production Studio: 6031 Christie Avenue, Emeryville, CA 94608

6.How does the community own the process?
This is an all-volunteer program open to anyone of the community who wants a social justice change.
 

Francisco Marcial
English 201A
MW 1-2:50pm

"Planning Sheet"

Subject:
The Subject of my paper is going to be Ignacio De La Fuente.

Why:
I want to write about this person because Ignacio is a entreprenuer that wants to make the city of Oakland a better place.

Audience:
The audience that i will write for is for the people that live in oakland.

Question:
The question that i want my essay to answer is "Who is Ignacio De La Fuente and What does he Do?"

Writing Strategy:
The writing strategy that I wil use is Description.
 

Melissa Mah
English 201A
1-2:50 PM

Outline

Hook: The DARE program has helped kids stay off drugs for many years.

Thesis: DARE is a foundation that creatively persuades young children to stay off drugs.

Body #1
TS: Children and young adults are exposed to drugs everyday.

CD 1: “ […] I saw cigarette, drug and alcohol use everywhere, all around me, whether at the hands of rich kids buying and selling pills and powder for weekend parties, or self-destructing teens trying to flush trauma out of their bodies with copious amounts of Olde English malt liquor” (6)

CD 2: “The specific task is to teach kids skills to resist the pressures to experiment with alcohol, tobacco and marijuana and to help them make healthier and wiser decisions.” (3)

Body #2
TS: Many parents have been concerned about drugs being exposed during school.

CD1: Overwhelming national and international demand for D.A.R.E. led to the creation of D.A.R.E. America, a national non-profit organization. D.A.R.E. America serves as a resource to communities, helping to establish and improve local D.A.R.E. programs. (1)

CD 2: For the modern aged child, DARE has even set up a websites just for kids. Which includes various games and activities. (found on http://www.dare.com/kids/index_3.htm)

Body#3
TS: Society feels a lot safer knowing that there is a program that will keep children safe from the pressure of drugs, violence, and alcohol.

CD 1: D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives. (1)

CD 2: The D.A.R.E. curriculum is designed to be taught by police officers whose training and experience gave them the background needed to answer the sophisticated questions often posed by young students about drugs and crime. (1)

Conclusion: DARE is a interactive program between the law enforcers of the nation and young elementary students. It provides children the skills and information about the negative effects of drugs and what they should do when pressured. They also educate children about peer pressure and how to say “no”.

Restate Thesis.
 

Melissa Mah
English 201A
1-2:50 PM

Sources

http://www.dare.com/home/about_dare.asp

http://www.dare.com/officers/Officers_StartaDAREProgram/Default075b.asp?N=Officers_StartaDAREProgram&M=43&S=0

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_/ai_n17127152

http://www.dare.com/home/HomeTownDAREUSA/StoryPage685e.asp?N=HometownDAREUSA&S=8&S=5&St=5

http://www.dare.com/kids/index_3.htm

http://www.alternet.org/rights/105677/california%27s_prop._5_could_change_the_course_of_america%27s_drug_war/
 

Andrew Nguyen
English 201
8-8:50AM

Very Basic Outline:
Intro:
- A sentence grabber:
- issues that revolve around the Oakland community.
- An event my friend invited me to
- A Barbeque at Alameda’s Washington Park
- The site coordinator at the time, Tiffany Eng, and her inspiration and motivation.
- Resulting me attending the meetings for one year, and becoming an intern throughout.
-AYPAL
- Asian/Pacific Islander Youths Promoting Advocacy and Leadership
- Founder: John Fong
- Why did he found AYPAL?
- What was his motivation?
- Who inspired him?
- The Directors: Jay Conui and Tiffany Eng
- Why did they join AYPAL?
- What was their motivation?
- Who inspired them?
- The sites (groups within AYPAL)
- ACMHS (Asian Community Mental Health Services) (Khmer) (Carina)
- CO (Campaign Organizers) (Veteran Interns) (Armael Malinis)
- FAA (Filipinos for Affirmative Action) (Filipinos) (Jean)
- LIMCA (Laos Iu Mien Culture Association) (Laos and Mien) (Mey Saechao)
- OASES (Oakland Asian Student Educational Services) (Chinese and Vietnamese) (Vay Hoang)
- Logistics of AYPAL
- What we do
- How work goes on
- Thesis: Regardless of it's low status, or fame, AYPAL contributes a large amount to Oakland, working with campaigns that the community have issues on, resulting in a step to better the city.

Major Point 1: Past Campaigns
- At the time of these campaigns, I was not able to attend them because I did not know about AYPAL. I was ignorant about the issues revolving my community.
- Ethnic Studies Program
- a requirement for High School.
- Operation Renovation Campaign
- renovate recreational centers
- Unfair Treatment Campaign
- equal treatment to students (like grading policies in the beginning of the school year)
- Super Jail Campaign
- funding for youth programs that actually help and rehibilitate the youth who commit crimes, instead of prisons
- One Love One Nation Stop Deportation/Stop Deporation Campaign
- get rid/reform the harsh laws regarding deportation
- allow immigrants who are facing deportation the right of a hearing by an immigration judge
- Shut Down the CYA/Unlock the Block
- close down some of the biggest youth prisons in CA, and push rehabilitation for youth, rather then cruel and unusual punishments.
- Jay Conui and Claire Tran (directors at the time), and their behind-the-scenes
- the speakers they have for press conferences, rallies, marches, protests
- the money to fund the campaigns
- total funding for all groups
Major Point: Recent Campaigns
- Around the year 2005, when I joined AYPAL, I'd participated in the meetings they held for anyone. The interns there taught the youth about issues that continue on in the community.
- Williams Settlement
- funding for schools
- repair and clean facilities and buildings at schools
- qualified teachers
- 2006
- After being in the meetings held by the interns and the site coordinator at the time, Tiffany Eng, I wanted to become part of the group. In 2006, I applied for the position as an intern for the 2006-2007 year and made it in.
- Side Campaign: CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam
- Unfair for schools without the same and equal oppotunities as other schools.
- My first speech in front of numerous of people in San Francisco.
- the site coordinators, whom I barely personally knew for a long time motivated me and inspired me to make a speech regarding the unfair exam and how it affected the people in my life.
- Violence Prevention Campaign
- increase the funding for after-school programs for youths with Measure K/OFCY (Oakland Funding for After School Programs)/Measure OO (in 2008)
- My first major campaign as an intern.
- Tiffany Eng (site coordinator at the time): motivational leader for the OASES interns.
- Have us make a bar for ourselves to grow up as the year goes by.
- motivated us to step up and challenge ourselves
- 2007-2008
- Wanted to finish with the campaign and applied for AYPAL once again.
- Tiffany helped me realized that I can continue to grow, even if she didn't say anything.
- I, along with my co-worker, did a speech at the Oakland City Hall’s Planning and Oversight Committee to promote Measure K in the view of a student.
- Iko Bayarsaikhan's death and it's "relation" to AYPAL.
- Alameda Police arrested our youths and questioned them for the death of Iko.
- They didn't do anything.
- Didn't show arrest warrants to the parents, even if they said they have it.
- News revealed the names of our youth, and showed the house they lived in, regardless if they were minors.
- Jay Conui and Claire Tran stressfully worked with the parents of our youth.
- Had to somehow work with the APD and newspapers to persuade innoncence. No luck.
- Jay Conui and Claire Tran organized a police safety training for the youth (how to deal with the police and your rights).
- result: I had to use it three times.
- APD released our youth and apparently, caught the "real" person.
- Jay and Claire, and the rest of the site coordinators organized a protest in front of the Alameda Police Department.
- I became the emcee along with my co-worker for the protest.
- Tiffany and Jay motivated me to do the speeches and speak with passion, for they were my friends.
- Jay and Claire brought in speakers for the protest
- Result: none. They didn't apologize.
- 2008-present
- Became a veteran campaign organizer. Me, along with other interns, wanted to see the campaign finish.
- Tiffany Eng became the next director with Jay Conui.
- Measure K/OFCY/Measure OO passed



