United Synagogue Youth to Hold Rally and Walk Against Violence In Downtown Des Moines; Students to March on Des Moines November 24.Business Editors & Lifestyle/Education Writers DES MOINES Des Moines, city, United States Des Moines (dĭ moin`), city (1990 pop. 193,187), state capital and seat of Polk co., S central Iowa, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; inc. , Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000 United Synagogue Youth United Synagogue Youth is the youth movement of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism or USCJ. United Synagogue Youth, more commonly known as USY, is a youth group with members from the United States and Canada dedicated to creating a fun, educational environment (USY USY United Synagogue Youth ), a national Jewish youth organization, is holding a rally and march against violence in downtown Des Moines at 12:00pm on November 24. The march will start at the Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. Building steps and end at the Des Moines Marriott hotel at 700 Grand Ave. The rally and march are expected to draw nearly 500 high school students from around the Midwest, as well as a large number of students from local high schools. The group hopes to raise money for several anti-violence charities, including the National Campaign Against Youth Violence and the National Youth Action Council. The event is being sponsored by National Campaign Against Youth Violence, Ben and Jerry's, Snow Communications, South Lake Pediatrics, David's Print Shop, Wholesale Imprints, MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , and the Center for the Prevention of School Violence. "USY has done a great deal for charity in the past," said Nate Asher, Regional USY President. "We've participated in food drives, worked on the AIDS quilt, and donated over $20,000 annually to charity. This year we wanted to make a statement, to bring people together for a common purpose and promote a cause we believe in. That's what the event is about." About United Synagogue Youth United Synagogue Youth is a youth group of Jewish teenagers throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Founded in 1948 in Minneapolis, USY has nearly 400 chapters with over 25,000 members. |
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