FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2020 Contact: Juan Ramiro Sarmiento (785) 760-6567 | juan.sarmiento@younginvincibles.org Statement on the Killing of Walter Wallace Jr. Washington, DC – On Monday, officers with the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr., a...
Young Invincibles’ advocate Ashly Huerta testifies before New York City Council on Friday, October 16. How has the nation’s largest urban public university responded to students’ mental health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic? On Friday, October 16, our New York...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2020 Contact: Juan Ramiro Sarmiento (785) 760-6567 | juan.sarmiento@younginvincibles.org Statement on SCOTUS Confirmation Washington, DC – This evening, eight days before the 2020 Presidential Election, the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2020 Contact: Juan Ramiro Sarmiento (785) 760-6567 | juan.sarmiento@younginvincibles.org Statement on SCOTUS’ Census 2020 Decision Washington, DC – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of the Trump Administration to...
“Why are you in college?” I always answer this question one way: I go to college to get more job opportunities, and most jobs require you to have a college degree. With the high debt that a college education incurs,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2020 Contact: Juan Ramiro Sarmiento (785) 760-6567 | juan.sarmiento@younginvincibles.org COVID Relief Cannot Wait Until After The Election Washington, DC – Earlier today, President Trump announced via Twitter he will unilaterally halt any further negotiations to...
In September, Young Invincibles’ New York office launched its second cohort of the Young Advocates program, our semester-long paid policy, and advocacy fellowship, where young New Yorkers learn how to build campaigns for change on their campuses and across New...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2020 Contact: Juan Ramiro Sarmiento (785) 760-6567 | juan.sarmiento@younginvincibles.org Statement on SCOTUS Appointment Washington, DC – Last Saturday, President Trump announced his nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States, tapping Judge Amy Coney...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/23/2020 Contact: Juan Ramiro Sarmiento (785) 760 6567 | juan.sarmiento@younginvincibles.org Today’s Decision is Emblematic of a Rotten System (Washington, DC) – Moments ago, Attorney General of Kentucky, Daniel Cameron (R-KY), announced the Jefferson County Grand Jury’s decision...
College students are in truly unique situations and they need more than a rent moratorium. Their campuses are closed, they have lost their jobs, and are separated from their families. At no fault of their own, many off-campus students can’t...