GOOD GOSH... I think I went a little overboard on the outline.
 

Planning Sheet:

Social Entrepreneur: Oakland Police Officer and AYSC Founder, Robert Sayaphupha
Organization: AYSC (Asian Youth Services Committee)
Contribution Date: 1990 – Today
Involvement: Mainly Oakland

Outline:

1. Intro –
a. Hook: Addressing a group of crowds, especially young adults, can be a difficult task.
b. However, Oakland Police Officer, Robert Sayaphupha, has no problem with that. Officer Sayaphupha has been known to contribute and involve in many social activities that have helped young adults across the bay area. For instance, Sayaphupha was co-founder of the Asian Youth Services Committee (AYSC) in 1990. AYSC has been a known community service organization which helps young Asians with their difficulties.
2. Body 1:
a. Topic Sentence: Officer Sayaphupha came to America when he was only 17 years old. He grew up by himself in America; learning to deal with a new change.

3. Body 2:
a. Topic Sentence: As he became the liaison for the Asian community in Oakland, Officer Sayaphupha noticed the youth environment that surrounded him.
b. “Our goal was to reach out to ‘At-Risk’ youth, but we didn’t really define what that was […] We thought that ‘At-Risk’ would buy youth already in trouble, youth that was on probation or youth that had been in jail. So we were targeting towards those youth. […]” (Martinez 3).
c. Sayaphupha began recruiting to youths around the area, mainly Oakland high schools. He was searching for those who had experience in leadership and real responsibilities. The new group would help those in needs of a change.
d. “The youth helping each other worked much better than us helping them” (ibid).
4. Body 3:
a. Topic Sentence: Today, the AYSC continues to help Oakland’s young Asians to seek for opportunities and participations in the club’s social functions. Members has contributed in the community service projects, which betters their community and themselves.
b. “For high school students, this year’s topic was diversity […] What are some of the problems that you see in this diverse community and what can we do to solve some of the problems that go along with it.”
c. One of the most well known event that the club sponsors is the Lion Dance team, which regularly performs at competitions and special events, such as Chinatown functions.
5. Conclusion:
a. AYSC has continue to grow each year. Sayaphupha’s experiment has been a dream that he had finally accomplished. The goal to have “honor students with troubled students has taken hold and the club can boast that 90 percent of its members go to college” (Martinez 6). Officer Sayaphupha has been adamant about not singling out a person because of his or her past experiences, no matter how bad, but to help them to achieve the impossible.

Source:

1. http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/juvenile/structure/asian.html

2. http://www.asianyouth.org/aysc/page.php?2

3. http://www.cicle.org/cicle_content/pivot/entry.php?id=1936

4. http://www.opoa.org/open_board.htm

5. Robert Sayaphupha; Himself

6. id=t0Fi04ek1YoC&pg=PT200&lpg=PT200&dq=Robert+Sayaphupha&source=bl&ots=FtiqISXIKS&sig=SopNK74r5A1lUvH2QyUyDi1uV4Q&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result

MORE TO COME.... (saved in USB however not with me)
 

Tipton
English 201 B
I will inform my audience about Bobby Seale

I am writing for the bay area communities

I would like my paper to answer, are social entrepreneurs the key to a heather community?

I will attempt to use the problem and solution strategy. Also I want to point out the difference they made in the community as well as the Oakland school district.



Sources
What we believe and what they what
Papyrus Scroll
http://www.bobbyseale.com/
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAseale.htm
http://www.bobbyseale.com/phototour/
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/13/interviews/seale/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Seale
http://www.africawithin.com/bios/bobby_seale.htm
 

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Francisco Marcial
English 201A
MW 1-2:50pm

“OUTLINE”
1.Who is the social entrepreneur profiled?
Ignacio De La Fuente

2.What problem did the person profiled identify?
Public safety, clean streets and parks, and options for youths

3. What is the name of the organization that they started?
Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)

4.Describe their relationship with the community that they serve?
Ignacio has lived in Oakland since he was 21 years old. He wants the city of Oakland to be a better place for everyone.

5. What is the local component?
He got people from the community and some organizations like Oakland Community Organizations (O.C.O.) to help him with some of the issues.

6. How does the community own the process?
Many community members go to the meetings that his organization held and many people are now using the services that he made for example; schools, shopping center, and parks.
 

Sara Yusufi
English 201A
MW 1-2:50
Outline
Social Entrepreneur: Divine Bradley
(It is hard to find resources on him but I have found a couple)
Fact: Divine Bradley at the age of 17 created a team revolution.
Fact: it is a non-profit youth organization that is a safe place for kids to go afterschool
Divine Bradley was impacted by this and so he is willing to help other kids not experience life the way he did.
“Divine, now a Role ‘Model’ for Polo Ralph Lauren’s G.I.V.E Campaign – Get Involved, Volunteer, Exceed, is also the subject of an award winning documentary, The Hip Hop Project, executively produced by Bruce Willis and American rapper Queen Latifah. His passion inspires both young and old alike.”
Divine definelty has been making an impact on younger generations and through that he is a great example of a social entrepreneur.
 

Vonreesha Jackson
English 201 A
1-3pm

Planning Sheet

Subject: Social Entrepreneur

Why do you want to write this paper?
I want to write this paper to inform, my audience about the help that is out there for the young community.

Audience: African American males and females of all ages.

In my research paper I will discuss how the entrepreneur came about wanting to fight street violence.

I want this research paper to help those who may have been a victim or who may have been involved with violence, to see that there is hope and they can over come violence.

