Emily Thuma, community organizer and Eboni Colbert, Black People's Project CAT member.

Jean Cavannaugh
"I want a life of respect and dignity, full of life experiences, and work with others to have the same."

Ken Cavannaugh
"I want to help the community become more educated about what abuse is and what they can do to stop the abuse."

Marvin Thorsen

Alan King

Kristina Knoll
"I know that a mentoring program for girls and young women with disabilities would provide a 'support and celebration' network. I also see this as a preventative system, where we could assist in education about knowing our bodies and our rights through mentoring."

Dianne Laurine

Billie Rain
"My passion is to be an example of cultivating real power (from within, through spirit) through - and despite - suffering, to inspire others, and to build community with like souls.

Annie Slade
"I want this project to teach my community how to prevent physical and sexual violence."

	Marceline Jackson, Black People's Project CAT member.

Black People's Project Community Action Team

Tara Bethea
"I want to learn how to bridge the gaps between anti-oppression activism and public policy."

Soulchilde Bluesun
"I'm hopeful that the BPP CAT will be able to reflect the complex diversity of our people."

Jen Bowman
"I want to bridge the prison work I do with a group of dedicated Black people and people of color."

Eboni Colbert
"We need to organize the poorest among us, work with homeless women and their needs, and politicize their experiences."

Marcelene Jackson
"We need to look at mental illness issues and promote affordable healthcare for everybody."

	Mitchel Johnson, Young People's Liberation Project CAT member.

Youth Program Community Action Team

Katie Durant-Storey
"I want our work to reflect what is going on in my community by discussing issues that are not often talked about because of stigmatization."

Leigh Anne Hendrickson
"I want to make a change in the way women, youth, and everyone perceives rape, dating violence, and general ideas on what is right and wrong."

Mitchel Johnson
"I believe that youth must not only be involved but must be paramount in planning events. Peer education is one of the most important ways to effectively reach youth."