EVENTS June 27-29, 2008 Education for Liberation The Education for Liberation youth education conference is model for a much needed healing process which bridges generations and empowers our young people as facilitators and participants in discussions designed to help them gain a broader perspective of the state of the state, and what transformative principles and ideas we can all assume responsibility for in order to effect change. We are projecting and planning for 200 students, who will rotate through five workshops.
The unique feature of these workshops is that they will be student facilitated. While it is impossible to address the myriad of social and economic issues in this three day setting, what we expect to effect is the networking by and between students, educators, parents, social justice organizations, religious institutions and public officials who are presently working independently; and whose similar social and economic justice initiatives would otherwise continue to evolve in isolation. It is our responsibility as leaders and elders to insure that the world we are leaving our young people is filled with more hope and opportunity than the world we ourselves inherited. Education for Liberation speaks directly to this responsibility. The time, talent and resources of all people of goodwill are needed to make this youth conference a success. We hope that you will join us in this historic effort, and help us achieve the goals of healing, bridging the generational divide, helping our young people begin to believe again in the power of their ideas: and finally, empowering our young people to become compassionate and informed agents of change within their communities. Sponsors: Partners: |
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