Writing Strategies:
I will be using description and problem/solution strategy in my paper.

Outline:

Who is the social entrepreneur profiled?

Dr. Joseph E. Marshall, Jr. founder and president of the street soldiers National Consortium

What problem did the person profiled identify?

Dr. Marshall identified youth violence and classified it as a disease.

What is the name of the organization they started?

Street Soldiers National Consortium
Alive and Free Movement

Describe their relationship to the community that they serve?

Dr. Marshall worked as a teacher for 20 years in the San Francisco unified school district before giving that’s up to start his organizations.

• Why he decided to address this issue?

Dr. Marshall decided to form this organization because so many of his students were leaning towards violence. He wanted to find out the problem so he could form a solution to youth violence.

How does the community own the process?

The community owns the process because the youth benefit from this organization. They obtain scholarships and attend college with the help of this organization.

Sources:

www.street-soldiers.org
http://usa.ashoka.org/jmarshall
www.stayaliveandfree.org
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb448458.htm
www.orah.com
 

Treana Penn
English 201a/MW

Frontline World Assignment: Essay

1) Social Entrepreneur is a person who realizes the issues in their community. They find solutions to the problems by creating businesses that can help the issues. The businesses are usually non-profit, because they are more concerned for the change and not the money. No pun intended.

2) A Philanthropist is a person who is more of responsible of doing volunteer work. They mostly donate a lot of money to social problems in need of support.

Subject: Pivotal Point Youth Service's plan to make a difference in therir community.

Audience: All residents in Oakland, Ca who are looking for change.

Strategy: Use evidence/analysis/problem/solution

Question to answer: PPYS's purpose for outside the community? Who created PPYS? What was the inspiration to creating PPYS?

Outline:
1) Who is the social entrepreneur profiled? Umar Goodspeed is a social entrepreneur of Oakland, Ca.

2) What problem did the person profiled identify? Umar Goodspeed realized that the youth of the community needed a leader to guide them to succes, healthiness, and happiness.

3)What is the name of the organization started? The program is called Pivotal Point Youth Services.

4)What is the local component?
Is for ages 16-24 to help stop teen homelessness, work training, parental support, and educational support.

5)Describe their relationship to the community that they serve? The community views him as a role model.

6) How does the community own the process? They own it because they help keep PPYS going by spreading the word.

7)Why they decided to address this issue? They felt that their was a urge to help the community and make change.


Sources:
1) Enelow, Wendy S.. The $100,000+ entrepreneur : how to build a successful new business in 90 days . Manassas Park, Va.: Imapact, 2008.

2) Gerber, Michael E.. Awakening the entrepreneur within : how ordinary people can create extraordinary companies . New York: Viking, 2008.

3) Harvey, Antonio R.. "Youth Conference Teaches Leadership." The Sacramento Observer Vol. 45, Iss. 35; pg. A7, 1 pgsAug 14-Aug 20, 2008. 19 Nov 2008

4) Stevens, Laura. "Conference to focus on teaching language to youth." Edmonton Vol. 5, Iss. 3March 31, 2006 19 Nov 2008

5) Williams, Kam. "The Real-Life Role Model Takes a Timeout to Share His Tips." Washington Informer Vol. 41, Iss. 14; p. 23 Jan 20-Jan 26, 2005 19 Nov 2008

6) Wright, Virgil. "Entrepreneur finds success in security." The Bay State Banner Vol. 40, Iss. 3; pg. 7Sept 3, 2004 19 Nov 2008

7) Yunus, Muhhammad. Creating a world without poverty : social business and the future of capitalism . New York: Collins, 2008.

8)"Pivotal Point Youth Services, inc.." 2008. 3Fold Communications.. 19 Nov 2008 //www.ppys.org/services.html>.

9) "Pivotal Point Youth Services, inc.." United Way of the Bay Area. November 21, 2007. United Way. 19 Nov 2008 www.volunteer.united-e-way.org/sfbayarea/org/10255176100.html>.
 

Joshua Brown-James
English 201A
1-2:50pm

Planning Sheet

1. What is the subject of your paper?
The subject of my paper is Boku Kodama who is the executive director of Urban Voice.

2. Why do you want to write about this subject?
I want to write about this subject because he is a social entrepreneur that has recognizes social justice issues in my community and wants to make a change. In order to make that change he believes that everyone should become a social entrepreneur and I feel this is important because he wants everyone to have the power to succeed on their own and have a fair chance in life.

3. What audience will you write for?
My audience is all people from Alameda County

4. What question do you want your essay to answer?
The question I want my essay to answer is will helping everyone become a social entrepreneur help our community to become equal.

5. What is the main writing strategy you think you will use?
The main writing strategy that I will use in my essay is description and problem/solution.

Outline:

1.Who is the social entrepreneur profiled?
Boku Kodama Executive director of Urban Voice

2. What problem did the person profiled identify?
Kodama identified the social justice issues in our community because he didn’t like how people were being treated unfairly.

3. What is the name of the organization they started?
The name of his organization is Urban Voice.

4. Describe their relationship to the community that they serve?
Urban Voice was founded in 1997 for low income residents in Oakland, California. He offers a class in the community to teach people of the community how to become social entrepreneurs.


Why they decided to address this issue?
He feels that by the year 2010 everyone will need to become a social entrepreneur to better our society. With the rules established by the New Economy, a new working class must be trained to first survive the frugal economic landscape and then have the tools to capture its fair share. www.urbanvoice.com

5. What is the local component?
Production Studio: 6031 Christie Avenue, Emeryville, CA 94608

6.How does the community own the process?
This is an all-volunteer program open to anyone of the community who wants a social justice change. His class is located in the community for anyone to walk in and join.
 

Joshua Brown-James
English 201A
1-2:50pm

Introduction

A social entrepreneur recognizes a change that needs to be made in society. Boku Kodama is one of many social entrepreneurs in my community that acknowledged a problem in the community. Kodama from San Francisco recognized a social justice problem within the community. He saw the unfair treatment of people in the community and sought out a way to change it. He offers a class for people of the community to teach them the skills on how to become a social entrepreneur so they can have the power to get the same treatment and chances as others. Becoming a social entrepreneur will help our community to have the skills to be treated equally in society.
 

Joshua Brown-James
English 201A
1-2:50pm

Conclusion

The job of a social entrepreneur is one of the hardest but most rewarding jobs around. They have the power to not only help themselves but to help others in society. Boku Kodama decided to help the bay area when he recognized the unfair treatment of individuals in the community. He decided he wanted to help everyone to be able to have the skills to succeed on their own in life to gain the power to be treated fairly. He started a class in the fall of 2006 to teach those of the community to become social entrepreneurs. By doing this he helped many people of the community. His leadership in the community will always be around because each on can teach one and everyone will be able to become a leader.
 

