Stanford Praxis Fellowship
In the summer of 2025, FLACC welcomed Praxis Fellow, Daniel Mendez Melchor, in our partnership with the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University.
The Praxis Fellowship supports undergraduate students interested in social change, activism, and organizing by developing their analytical and practical skills as social change leaders and community advocates. The program provides experience working with grassroots organizations, develops and supports community among students engaged in social justice work, cultivates authentic relationships between students and community partners, and creates pathways for students to continue working with community organizations and engage in social justice work beyond Stanford. Students will learn from experienced organizers and community leaders, participate in skill-building workshops, study movement histories, and engage directly in movement-building work.
The Praxis Fellowship supports undergraduate students interested in social change, activism, and organizing by developing their analytical and practical skills as social change leaders and community advocates. The program provides experience working with grassroots organizations, develops and supports community among students engaged in social justice work, cultivates authentic relationships between students and community partners, and creates pathways for students to continue working with community organizations and engage in social justice work beyond Stanford. Students will learn from experienced organizers and community leaders, participate in skill-building workshops, study movement histories, and engage directly in movement-building work.
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Daniel Mendez MelchorThe Praxis Fellowship affirmed my belief in community organizing as a practice of liberation and collective care. As a first-generation, low-income student, I’ve long understood how systems of oppression are deeply interconnected—but Praxis gave me the space to study those connections more deeply and to imagine how they might be undone. Working with FLACC grounded me in the wisdom of artists and organizers who build power through healing, resistance, and joy. This fellowship was not only political education, but also an invitation to see myself as part of a larger movement for transformation.
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