Thinking of Ryan

I was thinking about Ryan a bit today, trying to channel a little bit of that energy.  Ryan was working on planning an amazing festival when he passed.  It was an inspirational project and though it become a little more of a party to celebrate Ryan’s life, a lot of the original intent and love was present.  I have been working on a really big convergence of young folks in DC called Power Shift for the last 6 months and we are 3 days away with 5,000+ young people coming, amazing speakers, trainers and bands booked and over 300 face to face meetings planned between young people and their elected officials.

Its hugely inspiring and endlessly stressful.  I got into activism in large part because of Ryan’s influence and thinking of his smile, his energy and his laugh help me to stay sane in these crazy days.  I wish he was coming to Power Shift, but I know at least I will be carrying part of him in spirit.