Treana Penn
English 201A
MW 1:00-2:50

Intro:
This is the year of 2008 and we are in the year of a world of change. Even though, we have a new leader who symbolizes “change”, there are also many other local heroes that have not been recognized in our communities. The unrecognized heroes are also known as social entrepreneurs; they help resolve local issues in their area to make social changes. They are very unselfish people that take out time of their very busy schedules to help others. Several social entrepreneurs are more concerned about helping improve their communities for the better, rather than worrying about gratification. Social entrepreneurs are just as important as being a President is, because they both take on a large responsibility as a leader. There numerous local social entrepreneurs in my city of residence, I have chosen a specific social entrepreneur, because they have personally helped my city.


Conclusion:
After researching about the work that Social Entrepreneurs take on, I realized that they are very persistent about their goals. I admire them for their diligence to help others, while still having their personal issues. Some social entrepreneurs may be compared to Philanthropist, for they both believe in the same cause to help the world one step at a time. Such as a local Social Entrepreneur in my community, Umar Goodspeed who is a social Entrepreneur who works for a teen center, called Pivotal Point Youth Services. Pivotal Point Youth Services Leaders are a magnificent example of a how social entrepreneurs should act. By giving out to the community and help making a difference with the people, they’re also making a difference in the world. Change starts by an individual, in this case it would be a social entrepreneur, who becomes conscious of the set backs in their community and find ways to resolve them. To me social entrepreneurs are undercover heroes that need a cape in honor for all their outstanding changes.
 

Andrew Nguyen
English 201
8-8:50AM

Introduction:
Racism, friends dropping out of school, violence, whatever. These issues roam through my mind day after day after day. I used to ask others, “how come no one is there to deal with these things?” No one knew what to say, but “Oakland sucks that way.” I myself did not know what to say either. Even if I was a victim of either racism or violence, or knew people who had encountered those issues, I did not know what to do. I was ignorant. In 2004, a friend of mine asked if I would want to go to a barbeque at Alameda’s Washington Park. I said yes. That day at the barbeque was the start of a path I continue to walk on. As I entered the park, there were a large group of people having fun. I got together with my friend and we chatted through, until a woman got everyone in the group together. Her name is Tiffany Eng. She began talking about a group called AYPAL and that the people I was with were a part of it. She began talking about a campaign that they were working on for improvements in the Oakland schools like qualified teachers, and decent books. She continued on with the issues that roam around the Oakland schools and how AYPAL could change them. As fast as I could blink, I was interested. As soon as everyone went to play games, Tiffany approached me. She asked me if I was interested in the group and all. I said I was, and she invited me to come to the meetings they attend. I went. The meetings were large, filled with other youths. Tiffany filled me in to be up-to-date. AYPAL stands for Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership. They are a group founded by John Fong that works with community organizing. Throughout the meetings, Tiffany and her interns educated me and the other youths about issues that continues to roam in the Oakland community, such as the different types of abuse, racism, and even the Government itself. The way AYPAL was organized during the meetings, and how Tiffany inspired many people, including me, to be more active in the community, I knew I wanted to become an intern as well. Through my years with AYPAL, I have met with numerous of inspiring people and worked with life-changing campaigns. Yet, even through these years, I have not really seem to understand why I felt so compelled to work hard in this organization. Was I under the influence of inspiration from the adults who work there?

Conclusion:
Year after year, the people of AYPAL continues to grow into charismatic individuals and leaders. The site-coordinators inspire youths to join their groups and to apply for internship. Through these years, I have seen AYPAL contribute their hard work and effort to making Oakland a better place to live. I have seen the frequently occupied Jay Conui work through his busy schedule to give his time to help the other youth in whatever campaign we are in. I am proud that Tiffany Eng gave her time to talk to others about their personal life and motivate us to grow into inspirational leaders when we were interns. As I continue to work in AYPAL with Armael Malinis, I continue to see myself growing from the help of the site-coordinators and directors. From the start of the barbeque in Alameda’s Washington Park, to where I am right now, I am proud to be in AYPAL. I am grateful that John Fong founded AYPAL. Wherever I see myself in the future and as I look back, I will remain grateful to those who had helped grow to be who I am.
 

Dion Cade
Eng 201b

Lena Tam Essay

Introduction

What is a philanthropist? A philanthropist is someone who really cares for humanity and want to do something that will make it better and also make more people happy as well. They tend to help out their community in one way or another whether it is a small change or a big one. What is an entrepreneur? In this case, an entrepreneur is someone who will take it upon themselves to take a different path and take full responsibility for the outcome whether it is good or bad. Every community has an entrepreneur and a philanthropist. In a little town called Alameda, there is a woman named Lena Tam who is committed to helping out her community and making it more stable in the future. She is always on the move and is willing to listen to her community and figure out the many issues that Alameda has. One issue is that a part of the land of Alameda called Alameda point is not used properly. Another issue is that city services are not really available right now, for example library hours and recreational park maintenance. And another issue is that there is not enough community participation in the issues that are surrounding Alameda. And there also are not many projects going on to help make the place much better to reside in. But with the help of others, Lena Tam should be able to address at least some of these issues. She has a lot of experience with being in organizations such as the Alameda County Planning Commission and the Alameda City Healthcare District Board. And now she is the new Alameda City Councilwoman elect. Lena Tam is dedicated now, more than ever, to help steer Alameda in the right direction, and make her not only known locally, but in many more places to come.



Conclusion

Lena Tam wants Alameda to be the best that it can be, and be known for her extraordinary efforts to bringing the small town together for its residents. It is surely a big task for her to handle and of course it will take time, but for many things to come out good, it takes nothing but time. The world is full of people who want nothing but to make it better, and they are making it better one person at a time. But even all of these people do not have enough will-power to do it on their own so they need their community to help out. The philanthropists inform their community of the issues and let them know that there has to be something done to address these issues or else there could be major consequences. Out of everyone in a certain community, of course a quarter of those people will listen and take action. Lena Tam hopes to not only address issues herself but also get in agreement with others that certain things in the city of Alameda must be changed, for example the space at Alameda Point and the abandoned buildings that are not being used anymore. Lena will try everything in her power to do what she needs to do to make sure that she does not let anyone down. She did not win the 16th Assembly district’s Woman of the Year for no reason. What is a philanthropist? A good way to find out is to look at the great example that Lena Tam has set for everyone.
 

