¡Escuelas, Si! ¡Pintas, No! (Schools, Yes! Prisons, No!) Connecting Youth Action Research and Youth Organizing in California

Dana Wright
Youth in Focus
Sacramento, California

Citation: Wright, Dana (2007). "¡Escuelas, Si! ¡Pintas, No! (Schools, Yes! Prisons, No!) Connecting Youth Action Research and Youth Organizing in California." Children, Youth and Environments 17 (2): 503-516. Retrieved [date] from http://www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/

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Abstract

This field report describes the first youth-led coalition that connects youth action research and youth organizing across California’s Central Valley, ¡Escuelas, Si! ¡Pintas, No! (Schools, Yes! Prisons, No!—ESPINO). High school-aged youth hold all organizational leadership positions in ESPINO, and this report examines the opportunities and challenges this governance structure presents. The organization’s success suggests practical implications for raising the levels of youth involvement in project governance.

Keywords: youth action research, youth organizing, coalitions, governance, juvenile justice, youth agency