Youth in Power / Juventud en Poder
Submitted by lucero on May 3, 2007 - 7:03pm.
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This session will be on: June 29, 2007 - 1:00pm It will be held at: Room 1202 room at the Westin Hotel View scheduleOrganization DescriptionNALACC:
The National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC) is a network of approximately 75 community-based organizations led by Latin American and Caribbean immigrants. NALACC member organizations are working to improve quality of life in their communities, both in the United States and in countries of origin. NALACC seeks to build transnational leadership capacity and increase immigrant civic participation, so that immigrants can advocate effectively for public policies that address the root causes of migration, as well as addressing the challenges faced by immigrants in the United States. To date, this latter work has focused on efforts to reform US immigration policies to make them more humane and effective.
Over time, NALACC aspires to become a nationally and internationally known voice of organized Latino and Caribbean immigrant communities in the U.S. In particular, NALACC hopes to become an entity recognized for its ability to articulate the challenges faced by transnational immigrant communities, as well as viable solutions to those challenges.
Proposal Demographicsidentify as people of color are 25 years old or younger are immigrants (not born in U.S.) Session DescriptionThis workshop will be fully bilingual: English and Spanish Youth in Power The workshop only has one objective to bring an open conscious proposal to the youth. Using as examples the problems that we encounter in our communities as well as the whole world. We are the protagonists of our own future. We the youth, are the future and it is necessary to have a clear vision of where we intend to lead this country. Therefore it is crucial to have workshops where the youth can get involved in the political atmosphere. That is why we need to communities to be more united and the youth has an important role in developing that unity. The purpose of the workshop is the get the youth involved in the political atmosphere in their communities. Revive our cultures that little by little have been vanishing, at the same time we need to learn about the struggles that we are all facing in our communities do that we could be able create a strong and effective support network. There are times that we the youth feel that we are the only ones that are in the struggle for a better world in which there is respect and dignity for all humankind. Therefore making this workshop of political socialization and doing an analysis of what is going on in our different communities we connect all the youth and offer motivation and inspiration to continue in the struggle. The workshop will be done in English and Spanish. In the past year will have seen an immense youth civil rights movement. However at the same time this youth is motivated by basic ideas of what civil rights are, we need an educated movement so that the society could be inspired by correct and real ideals. To have major impact on the youth we need a different work strategy, where we can directly involve the youth with our communities for example: • The importance of lobbying Juventud en Poder El taller tiene que tener un solo objetivo llevar una propuesta de conciencia abierta a los jóvenes. Usando como ejemplo los problemas que pasan en sus comunidades como en el mundo entero. Nosotros somos protagonista de nuestro propio futuro. Los Jóvenes somos el futuro y es necesario tener una visión mas clara hacia donde llevaremos nuestro País. Por lo cual es crucial tener talleres donde la juventud se envuelva en el ámbito político por eso necesitamos comunidades mas unidas y los jóvenes tienen un papel muy grande en este desarrollo. El Propósito del taller es tener a la juventud envuelta en el ámbito político en sus comunidades. Revivir nuestras Cultura que poco a poco se han ido muriendo; al mismo tiempo necesitamos saber la lucha de cada uno de nosotros en nuestras propias comunidades para hacer una red de trabajo mas efectiva. En momentos los jóvenes pensamos que somos los únicos que estamos luchando para un mejor mundo con respeto y dignidad para la Humanidad. Pero al tener un taller de desarrollo político y hacer un análisis de lo que pasas en diferentes comunidades hacemos una conexión con los demás jóvenes y brinda mas inspiración para seguir en lucha. El taller se impartirá en español y Ingles. En el último año se ha visto un inmenso movimiento de los jóvenes hacia los derechos civiles pero al mismo tiempo esto jóvenes son motivados por ideas básicas de lo que son los derechos civiles necesitamos tener un movimiento educativo para que la sociedad sea inspirada por ideales concretos y reales. Para tener un mayor impacto con la juventud necesitamos una estrategia de trabajo diferente, donde se pueda involucrar a los jóvenes directamente con la comunidad por ejemplo: - Lo importante que es el cabildeo First NameClaudia Last NameLucero Contact E-mailclucero@nalacc.org Proposing OrganizationAmerica Para Todos, Latinos Progresando, NALACC Organization Websitewww.nalacc.org Position or TitleMid West Regional Coordinator Contact Telephone877-683-2908 Alternate Telephone773-858-5345 Event DayFriday, June 29th (Visioning / Envisioning Another World) Contact Address1638 South Blue Island Avenue FormatGroup Discussion Contact CityChicago KeywordsAdvocacy Basic Needs (See also Human Rights, Economic) Community-building Cultural and linguistic diversity Education (see also Students & Youth) Immigrant Rights Leadership Students (see also Education & Youth) Youth Audience Number25-50 people Contact StateIL Contact ZIP60608 Person ReviewingAllison B. |