Dion Cade
Eng 201b

Social Entrepreneur

What does a community need? A community needs someone who really cares for humanity and wants to do something that will make it better and also make more people happy as well. They tend to help out their community in one way or another whether it is a small change or a big one. Every community needs people who are ambitious in making those communities better than their current state. In a little town called Alameda, there is a woman named Lena Tam who is committed to helping out her community and making it more stable in the future. She is always on the move and is willing to listen to her community and figure out the many issues that Alameda has. One issue is that a part of the land of Alameda called Alameda point is not used properly. Another issue is that city services are not really available right now, for example library hours and recreational park maintenance. And another issue is that there is not enough community participation in the issues that are surrounding Alameda. And there also are not many projects going on to help make the place much better to reside in. But with the help of others, Lena Tam should be able to address at least some of these issues. She has a lot of experience with being in organizations such as the Alameda County Planning Commission and the Alameda City Healthcare District Board. And now she is the new Alameda City Councilwoman elect. Lena Tam is dedicated now, more than ever, to help steer Alameda in the right direction, and make her not only known locally, but in many more places to come.
Alameda California is a town located on a small island near Oakland and has a population of almost 75,000 people. It used to be connected to Oakland by marshes, but now it is an island. Right next to Alameda is a smaller island named Bay farm. This island used to be connected to San Francisco but because of dumped landfill it is now part of Alameda. Bay farm used to be an Asparagus farm mostly. But now what used to be a farm is now substituted with many houses, a golf course, and even the Raiders Headquarters. Alameda is Spanish for “grove of poplar trees” or “tree-lined avenue.” The reason for this is because it was home to one of the largest coastal oak forests in the world. All along the coast and where downtown Oakland is located was full of oak trees. Alameda is also known as a charter city, which means that it can provide for any form of government. In 1916, the city developed a council-manager government, which is a type of government that is used in most American cities with populations over 12,000. Lena Tam and her family have lived in Alameda for over 35 years. While she was here, she worked hard and got her Bachelor in Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Berkeley and she got a masters degree in Public Administration from the University of San Francisco. Before she was elected Councilwoman she was a civil engineer and has over 20 years now of putting together projects and programs of districts. But then, in 2006, she ran for city council and was elected as well. She has replaced former councilman Tony Daysog who has been serving on the council for 10 years.
Lena Tam wants Alameda to be the best that it can be, and be known for her extraordinary efforts to bringing the small town together for its residents. It is surely a big task for her to handle and of course it will take time, but for many things to come out good, it takes nothing but time. The world is full of people who want nothing but to make it better, and they are making it better one person at a time. But even all of these people do not have enough will-power to do it on their own so they need their community to help out. The people who have new ideas and want to help out inform their community of the issues and let them know that there has to be something done to address these issues or else there could be major consequences. Out of everyone in a certain community, of course a quarter of those people will listen and take action. Lena Tam hopes to not only address issues herself but also get in agreement with others that certain things in the city of Alameda must be changed, for example the space at Alameda Point and the abandoned buildings that are not being used anymore. Lena will try everything in her power to do what she needs to do to make sure that she does not let anyone down. She did not win the 16th Assembly district’s Woman of the Year for no reason. Lena Tam knows what she is doing.
 

Dung Nguyen
English 201A
8.00-8.50


What would you do if you see someone need help? Would you just standing there and do nothing because you know no one going to pay you? Or you are willing to help without any benefit from them? We are living in the society where money is the most important thing in our lives. People willing do anything to earn money, from good things to bad things. In our daily life, we use money to buy almost everything. That is the reason why people just want to earn and save as much as they want instead of giving out. But not everyone likes that. There are many people in this world that help making changes to the communities and the people that needed help. They contributed their strength and mind to make the communities become better. Those people are called Social Entrepreneur. They formed organization to help the community. EBayc is one of the organizations like that. Founded in 1976, Ebayc, stands for the East Bay Asian Youth Center, is a private non-profit community-building organization based in the San Antonio neighborhood district of the city of Oakland. Oakland is the eighth-largest city in the state of California with the population of almost 400,000. Oakland today is facing with a lot of problems about crimes and poverty. Oakland has more than 60 ethnic groups, and most of the people are immigrant and low-income families. Ebayc was founded to build a racially and ethnically diverse membership of families in low-income neighborhoods and provides after school programs for kids. Ebayc also helps to strengthen and improve the schools and neighborhoods. They also provide high school student member’s comprehensive internships as reading coaches, sports coaches, social action researchers, and documentary video producers. EBAYC after-school learning centers support parents to be effective advocates and providers for their children.
I first know about Ebayc from my friends, they were doing internships for Ebayc by helping kids with learning activities after school. For many of these immigrant parents, who face language barriers themselves, it can be difficult to help their children with homework. When kids do homework, new immigrant parents mostly don’t know any English, so when they finish their homework under the supervision of high school students, like one of my friends. Ebayc has many programs for youth to help them s such as: The Street side Production and Case Management Program provides intensive video production training, and counseling and case management to high school youth. The program uses digital video as a medium to engage the youth, particularly juvenile offenders and youth in danger of school dropout. Through digital storytelling, young people become responsible for critical self reflection, for investigating truth and knowledge, for developing technical skills, for determining the content of their stories, and for producing and distributing their finished products.
Some People saying that Oakland is a bad city it will always stay the same and will never improve only getting worse. Those people are the one that only care about them. Why do I say that? Because if they do care about the city and the communities that they live in, they could do something to help the communities such as join many nonprofit organizations to help improve and change the face of the city. Ebayc is one of many organizations that are helping making the changes for city of Oakland. It runs by people who actually care about the community and people that live in it. If you still think Oakland is a bad place to live then why don’t you take a part in the community and start to make changes.
 

Francisco Marcial
English 201A
MW 1-2:50pm

Introduction:

We have had many leaders that have been recognize for a change that they have made, but there are also many other leaders in our communities that have not been recognize for their hard work yet. These leaders are called “Social Entrepreneurs”. Social entrepreneurs are people that have identified a problem in their community and they spend some or most of their time trying to solve it. There are many social entrepreneurs in my community, but the social entrepreneur that I choose was Ignacio De La Fuente. The problems that Ignacio De La Fuente found in my community were; not enough good public schools, not enough clean streets and parks, and finally safety. With all of the work that Ignacio has done to try to make my community a better place; Ignacio De La Fuente has really made a change in my community.

Conclusion:

The community has been using all of the services that are provided to them that Ignacio has helped build. The kids and youths from the community have been using the services like the library at the Fruitvale Village and going to one of the two public schools which are “ASCEND”, and “UPA” and the children that attend these schools have been using the after school programs very well because the after school programs at these two schools are full. Family’s from the community have as well been using these services that are provided to them. Some family’s live in the “Fruitvale Village” and some of them use the clinic, library, senior center, and most of them shop right there and make events there.
Now with all these new things that the community has people could see that Ignacio is really making a change in our community; he has found the solution to our problems and now Oakland is getting better than before with the new schools and village that we have.
 

