The 2019 HELM Leadership Fellows represent more than 20 colleges and universities from across the United States. Comprised of 32 university students, the HELM Leadership Fellows attended their annual retreat in Oakland and San Francisco, California on October 31 to November 3. Given the opportunity to explore the housing crisis of the greater Bay Area from several vantage points, this year’s Leadership Fellows were transformed and challenged by the systematic injustice taking place in the Bay Area. Woven into the difficult topics of displacement, systematic racism, and violent capitalism were opportunities for the 2019 cohort to fellowship and grow together through such challenging themes. Below are some photos from the retreat.