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"Black Youth Vote! Civic Leadership Conference"
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 BLACK YOUTH VOTE! 2007 Civic Leadership Conference
Black Youth Vote! is a program of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation.
Contact Person:
Jordan Thierry
(202) 659-4929 T
(202) 659-5025 F
jmthierry (at) gmail.com
Hotel Accomodations
The Residence Inn Marriott Hotel
1199 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 898-1100
Ref; NCBCP/Black Youth Vote!
Room Rate: $159 plus tax
(Room reservation cut-off October 18, 2007)
Conference Meeting Location
National Education Association Headquarters
1201 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036
NCBCP is a non-partisan, 501 (c)3 organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law.
Thursday
9:30am—11:30am Legislative Briefing on Capitol Hill
11:30am—2:00pm BYV! Delegations Visit Congressional Representatives
2:00pm--3:00pm Early Registration
3:00pm—5:00pm Real Talk: A Crisis in Jena, a Crisis in America
6:00pm—8:00pm Black Youth Vote! Welcome Reception
Friday
8:00am—8:45am Continental Breakfast
8:00am—5:00pm Registration
9:00am—10:45am Opening Talk: Taking Back Hip-Hop
and the Images it Produces
11:00am—12:45pm ISSUES: The Immigration Issue and its
Effects on Black America
1:00pm—2:15pm Lunch Panel: Career Opportunities in Politics
2:30pm—3:50pm Rap Sessions:
Healthcare, Ex-Felon Disenfranchisement, the Economy
4:00pm—5:45pm SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP 1:
Asserting Power thru New Media
6:00pm—8:00pm Dinner on own
10:00pm Black Youth Vote! Countdown Party!
Saturday
8:00am—8:45am Continental Breakfast
8:00am—10:00am Registration
9:00am—11:45am SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP 2:
Developing a Great State-Based GOTV Campaign:
Register, Educate, Mobilize, and Protect
The Nuts and Bolts of it All
12:00pm—1:30pm Rap Sessions:
Gulf Coast, Darfur, and Electronic Voting Machines
1:45pm—3:00pm Lunch Panel: Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
within Education
3:00pm—4:30pm Regional Caucuses:
Setting the Agenda for 2008 in your State
4:45pm—6:30pm Closing Session:
Defining the Black Youth Vote! Agenda for 2008 and
Organize for a Spring Conference in Miami, FL in April 2008!
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