Treana Penn
English201/1-3

This is the year of 2008 and we are in the year of a world of change. Even though, we have a new leader who symbolizes “change”, there are also many other local heroes that have not been recognized in our communities. The unrecognized heroes are also known as social entrepreneurs; they help resolve local issues in their area to make social changes. They are very unselfish people that take out time of their very busy schedules to help others. Several social entrepreneurs are more concerned about helping improve their communities for the better, rather than worrying about gratification. Social entrepreneurs are just as important as being a President is, because they both take on a large responsibility as a leader. There numerous local social entrepreneurs in the city of Oakland, I have chosen a specific social entrepreneur, Umar Goodspeed because he has personally helped his city.



The majority of social entrepreneurs build up non-profit organizations, but they also have assisted from one other local social entrepreneur that is running in the same race to get to the same goal of improving the streets of their city. In the year of 2001, Pivotal Point Youth Services was just a small non-profit program in Oakland, CA for youth at threat of living unsafe lives from ages 16-24. PPYS was founded by three entrepreneurs of the community, Umar Goodspeed, Latronda Lumpkins and Lamont Lumpkins, each taking on different responsibilities to keep Pivotal Point functioning. By interviewing them, while at work found out that they all feel that, the highest at risk teens (mainly minorities) are facing are poor education, teen parenting, and unhealthy living environments. PPYS makes available services such as job training program, entrepreneur classes, teen parenting aid, and teen housing aid created for the misguided youth. Teen pregnancy is at its highest level ever causing there to be many young single mothers, young single fathers, and young single parents. Due to that, it has affected the high school drop out rates to increase more and more by the year. The reason for the drop out rate is, because teens are not prepared to take care of themselves and a child, while struggling to remain in school and school is usually eliminated out of the picture. So they also have teen parent and teen housing aid for those of any circumstance need the financial assistance. PPYS helps the teens to balance out the two by providing a GED program that is available for anybody who has not completed high school. Allowing them to then pursue their education, following up with a six week job training program to learn the necessary skills to become employed and stay employed. PPYS presents a place of hope, that the youth can make a change as well by holding entrepreneur classes for six weeks and two days out of the week to teach them the skills of becoming an entrepreneur and owning their own business just like them. All these youth need is a place of guidance to direct them in the right path and Pivotal Point does just that.



Even though there is only one Pivotal Point Youth Service, they do as much as possible to connect with the community. The community, is what keeps Pivotal Point alive, because of the consistent feedback they give by being apart of PPYS. By PPYS helping the neighborhoods of Oakland, it causes the community to help them selves, and that causes them to help one another creating a circle of change. Umar Goodspeed and the other social entrepreneurs of PPYS is more than an organization, it is a family based environment. So it is as if it just family helping out family, the way it is suppose to be. For example, Latronda Lumpkins, even though she is a mother of three, she is like the mother figure of Pivotal Point, because she takes care of the program as it her own child. There are many others who are seen as the dad, the big sister or just a friend that are there for the teens to feel comfortable to come and ask for any advice no matter the situation. Because, many of those teens of Oakland are products of battered homes, single mothers, single fathers, in foster care, homeless, abused, and in drug abuse environments. Born into a world full of negativity and that is all one could know, but one would be afraid of a better outcome of life could be. Many do have to be guided, because they feel alone and want to give up. Ply’s social entrepreneurs are aware, since they know from past experience of what is to be alone and misguided until somebody helped them. Pivotal Point was not a way to escape karma, for them it was a way to give back from their hearts. From a personal view, PPYS is changing their city day by day, by working on the community’s personal issues to make those issues eliminated.



After researching about the work that Social Entrepreneurs take on, I realized that they are very persistent about their goals. I admire them for their diligence to help others, while still having their personal issues. Some social entrepreneurs may be compared to Philanthropist, for they both believe in the same cause to help the world one step at a time. Such as a local Social Entrepreneur in my community, Umar Goodspeed who is a social Entrepreneur who works for a teen center, called Pivotal Point Youth Services. Pivotal Point Youth Services Leaders are a magnificent example of a how social entrepreneurs should act. By giving out to the community and help making a difference with the people, they’re also making a difference in the world. Change starts by an individual, in this case it would be a social entrepreneur, who becomes conscious of the set backs in their community and find ways to resolve them. To me social entrepreneurs are undercover heroes that need a cape in honor for all their outstanding changes.
 

Dung Nguyen
English 201A
800-850
My Essay - EBAYC

What would you do if you see someone need help? Would you just standing there and do nothing because you know no one going to pay you? Or you are willing to help without any benefit from them? We are living in the society where money is the most important thing in our lives. People willing do anything to earn money, from good things to bad things. In our daily life, we use money to buy almost everything. That is the reason why people just want to earn and save as much as they want instead of giving out. But not everyone likes that. There are many people in this world that help making changes to the communities and the people that needed help. They contribute their strength and mind to make the communities become better. Those people are called Social Entrepreneur. They formed organization to help the community. EBayc is one of the organizations like that.

The East Bay Asian Youth Center (EBAYC) is an independent community organization dedicated to inspiring and empowering young people and their families to be life-long builders of a just and caring multi-cultural society. EBAYC has a membership of over 500 working families who reside in Oakland’s largely immigrant San Antonio community. EBAYC was started in 1976 by a small group of Asian American Berkeley High School students. They wanted a place where Asian youth could come together and get support from each other and get involved in the community (David Kakishiba, executive director). Ebayc is a private non-profit community-building organization based in the San Antonio neighborhood district of the city of Oakland. Oakland is the eighth-largest city in the state of California with the population of almost 400,000. EBAYC’s work organizing parents at three neighborhood schools; Franklin Elementary, Garfield Elementary, and Roosevelt Middle School in the San Antonio neighborhood. Oakland today is facing with a lot of problems about crimes and poverty. Oakland has more than 60 ethnic groups, and most of the people are immigrant and low-income families. Ebayc was founded to build a racially and ethnically diverse membership of families in low-income neighborhoods and provides after school programs for kids. Ebayc also helps to strengthen and improve the schools and neighborhoods. They also provide high school student member’s comprehensive internships as reading coaches, sports coaches, social action researchers, and documentary video producers. EBAYC after-school learning centers support parents to be effective advocates and providers for their children.

I first know about Ebayc from my friends, they were doing internships for Ebayc by helping kids with learning activities after school. For many of these immigrant parents, who face language barriers themselves, it can be difficult to help their children with homework. When kids do homework, new immigrant parents mostly don’t know any English, so when they finish their homework under the supervision of high school students, like one of my friends. Ebayc has many programs for youth to help them such as: The Street side Production and Case Management Program provides intensive video production training, and counseling and case management to high school youth. The program uses digital video as a medium to engage the youth, particularly juvenile offenders and youth in danger of school dropout.

