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.
Abram Johnson
21 yr. old attending Seattle Pacific Univesity, Seattle, WA
Education and Inequality
Ruth Tedla
18 yr. old attending Shorewood H.S. 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