I'm really happy to publicly announce our new National Council for the 2008 year! This announcement comes on Valentine's Day, so let SEAC's National Council romance you into organizing for progressive social change.

There are 19 National Council Members from South Carolina to Michigan to California who are the youth leadership of our organization. We don't have any adult executive director or any figure in the shadows giving orders to SEAC - we are an authentically youth led and run organization. I am excited about this new year and the opportunity we have with the amazing people listed below giving direction and setting vision for SEAC!

Dave Shukla is our new National Council Coordinator and his bio is below.

Read all about our new National Council Members:

Aaron Petcoff
I'm a student at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan where I live with six roommates and study history and Spanish.

I work with Students for a Democratic Society, and became involved with social justice shortly after graduating from high school. My experiences have carried me through labor organizing, prisoner rights, anti-war, student rights and environmental justice.

My claim to fame is that I was once misquoted in the New York Times and spoke on Weekend America, which I've heard is Fiona Apple's favorite radio show. I'm also told that my great grandfather was almost kicked out of the United States.

Abiola Fashun