When the program grew more bigger, Ebayc need more help because by themselves it would be impossible for them to do all the works. Ebayc turned to Oakland Community Organizations (OCO) and asked for help. By working together, members of both organizations had achieved many goals: In 2002, the two groups worked together to secure a commitment from the Superintendent of Schools and the City Mayor to provide funding to ensure 10,000 kids are in after-school programs throughout Oakland. And In 2004, members convinced city council members to work with police to hire an additional foot patrol officer in the San Antonio neighborhood.

Today, EBAYC works not only with the Asian population but seeks to build multi-cultural alliances among Asians, African-Americans, and Latinos. EBAYC continues to provide services and opportunities for young people, and encourage more and more people in the community to join in the organization to help benefit the community.

Some People saying that Oakland is a bad city it will always stay the same and will never improve but only getting worse. Those people are the one that only care about them. Why do I say that? Because if they do care about the city and the community that they live in, they could do something to help the community such as join a nonprofit organizations to help improve and change the face of the city. Ebayc is one of many organizations that are helping making the changes for city of Oakland. It runs by people who actually care about the community and people that live in it. If you still think Oakland is a bad place to live then why don’t you take a part in the community and start to make changes.
 

DRAFT

Lisa Ryan
English 201A
MW 1:00PM-2:50pm
Professor: Sabir

In 1984 a thirty seven year old African American woman named Gloria Lockett decided to make a change in her life and in her community. For 21 years Gloria was a prostitute who traveled from Oakland to Alaska exchanging sex for financial gain. She wasn’t the typical street walker with the pimp standing near by she was what many referred to in those days as a “high class hooker.” With her five inch heels, seductive attire and furs when the weather called for it, she was in great demand. Her life was a good life and for years she was enthralled by the wealth that afforded her the finer things in life; a big home, fancy cars, a nanny to care for her kids and enough money to take care of her and her man for years to come. Even as a prostitute she was an advocate for others. In 1982 Gloria became a member of an organization called, Call off Your Old Tired Ethics (COYOTE) which believed in the decriminalization of prostitution and recognized rights for prostitutes. During this time there was a lack of African American health educators in the community and a great lack of trust for the government the community was not responding to the messages being sent to them by the white health care community. Although Gloria is well known for her work with prostitutes she is also a strong advocate for African American’s that are poor, disenfranchised, drug addicted, unskilled or simply forgotten by society. Gloria rallied for better treatment of African Americans at risk for HIV disease and the fair and equal funding for HIV and health services in the African American community. In 1984 Gloria had a plan and together with a member of Coyote she co-founded California Prostitutes Education Project. CAL-PEP’s primary focus was the prevention of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases and education for prostitutes and their sexual partners. Today CAL-PEP’s target has grown to comprise of many people at risk including substance users, youth, the homeless population and ex-offenders. As an advocate and through her community work Gloria has demonstrated that HIV and AIDS denial in the African American community could be reduced if the government funded prevention programs that were culturally and linguistically appropriate and lead by African Americans .


CAL-PEP is an African American ran agency has been in operation for 24 years and over time has amassed a budget of more than 2.2 million dollars. CAL-PEP has successfully reduced the HIV rates in the African American community through HIV testing, safer sex parties, street outreach and case management for people infected or affected by HIV. CAL-PEP has tested more African Americans for HIV in Oakland than any other community based organization. CAL-PEP has had the support of the community who currently serves on her board of directors and is known for its priority position to hire from the community. To date although she wasn’t absolutely sure of the exact amount, Gloria believes that CAL-PEP has successfully trained and employed well over 200 ex-prostitutes, ex-incarcerated, ex-gang members and ex-drug users. She is adamant when she states that, “HIV is 100% preventable” even though she looks forward to the day that she retires she continues to put it off because as she says, “I still have more work to do.”
 

Melissa Mah
English 201A
1-2:50 PM

Intro and Conclusion

INTRO:
Most youths today do not have the guidance and aid needed to know of the effects of drugs. Most parents work day and night to support their family, leaving them barely any time to discuss the harmful effect of drugs and alcohol. Everyday more and more teens are being pressure into taking drugs. D.A.R.E. is a program dedicated in teaching youth the positive effects of staying drug free.

CONCLUSION:
Young adults are exposed to drugs, violence, and the abuse of alcohol everyday, whether through media or peers. D.A.R.E. is a beneficial program that instructs teens to take a positive and drug fee outlook on life. This program is a fun and creative way to persuade youth not to take drugs. D.A.R.E. keeps kids drug free.
 

Melissa Mah
Professor Sabir
English 201A
1-2:50 PM
Social Entrepreneur Essay
Everyday more and more teens are being pressured into taking illegal drugs. Most youths today do not have the guidance and aid needed to know of the effects of drugs. Most parents work day and night to support their family, leaving them barely any time to discuss the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol with their children. Drug Abuse Resistance Education, also known as D.A.R.E., is a police run program dedicated in teaching youth the positive effects of staying drug free.
D.A.R.E was started in Los Angeles California, in hopes of reducing the amount teens that took drugs. Silja J.A. Talvi, a journalist for Alternet, recalls a moment in her junior high life in 1983 in Los Angeles, “[…] I saw cigarette, drug and alcohol use everywhere, all around me, whether at the hands of rich kids buying and selling pills and powder for weekend parties, or self-destructing teens trying to flush trauma out of their bodies with copious amounts of Olde English malt liquor” (Talvi par.3). It is shocking to think that teens as young as twelve were taking drugs. This issue concerned many educators, parents, and law enforcement. D.A.R.E was started because of this crisis. D.A.R.E was started in 1985 by a group of educators and police officers that wanted to do something about the drug use in teens. Students were not focused in school and police officials often arrested teens for possession of illegal drugs. D.A.R.E started out as a small program but later grew into a nation wide phenomenon. This program reaches out to children from kindergarten through twelve grade, disregarding ethnicity, and gives them the education and self-confidence needed to stay drug free.
Many parents have been concerned about their children being exposed to drugs during school. Soon the small D.A.R.E program became D.A.R.E America, which allowed all schools, by choice, an opportunity for their students to learn about the harmful effects of drugs. The D.A.R.E program then “spread throughout the nation, populating about 75% of school districts throughout the United States of America” (dare.com). Adults wanted to have a safer and more structured environment for their children to learn and grow in. To attract the attention of the modern aged child, D.A.R.E has even set up a websites just for kids. Which includes various games, activities, and projects so children can have fun and learn too. This program is not just a lectured class, but also provides after school events and activities to persuade children to not take drugs.
In the AUSD school district, D.A.R.E is taught to all fifth grade elementary classes. In my own personal experience with D.A.R.E I learned many facts about drugs. What really stood out during this program was the catchy D.A.R.E song. I also remember learning about peer pressure and the importance of the word “no”. Now a days this program has posted up a website dedicated just for children. This website offers various games and activities whose role is to keep young adults off drugs. D.A.R.E was a wonderful experience for me. After a couple of months of learning, D.A.R.E hosts a graduation every spring, in honor of the children who participated in this program.
With the D.A.R.E program in effect, many parents now feel a lot safer knowing that their children are educated about drugs. D.A.R.E. is a police led classroom lessons that teach children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives. Children across the nation have participated in this program, and many have had fun participating a program. Parents feel a lot safer letting their children out, knowing that they have learned the effects of illegal drugs. Police runs the D.A.R.E. program because they have the skills and the experience to teach about this issue, and to answer sophisticated questions often asked by youth about drugs and crime. D.A.R.E has helped millions of young adults stay drug free for over twenty years. Since this program started, the amount of teens doing illegal drugs has gone way down.
Young adults are exposed to drugs, violence, and the abuse of alcohol everyday, whether through the media or peers. D.A.R.E. is a beneficial program that instructs teens to take a positive and drug free outlook on life. This program is a fun and creative way to persuade youth not to take drugs. D.A.R.E. keeps kids drug free.
 

