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May 15: The Network For Peace Schedules Youth Conference
May 15, 2010
Date: May 15
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Marymount Manhattan College
Contact: Kathleen Kanet at (212) 426-5818
On May 15, 100 young leaders from New York schools will participate in a workshop through the 2010 Network for Peace youth dialogue program, “Youth Talking About Peace and Change.” The workshop is part of the Network for Peace Youth Dialogue Conference, which is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 15 at Marymount Manhattan College. The conference includes the screening of a documentary film created by MMC students and Assistant Professor of Communication Arts Giovanna Chelser, M.F.A. in the Great Hall. Workshops are scheduled in classrooms on the fourth floor of the Nugent Building.
The conference addresses the critical need for spaces in which youth voices can be heard. It is a forum in which young activists, organizers, mediators, and educators will meet one another to share their work for change and build their skills in dialogue. The Network for Peace has partnered with youth and adults from the Osborne Association and Global Kids in Brooklyn, and Effective Alternative in Reconciliation Services (EARS) in the Bronx. Young people from these groups will lead workshops on issues that impact today’s youth, such as conflict and violence, racial profiling and police misconduct. They will be joined by Network for Peace Young Leaders Brittani Anderson and Jahmala Cornelius, who have been involved in facilitating this year’s program and will now be presenting their work on intergenerational dialogue at the conference.
For more information, call Kathleen Kanet at (212) 426-5818.
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