@BlackYouthVote ! to Host Multicultural Training and Organizing Conference During March on Washington Week of Activities
Washington, DC – Black Youth Vote! (BYV!), the young adult initiative of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition), will host their 10th Annual Black Youth Vote! Civic Leadership and Organizing Training Conference as part of the official 50th Anniversary March on Washington Week of Events surrounding the 2013 March on Washington. Sponsored in part by the National Education Association (NEA), Comcast and Open Society Foundations, the multicultural conference will take place August 22 -24 at the NEA National Headquarters, 1201 16th St. NW, Washington, DC.
The conference will feature skills building sessions training the young leaders on things like integrating voter data, social media and technology, the group will devote day two to organizing training and strategic planning around issues impacting young adults. In light of the slaying of Trayvon Martin, and the subsequent not-guilty verdict in the case against his killer, George Zimmerman, there will be a special men only, Gathering of Black Men moderated by Jeff Johnson, television host and political activist. The session, I Am Trayvon, will allow the black men talk with other young men about issues that impact them disproportionately and come up with tactics and actions that can be initiated in local areas.
WHO:
Black Youth Vote!, a national grassroots coalition of organizations and individuals committed to increasing political and civic engagement among black youth and young adults between the ages of 18-35.
Generational Alliance,
NAACP Youth and College Division,
National Urban League YP,
The Praxis Project,
100 Black Men of America,
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,Inc
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,Inc
NAN Youth Move,
A. Philip Randolph Institute
BK Nation,
League of Young Voters
Advocates for Youth
Hip Hop Caucus
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
WHAT: Black Youth Vote! 10th Annual Black Youth Vote! Civic Leadership and Organizing Training Conference as part of the official 50th Anniversary March on Washington Week of Events
WHEN: Thursday thru Saturday August 22 -24, 2013
WHERE: National Education Association
1201 16th St. NW, Washington, DC.
HOW: Space is limited. Media should RSVP to Edrea at edmedia@dogonvillage.com by noon Wed. Aug. 21, 2013.
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Hashtag: #BYV! and #YOUTHMOW
NCBCP Black Youth Vote! Civic Leadership & Organizing Conference
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
(tentative .. schedule subject to change)
Thursday, August 22nd 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
9:00am Registration Open
Unity Breakfast – Continental
10:00am Greetings-BYV! Purpose
50th March on Washington: A Look Back to Move Forward
Libation Ceremony
Tribute to Youth Activist & BYV! Florida State Coordinator– The Late Jamaal Rose
11:00am Skills Training 1 Breakout Sessions (75 minutes)
· Power & Politics: Issue Advocacy
· Strategy Development
· Membership & Coalition Building
· Media and Spokesperson Training
12:15pm Skills Training 2 Breakout Sessions (75 minutes)
· Power & Politics: Issue Advocacy
· Strategy Development
· Membership & Coalition Building
· Media and Spokesperson Training
1:30pm Lunch
2:00pm Electoral Politics — Training Breakout Sessions (90 minutes)
· Elections 101 – know the basics and get ready for 2014
· Voter Engagement 2.0 — Integrating Voter Data, Social Media and Technology Tools to Build An Effective Issue Organizing & Voter Mobilization Campaign
3: 30pm Break
3:45pm Gathering of Black Men “I Am Trayvon” (Men Only)
Moderator: Jeff Johnson
3:45pm Sister Circle “My Sister’s Keeper” ( Women Only)
5:30pm Close – Next Steps
6:00pm Mix & Mingle Hosted by Black Youth Vote! Alumni (location TBD) (Open to public)
7:00pm “Step up to the Challenge, Defining Civil Rights for the Future” (location TBA)
Hosted by National Urban League Young Professionals Google + Hangout and on-location event
Friday, August 23rd 8:00 am – 9:30 pm
8:00am Unity Breakfast
Rap Session Conversation with Bakari Kitwana and Jasiri X
9:00am Health for All: Affordable Care Act Update –What’s in it for young people
10:00am Session 1 – Organizing Training Breakout Sessions (90 minutes)
· Saving Our Voting Rights– Congressional & State Legislative Action
· Ending the School to Prison Pipeline
· Eradicating Stand Your Ground Laws & Racial Profiling in Your State
· Affirmative Action & College Affordability – Key to educational equity
· Going On the Offensive in the War On Women
· Immigration Reform/Dream Act – the ‘fierce urgency’ of making it happen now!
· Running for Office – You Can Do It!
· Green is the New Black: Green Jobs & The Green Economy
11:45am Session 2 – Organizing Training Breakout Sessions (90 minutes)
· Saving Our Voting Rights– Congressional & State Legislative Action
· Ending the School to Prison Pipeline
· Eradicating Stand Your Ground Laws & Racial Profiling in Your State
· Organizing The Next Generation Labor Movement
· LGBT Organizing—Organizing Black Communities Beyond Marriage Equality
· Research & Campaigns—Building the Foundation First (Cathy Cohen)
· Green is the New Black: Green Jobs & The Green Economy
1:15pm Lunch/Break
1:45pm Re-convening on the issues – A Collective Strategy Discussion
2:15pm Regional/State-Based Organizing Strategy – how we can work together on a local level?
3:30pm Fishbowl “Building and keeping the collective movement going” (wt)
`5:15pm Closing
6:00pm Youth Mass Meeting & Pre-March Rally in partnership with APRI (location TBA)
Saturday, August 24, 201 7:00 am – Midnight
Breakfast/Gather BYV! Delegations to Depart to the Lincoln Memorial – 7 am – 8 am
—Gathering place TBD-
Attend 50th Anniversary March on Washington Realize the Dream March & Rally
Attend Global Festival – 2 pm – 6 pm
Closing Out & Party with a Purpose – 9pm – Until
The Park
920 14th St NW Washington, DC 20005
Hosted by APRI and Black Youth Vote!
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC 20001
Hosted by APRI and Black Youth Vote!
(Under 21)
