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< Back Aathmika Radhachandran Marketing & Event Specialist Aathmika Radhachandran (she/her) is a marketing intern at Our Time To Act and a rising senior at Scripps Ranch High School. Her interests lie in the fields of business, marketing, and graphic design. Current events and activism intrigue her, and she is excited to explore how her passions can intersect in this position. She also enjoys spending her time coaching middle schoolers for Science Olympiad, learning piano, and playing tennis. aathmika.radhachandran@ottaunited.org

< Back Announcing our new name: Our Time To Act Monday, March 4, 2024 Our Time To Act On Sunday, March 3, 2024, we proudly announced our new name: Our Time To Act . Why the change? The name reflects an intentional strategic shift. For the past few years, we have focused on putting ourselves on the map, building a network, and fostering an incredible community of youth and youth allies. With these foundations in place, it’s our time to take the next step toward bold collective action . While unity is still important to us and our mission, it’s now time for our name to communicate our highest priority focus: organizing youth to take ambitious action on the housing crisis. Our new name also brings a breath of clarity—it’s shorter and easier to remember. Why the housing crisis? Housing is a human right. Having a home is fundamental to survival and is grounded in basic rights and social justice issues. Suburban sprawl and lack of affordable, available housing dramatically contribute to houselessness. Low-density, exclusionary housing and slow production of new units exacerbate poverty, enforce race- and class-based segregation, and further reliance on cars that contribute to unsustainable living. Youth are in a state of perpetual housing crisis, forced to answer the question: where are we going to live today, tomorrow, and in 30 years? Housing justice is how we will tackle building a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable future for all youth. How are we working toward housing justice? Thanks to our Director of Housing Justice, Nicole Lillie, and our dedicated Housing Justice Organizers Aarohan Hariharan, Arianna Alvarado, Diego Washington, and Masaki Mendoza, we’ve engaged hundreds of students and renters on housing justice, passing policies like Sustainable Development Areas in San Diego. Furthermore, we launched our Civic Youth Action Network (CYAN) . CYAN fosters youth-led grassroots organizing by providing a space for youth to co-create solutions to the housing crisis in our local communities. Since January, we’ve held seven meetings and engaged 30+ youth in community-building and organizing. What’s next? To announce and celebrate this new beginning, we invite you to re-engage with our cause. Signing up for our newsletter , becoming a member of CYAN , or making a donation are all great ways to join us for the ride. Now, more than ever, is our time to act. Next Previous

Positions Open on the Staff ADMIN 3/9/2021 There are ten new positions open on the Staff team. The deadline to apply is 11:59pm on March 21st. On March 9th, Our Time To Act United is proud and excited to announce ten new staff positions to support our quickly growing programs and organization. These ten positions are split among four different Task Groups supporting the Local Leaders Program, Advisory Services, Advocacy Program, and engagement for our nonprofit. To learn more about the specific positions, please visit our Apply page. < Previous News Next News >

2021 Board and Staff Team! ADMIN 1/9/2021 Our Time To Act United welcomes its new Board Directors and Staff members for the new year of 2021! Happy New Year and Welcome to 2021! Our Time To Act United is very much looking forward to another year of youth empowerment and working together to positively impact our communities. As we usher in a new year, we are also ushering in a new team! First we’d like to welcome our newest members of the Board, starting with Iris Leung as President and Ria Maheshwari as Vice President. Ms. Leung and Ms. Maheshwari did an extraordinary job last year leading the staff through a myriad of successes as Executive Director and Associate Executive Director, respectively. Our Time To Act United is incredibly honored to welcome them to the board, and we have full confidence they will make 2021 an outstanding year for this organization. We’d also like to give a warm welcome to Anna Pierce, who will be a wonderful addition to the Strategy and Risk Committee! Congratulations to our new committee chairs: Allison Park as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance and Development Committee and Janice Park as Chair of the Strategy and Risk Committee. Thank you to all other board members as they continue to diligently serve Our Time To Act United. With the new year, we also have the pleasure of welcoming our new staff! Our Executive Director, Aidan Lin, is leading the staff this year. Mr. Lin has previously served as President of Our Time To Act United, and he is more than qualified for the job with the hard work and dedication he has shown throughout his years working with us. Another addition to the team is our Associate Executive Director, Ken Fesler. We know he’ll do a phenomenal job assisting Mr. Lin and leading the team. Our Staff Team, known as the Vanguard Task Group, currently consists of three members. Andrew Park, Apurv Gupta, and Suniska Patel will all be working with our Associate Executive and Executive Directors throughout the duration of the year. Thank you for your continued support of Our Time To Act United. We look forward to delivering on our goals and achieving our mission! < Previous News Next News >

Stories from the Earth Event ADMIN 4/20/2021 On April 30th, join us at 6PM to hear from three different storytellers on why we should care for the environment and the Earth we live on. Life is filled with all sorts of stories—short and long, small and big, happy and sad—from different perspectives. Now, you get a front-row seat to three storytellers as they tell, in three different ways, why it's so important to care for the Earth. Join us on Friday, April 30th at 6PM to hear moving stories from the Earth. Stories from the Earth is one event of Our Time To Act United's "Rise & Shine: Spring Fundraising Campaign." Proceeds from this event will fund our brand new youth empowerment programs, as well as other Earth and environmental causes. Ticket sales and donations will be matched by sponsors for this event! < Previous News Next News >