2008 New Leaders Summer Interns
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LaShawnda Brooks
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Age: 20
School: University of Virginia
Interests: race, LGBT issues, politics
Internship: Gender PAC
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While a student at the University of Virginia, LaShawnda has worked on behalf of the African American and GLBT people of color in UVA's Minority Squared through creating a safe space for dialogue on race relations on campus and beyond. This past year, she facilitated a discussion group and safe space for GLBTQ students of color through UVA’s Sustained Dialogue series. In the Fall, she will serve as the Vice Co-Chair of Sustained Dialogue. She will also serve as a Resident Advisor, where she will oversee 20 first-year female students as they adjust to university life as well as Co-chair for the Peer Advisor Program which supports first-year and transfer students. |
"By establishing connections we can work together to make the change that we all want is a reality."
- LaShawnda Brooks,
2008 New Leaders Summer Intern |
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| More about LaShawnda |
What are you most passionate about?
My passion is working towards social justice by understanding power structures and eventually to change laws.
You're stranded on a deserted island. What is one book or album that you can't live without?
I would have to listen to Lupe Fiasco's The Cool while I'm reading Beloved by Toni Morrison.
What do you hope to take away from your experience as a CPL New Leader?
Through my experience as a CPL New Leader Intern, I hope to develop my skill for articulating my vision for social change, and to help others participate in progressive work. I aspire to learn how my areas of interests, such as Civil Rights and GLBT Equality, I have can be used for changing the world. Such as, how can I shape public policy, and how can I spread this to other communities? I hope to interact with other people interested in change, as I find that to be a huge motivation. By establishing connections we can work together to make the change that we all with was reality. |
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