ON THE RISE
2 Years Ago as a branch from RISE San Diego, an organization fostering urban leadership, some Barrio Logan College Institute students were part of a week long leadership retreat. It was called On The Rise and we spent the week reflecting, growing, and connecting with student leaders all over San Diego. As we were discussing our life experiences with many heartfelt moments where we were vulnerable, we decided to turn all of those struggles into awareness, aspiration, and action. For those who were undocumented, went through harassment, experienced Islamophobia, homelessness, have had relatives caught up in violence, never had a positive role model, and countless other real stories that affect people worldwide we decided it was time to have those stories be our motivating factors in the fight for justice. We came up with an annual conference that is an opportunity for everyone to learn from each other as we do not believe in lecturing people for hours but rather having meaningful dialogue on what can be done next. We hope to have people inspired and engaged to continue on with our journey to equity and are open to any feedback, ideas, or help!