2018 Mike Yarrow Peace Fellows

There are 11 young activists accepted as Mike Yarrow Peace Fellows for the 2018-19 cycle of the program.  Below you can read a bit about each person and the project that s/he/they are working on.

  • Amanuel Shuge
    Amanuel Shuge
    16 yr. old attending Shorewood High School, Seattle, WA
    Black Student Union: Men of Color
  • Ashley Herrera-Augustiniano
    Ashley Herrerra-Agustiniano
    16 yr. old attending Highline High School, Burien, WA
    Youth Mental Health
  • Abram Johnson
    21 yr. old attending Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
    Education and Inequality
  • Ruth Tedla
    18 yr. old attending Shorewood High School, Shoreline, WA
    Sexual Harassment of Women

Blaine Menelik
17 yr. old attending Shorecrest H.S. and Shoreline Community College, Shoreline, WA
Homelessness

Demi Katsogenis
16 yr. old attending Sehome High School, Bellingham, WA
Climate Change

Elan Ma
18 yr. old attending The New School, from Mercer Island, WA; now in New York, NY
Immigration and Refugee Youth

Kexin (Cherie) Zeng
21 yr. old attending Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Refugees

Josie Mortinson
17 yr. old attending Avanti High School, Olympia, WA
Art and Social Activism

Mahilet Abraha
17 yr. old attending Shorewood High Schoo, Shoreline, WA
Mentorship for Immigrant Children in Shoreline Elementary Schools

Valentina Reetz
16 yr. old attending Avanti High School, Olympia, WA
Weight Stigma and Sexism