sorry that last post was a rough draft
 

Melissa Mah
Englsih 201A
Professor Sabir
1-2:50 PM

Planning Sheet

1.What motivated this person to want to change something in society?
Glenn Levant is a Los Angeles police officer who wanted to decrease the amount of teens taking drugs. In 1983 many teens were taking illegal substances and he often arrested them. This crisis motivated him to start the D.A.R.E. program, because he wanted to try to persuade teens to peruse a drug free life.
2. How did this person get the community's support for the project?
Actually this person teamed up with local educators and fellow co-workers and together they created the D.A.R.E. program. The local schools were happy to adopt this program into their schools, because they also find that teens who were taking drugs tended to be unfocussed during classes. The word later spread of this program and now it is adopted by 75% of school districts across America.
3. What did the community gain?
As stated by Officer Levant in 2001, he said that the amount of teens taking drugs decreased by 4.5%. The community gained many more drug free and sober teens/students. More teens were focused in schools and less were getting arrested.
4. What did the social entrepreneur gain?
Officer Glenn Levant gained the Title of D.A.R.E. America, he decreased the amount of teens taking drugs, and he also gained the gratitude of many parents, for keeping their children drug free. Also Former President Bush declared April 10 nation D.A.R.E. day. He has accomplished so much in 25 years. D.A.R.E. is still going strong in many schools.
 

Joshua Johnson
English 201A
Mon-Thur 8-8:50
There are many people in the world who you creative business practice to start social service organizations. These people are called "social entrepreneurs". The people usually aim to bring hope and help to places in need of assistance – usually in areas with high levels of poverty. In my community there is a man who is not just trying to help my community, but actually the entire nation. This man goes by the name of Ise Lyfe and is a veteran to the streets of East Oakland, raised in a neighborhood field with drugs, prostitution, robbery, rape, and lots of violence (gun violence being most known). Some would say that growing up in an area like this make it almost impossible to steer clear of taking part in any of these paths, but Ise Lyfe proved that it can be done.
Ise lyfe chose to send his message through poetry that people in his community could relate to by making songs and such through a mix of spoken word and rap. Because of the fact that he grew up around these issues that he touches on in his music, people tend to listen more because he's not an "outsider" to the life they're living themselves. He is a "spoken word artist", who educates, acts as a role model, visionary artist, community leader, and so much more. He is not what you would call a "sell out", because he is not known to talk down on his roots, but instead just embrace the fact that there is a problem in his community that needs to be mentioned, with hopes that he can help people one day surpass some of the things that are happening and acknowledge that what they are doing is wrong.
Ise lyfe admits that he was not always so into the politics and the uplifting in his community, on the contrary he was just like most of the kids growing up in his neighborhood getting caught up in the lifestyle around them. He says that it wasn't until he was 15 years old and witnessed a murder at a concert that he realized how "numb" he was to it. Murder is one of the biggest topics that he speaks on, because of how high the number of homicide victims there are in Oakland every year. In 2003 Oakland's murder rate was 3.5 times the National Average. He now works toward stopping the violence and reaching out so that people don't become insensitive to it as so many around him already are.
Now he does much community work, working with organizations addressing educational, social, and political needs of today's youth. He taught social history and spoken word at The School for Social Justice and Community Development, in Oakland, CA. He also was the Senior Arts-in-Education Associate at Youth Speaks, known as the top literary arts association in the US. On top of all that, he wrote a theater piece titled, "Who's Krazy?" that debuted in 2007 in New Orleans at a national Black Theater Festival (it sold out). In an interview with HipHopDX he explained what this piece was about by stating,
"This story is a story about a man who is born in the hood, goes corporate, and then fizzles out on his own hype. The hood is the 80's, his corporate career is the 90's, and when the piece ends with him on the ground moving his legs but going nowhere, he personifies and embodies the current state of this vast Hip Hop culture spawned from love, hunger, hopes, and bad decisions….Who's Krazy speaks to reaction from environment and the way we struggle to define ourselves in an assertive self driven way, but are still reacting to the system that we grow up under. I believe that Hip Hop is a reaction to poverty. That break dancing jumped off originally on cardboard because poverty stricken communities didn't have dance schools. That graffiti went up on trains because the people doing that art came from communities where no one would pay attention to them, thus their name being blasted on a train that went all over the city commanded that attention."
In all of his efforts, he has a lot to show for himself, meeting on stage with Actors and artist such as Dave Chappelle, Lauryn Hill, Dead Prez, E-40, Talib Kweli, Harry Belafonte, KRS-One, Saul Williams, Ben Harper, Erykah Badu, and many others. He also received many awards such as being named one of the top "101 Black Men In California Making A Difference", by the 12th Annual African American Excellence in Business Awards (and being at age 24 in 2007 when this took place, he was the youngest being honored).
Ise Lyfe inspires many people, including myself; to also do our part to help the community around us and fight for what is right. I listen to his music and realize that I can make a difference by just not contributing to the negative things happening around me. I respect his ways and hope to one day be able to send a message to people like he does, so that can help heal my community and the communities around me. I will do what I can to "Spread the World" (the title to his most famous album) in artistic ways that communities dealing with the struggles that I face can relate to. People take his words and teachings, and learn to grow and look at different things in the community that are holding them down. This is not just a message, this-is-a-MOVEMENT!!


BIBLIOGRAPHY:
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/ise-lyfe-spread-the-word/
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7165/title.bay-rapper-ise-lyfes-play-appears-at-naacp-theater-awards
http://www.wiretapmag.org/stories/38887/
http://speakoutnow.org/userdata_display.php?modin=50&uid=422
http://www.blackpublicmedia.org/project/masculinity/media/103
http://www.cityrating.com/citycrime.asp?city=Oakland&state=CA