Over 600 NYC HS Students to Tackle Key Environmental Issues at Global Kids Annual Youth Conference on March 23.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- More than 600 students at New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. public high schools will debate and discuss key environmental concerns at the Global Kids Annual Youth Conference on Friday, March 23 in New York City. Manhattan Borough President Borough President (informally BP, or Beep in slang) is an elective office in each of the five boroughs of New York City. The offices of borough president were created in 1898 with the formation of the City of Greater New York. Scott Stringer Scott Stringer (born 1960) is a New York Democratic politician and the current Borough President of Manhattan. His mother, Arlene Stringer-Cuevas, is a cousin of Bella Abzug and served on the New York City Council. will speak at the conference and present a Proclamation from the City. New York State Assemblyman Michael Gianaris will also address the wide cross-section of young student leaders, as will Alexie Torres Fleming, founder and executive director of Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice. During the morning plenary, Global Kids Founder and Executive Director Carole Artigiani will give welcoming remarks, and Ka Hsaw Wa Ka Hsaw Wa is a Burmese human rights activist, focused on the cessation of Myanmar governmental oppression. He is a member of the Karen indigenous group. Along with his wife, environmental/human rights attorney Katie Redford, he is the Co-Director of EarthRights International , the Founder and Executive Director of Earthrights International will be the morning plenary speaker. The conference is produced by Global Kids, Inc., the foremost nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. in New York City specifically dedicated to educating students in underserved communities about international affairs Noun 1. international affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" world affairs affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state" , in collaboration with the Institute for Urban Education at Eugene Lang Eugene M. Lang or Gene Lang (In Hungarian: Láng Jenő) (New York City, 1919 – ) is an American philanthropist who founded REFAC Technology Development Corporation in 1951. He created the I Have A Dream Foundation in 1981, and Project Pericles, Inc. in 2001. College. The Global Kids Annual Youth Conference is an entirely youth-organized, youth-led event that brings together high school students and educators to learn and engage in dialogues about critical global issues. For Global Kids' student leaders, the Conference represents the culmination of months of training, working with adult experts, research, planning and organizing. This year, the teenagers in Global Kids' Power of Citizenry Leadership Program have selected global environmental issues as the conference theme. The event's title is "It's 2007: Do You Know Where Your Environment Is?" The Global Kids Annual Youth Conference will be held on March 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the New School's Tishman Auditorium, located at 66 West 12th Street (between 5th and 6th Aves.) in Manhattan. Students from over fifty public schools and youth organizations throughout New York City will come together to examine local and global perspectives on critical environmental issues, and to develop strategies to promote international cooperation in addressing them. Plenary sessions will feature speakers who will to familiarize students with the critical environmental issues facing our world and encourage them to become engaged citizens. There will also be a number of creative performances. Three outstanding New York high school students will serve as Masters of Ceremony for the conference. They are: * Christopher Gordon, South Shore High School * Omega Augustus, Clara Barton High School * Vevica Gooden, Long Island City High School Long Island City High School is a public high school in New York City, located in Long Island City in the borough of Queens. Built in 1995, it has an enrollment of 4,029, which is nearly 79% above the school's maximum capacity. Overcrowding has caused some classes, e.g. Morning workshops will focus on the concept of Sustainability and indicators for a "healthy, sustainable environment," which includes aspects such as the economy, education, health, housing, recreation, public safety, resource use, government and transportation. The afternoon workshops will highlight key issues such as the Impact of War on the Environment, Environmental Justice, Global Warming/Climate Change, Food, Water and Children's Rights The opportunity for children to participate in political and legal decisions that affect them; in a broad sense, the rights of children to live free from hunger, abuse, neglect, and other inhumane conditions. and the Environment. The conference will also include a host of adult guest speakers, a performance by youth in the Global Kids' Undesirable Elements theatre program, and other entertainment. The workshops will all be created and facilitated by the participating students. Many major New York-based organizations and institutions will participate in the Global Kids Annual Youth Conference, including: * New York League of Conservation Voters The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is an independent, nonpartisan political advocacy organization that was founded in 1969 by the noted American environmentalist David Brower. * Solar1 * Ghetto Film School * Rainforest Alliance * Green Worker Cooperatives * U.S. Partnership for Education Sustainability * Transportation Alternatives * World Computer Exchange * The Community Environmental Center * Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an influential and independent, nonpartisan foreign policy membership organization founded in 1921 and based at 58 East 68th Street (corner Park Avenue) in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. * Make the Road * UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations.
* Global Action Project * Mount Sinai Hospital Mount Sinai Hospital can refer to:
pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. Environmental Specialty Unit * Rocking the Boat * UN Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues * Bronx River Alliance * Clean New York * Network for Energy Choices * Earth Pledge * Environmental Defense * Gambero Rosso Magazine * Adopt a Minefield
The 2007 Global Kids Annual Youth Conference program:
-- 8:00 a.m. - Breakfast and Registration
-- 9:00 a.m. - Opening Plenary
Welcoming Remarks - Carole Artigiani, Founder and Executive
Director, Global Kids
Plenary Speaker - Ka Hsaw Wa, Founder and Executive Director,
Earthrights International
-- 10:15 a.m. - Morning Youth-Led Workshops
-- 12:15 p.m. - Lunch
-- 1:00 p.m. - Afternoon Plenary
Plenary Speaker - Alexie Torres-Fleming, Founder and Executive
Director, Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
Speaker - Assemblyman Michael Gianaris
Proclamation by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
-- 1:45 p.m. - Afternoon Youth-Led Workshops
-- 3:45 p.m. - Closing Plenary and Performances
The Global Kids Annual Youth Conference is made possible through the support of The Stephen and May Cavin Leeman Foundation, the New York City Department of Education The New York City Department of Education is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the city's public school system. The school system these schools form is the largest system in the United States. Over 1. , the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, and many other generous supporters. About Global Kids, Inc. Founded in 1989, Global Kids' mission is to transform urban youth into successful students and global and community leaders by engaging them in socially dynamic, content-rich learning experiences. Through its leadership development and academic enrichment programs, Global Kids educates youth about critical international and domestic issues and promotes their engagement in civic life and the democratic process. Through professional development initiatives, Global Kids provides educators with strategies for integrating experiential learning methods and international issues into urban classrooms. Over ninety percent of the high school seniors who participate in Global Kids' leadership program graduate from high school. Media interested in covering all or part of the Global Kids Annual Youth Conference should contact: Tom Mariam (914-939-4294 or tom@mariam.biz) |
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