ADVISORY/Thousands of Bay Area Teens Take Action to End School Violence; United Way of the Bay Area's Youth Leadership Council Hosts School Violence Prevention Summit.

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ADVISORY...for Friday (March 30)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:             At the United Way of the Bay Area's second annual
                  "Youth In Action" Summit, thousands of youth from
                  300 schools across the Bay Area along with school
                  administration, law enforcement, government
                  officials and youth-serving organizations will
                  discuss why violence occurs among youth in schools
                  and how it can be prevented.

                  The summit will allow students to engage in open
                  discussions with other students on how school
                  violence affects them in every day life and develop
                  possible solutions. The Youth Leadership Council
                  will present a resource guide to highlight solutions
                  to students. "Youth In Action" will consist of
                  county-specific workshops, panel discussions,
                  well-known keynote speakers and a youth agency fair
                  of 30 youth-serving agencies. United Way of the Bay
                  Area, Sprint and Sonic Automotive are sponsoring the
                  event.

WHY:              In response to recent incidents of school violence,
                  summit offers Bay Area youth a voice on how violence
                  affects them locally and offers youth-driven
                  solutions to ensure safer communities. Program can
                  be seen as model for other communities, nation-wide.

WHEN:             Friday, March 30, 2001; 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Highlights:       10:50 a.m. Interactive Discussion with Expert Panel
                   and Students
                  11:45 a.m. County Workshops "Identifying the
                   Problems and Youth Action Plans"
                  1:00 p.m. Press Conference: Interview
                   and Photo Opportunity
                  2:10 p.m. Film Director and Producer Brent Scarpo,
                   "Journey to a Hate Free Millennium"

WHERE:            Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, 10 Tenth Street,
                  Oakland, California

WHO:              United Way of the Bay Area's (UWBA) Youth
                  Leadership Council Members:
                    Deanna Quon, a Sophomore at Oakland High School,
                     Alameda County
                    Stephen Johns, a Junior at Oakland Technical
                     High School, Alameda County
                    Arion Jamerson, a Junior at Deer Valley
                     High School, Contra Costa County
                    Perrisa Safapay, a Senior at San Rafael High
                     School, Marin County
                    Precious Jones, a Junior at Napa High School,
                     Napa County
                    Pamela Mitchell, a Sophomore at Napa Adventist
                     Junior Academy, Napa County
                    Kareem Ervin, a College Freshman, San Francisco
                     County
                    Shirley Escobar, a Senior at Downtown High School,
                     San Francisco County
                    Crystal Fletcher, a Freshman at City College of
                     San Francisco, San Francisco County
                    Rolando Crisostomo, a Junior at Westmoor High
                     School, San Mateo County
                  Anne Wilson, CEO and Sheila Hill-Fajors, President;
                   UWBA
                  Eric Tom, Vice President of West Sales, Sprint
                  Steve Hallock, Regional Vice President, Sonic
                   Automotive
                  Timothy Reaves, School Violence Prevention Program
                   Dir., UWBA
                  KMEL personalities, Davey D and The Baka Boyz
                  Brent Scarpo, Director and Producer