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About IGNITE

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Invest in Graduate Not Incarceration, Transform Education (IGNITE) aims to help dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline through education and advocacy at UC campuses, surrounding communities, and statewide.

Originating in 2013, the IGNITE campaign focused on educating UC students on important legislation such as AB 218 (Ban the Box) and AB 420 (ban of willful defiance suspensions in grade K-3).

For the 2014-15 academic year, IGNITE has already advocated for the recently passed Prop 47, and has engaged UC students in taking a stand against police brutality.

Stay tuned for updates on the IGNITE campaign in 2015, and connect with the IGNITE campaign on Facebook and Twitter.

 

As Executive Director, Salih leads our staff team and organizational strategy, keeps the UCSA office in operation, supports the Board and other student leaders, and fundraises to maximize the potential of our organization. Salih also oversees planning for UCSA’s annual statewide conferences.

 

Raised in Oakland, California, Salih Muhammad strives to embody the principles of service, sacrifice, and selflessness. For much of his life, he has been committed to living toward the liberation of Black people, at home and abroad.

 

In 2009, he continued the pursuit of knowledge at the University of California, Berkeley, where he excelled as a Black student and organizer on campus. His favorite quote is from Franz Fanon, who stated, “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”