April Plate Collection

For April, we dedicate our shared plate collection to YEJA, which stands for the Youth Environmental Justice Alliance. It is a project of OPAL and is an after-school leadership development and political analysis program with low-income youth and youth of color in the Portland Metro Area. They center youth voices and power within agencies and government bodies like Metro, TriMet, PBOT, and the City of Portland through meetings with leadership and direct action. Through strong partnerships, campaign leadership, and social media organizing, YEJA has found a uniquely powerful voice in the local climate and transportation justice movement.Members have also chosen to address exclusionary discipline for students of color and restorative justice in their community. Demonstrating their dedication to economic justice, YEJA Interns receive a monthly stipend.