[Antiracism] SAVE THE DATE! YOC EVENT 12/8

[oogda Event]

hey the first email we sent was a mistake (it was a forwarded version called 
"neworking event"
please use the second email or this one called "save the date" thanks! yla


Hey Anti Racism Summit people and more,

>From a conversation in a workshop YLA faciliated called  "Road Blocks to 
Youth Organizers" last April at the Dismantling Racism in the Valley Summit, 
YLA took the idea of creating a youth network and decided to plan an event 
that would bring together youth of color and our allies...

come check it out and support us!....

We would like to invite you to an event YLA (Youth Leadership in the Arts) 
is hosting. This is a monthly opportunity for youth of color and our allies 
to network with each other about our experiences and work. We would like for 
you to share what you and your group represents and does in your community. 
We're planning a lot of different activities, such as an open-mic, dance,
games to get to know each other and our work, and building connections.

This first event is to kick off a rotating bimonthly event that will be 
hosted
by youth programs and organizations to build a supportive youth network
between places like Northampton, Springfield, Holyoke, and Greenfield and
more! Maybe you'll want to host the next one!

We hope you can come together with us in Northampton for the first event!

ON DECEMBER 8TH, 2005
6:30 to 9PM (doors 6pm)
CENTER FOR THE ARTS in NORTHAMPTON
17 NEW SOUTH ST SUITE 303
located in the SULLIVAN SQUARE BUILDING
(Across from the Academy of Music)

Thanks,
The YLA peer leader: Efrain Colon, Pee Jay Delgado, Nia A. Rahman-Khan
Arana, Cheraiza Nieves, Saniyah Uqdah, Brettney Young, Brandon Pinkney,
Amina Jordan, Ayo Bond, Orendah Palmer, Naimah Petigny, Noalanii
Karakashian, J'Vaughnii Karakashian, Anthony Wilson, Edward Wilson,
Elizabeth Padilla

YLA funded by: BSAS of Mass. Dept. of Public Health and Community
Partnerships for Social Change

***Please RSVP if you would like to join us and be a part of this you want
to:
-Perform in the open-mic
-Table about your organization
-Have any ideas or other contributions

flyers are attached
there will also be food by La Veracruzana!

YLA History
For more than a decade young leaders in YLA have identified and addressed
isssues that concern youth in their communities, such as racism, homophobia,
and poverty.  For 10 years YLA sponsored retreats for youth across Western
Mass to come together annually for these purposes.  Over and over again we
have heard young people say they to have a voice in local, regional,
statewide, national and international issues that affect them.
We are focused on collaborating with other youth initiatives and together
amplifying the voices of those least often asked for their perspectives,
young people of color.

Members of YLA have utilized a variety of strategies to address a range of
issues, including video, performance, and most recently radio production.
YLA sees the involvement of young people in finding solutions as crucial to
building heathier individuals and communities, and the arts as a powerful
way to communicate our perspective.

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