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Young Student Committee
The Young Student Committee works to engage Occidental students in connecting their academics to work on the global political economy, organizing student-only sessions with guest speakers and writing blog posts covering those events, and developing ways to enable greater student ownership of the Young Initiative.
Beyond engaging students from across campus in Young Initiative events, the Student Committee also takes the lead in developing student-run events, including the following project.
Right to the City Student Conference
The Young Student Committee developed “The Right to the City” conference (to be held in April 2020), per the Young Initiative’s encouragement of and support for independent student work. With help from Oxy Arts, support from Occidental Students United Against Gentrification, and community members, the spring 2020 conference was planned as a multifaceted event to center the voices, causes, and impact of gentrification in Highland Park and Eagle Rock.
