Why do you want to attend DREAM REBORN?

We need to be at the Dream Reborn conference because we are leaders in the youth community of Pittsburgh, and what we say means a lot to our friends. We want to return from the conference with an even stronger message about how improving the environment in our neighborhoods will make it less likely that young people continue shooting each other and getting locked up for dumb stuff.

We believe that our environment affects how we feel about ourselves and others, so we want to make sure that our environment is clean, safe, and fun, so that we can be all of those things too. Also, we want to share our experiences with people all over the country, while learning about the history of the civil rights movement.

What aspect of the Green movement are you most interested in?

We are interested in all aspects of the green movement. But really, we want to know every possible way OUT there to Green our Hood and Luv our Block better back in the Burgh. We want to do whole neighborhood energy efficiency assessments – like the do for buildings – where we go to every house, and get them all weatherized, recycling and composting. We want to keep the trash off our streets and out of our ally’s, and we want access to high quality organic food for a low cost.