Click here to learn more about our Democracy Education Leadership Project Recent Articles Ocean Going Canoe Celebration Thank you for sharing in the construction and celebration of the ocean going canoe, a cultural renewal project of diverse youth, adults and elders of the Institute for Community Leadership under the direction of Quinault carver Guy Capoeman. For more information on the 2011-2012 project or to request the canoe to visit your school or organization, please call 253 872 3612 today. Click here to see photos. Click here for press coverage. September 24, 2011- 11:30 am: South King County middle and high school students welcomed the 32 ft ocean going canoe to ICL's O'Dell Center in Kent this Saturday, constructed by Quinault carver Guy Capoeman. The youth travelled to Taholah throughout the Spring to learn from Guy and help construct the canoe. The welcoming was honored by families, youth, community members and leaders, and public and elected officials. Read more... and a news report HERE September 10, 2011- 9:30 am: South King County middle and high school students tour three states studying the economic crisis and the challenges facing our schools. During the seven week tour, ICL students visited schools, universities, community centers and met with legislators, congresspeople, and other elected and public officials. Click here to read more... August 15, 2011- 8:30 am: The Economic Crisis/Education Crisis received press coverage throughout the summer. Click below to read some of our coverage: The California Advocate Vida En El Valle Univision Fresno State News August 9, 2011- 11:00 pm: The Economic Crisis/Education Crisis Tour was featured on Univision Channel 14 in the Bay Area this evening. Click to view the report. Univision Program July 31, 2011 - 2:30pm: ICL Youth Visit Camp Quixote, Homeless Incampment in Olympia, WA. Camp Quixote creates communities. Inside the camp a community of strength supports each dream for a better world. Read More July 21, 2011 - 11:30pm: The Institute for Community visited Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Check out our pictures here: July 14,2011 - 11:30am: High school students from Oakland and Seattle visited the California State University, Fresno campus as part of a fact-finding journey to Fresno to learn more about how the economic crisis impacts residents here...Read More: ARCHIVES "We are everlasting debtors to known and unknown men and women." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.