BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.3395@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20111105T000000Z DTEND:20111106T000000Z DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe&nbsp\;JACL&nbsp\;National Youth/Student Council invites you to a\n<strong>Youth Leadership Summit</strong>\n<strong>November 5 &a mp\; 6</strong>\n<strong>Chicago\, IL</strong>\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nThe&nbsp\;JAC L's National Youth/Student Council (NY/SC) invites college students and yo ung professionals to join them for a&nbsp\;<strong>Youth Leadership Summit </strong>&nbsp\;in Chicago on&nbsp\;<strong>November 5 and 6</strong>.&nbs p\;&nbsp\;The Youth Leadership Summit program of the NY/SC aims to build a network of&nbsp\;JACL&nbsp\;youth leaders who understand local\, regional and national Asian Pacific American issues\, and have the skills necessar y to become effective advocates for their community.&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n The Chicago Summit will focus on connecting youth in the Midwest District to each other and toJACL&nbsp\;on a national level. Workshops will discuss the nature of Japanese American identity as the foundation for community activism. Participants will examine the nature of privilege and oppression \, and the legacy of the Japanese American community as a way to connect w ith the larger APA community. Participants will also go through a "JACL&nb sp\;101" in order to become more comfortable with the various levlels of t he&nbsp\;JACL&nbsp\;and the ways in which they can get involved.\n\n&nbsp\ ;\n\nThe summit is&nbsp\;<strong>free</strong>&nbsp\;to all attendees\, th anks to the support of State Farm and Southwest Airlines. &nbsp\;If you or anyone you know would be interested in attending\, please contact&nbsp\;< strong>Matthew Farrells\, NY/SC Youth Chair\, at&nbsp\;<a title="mailto:yo uthchair@jacl.org" href="mailto:youthchair@jacl.org" target="_blank">youth chair@jacl.org</a></strong>&nbsp\;to RSVP. Please call the&nbsp\;JACL&nbsp \;Chicago Office at<strong><a href="tel:773.728.7171" target="_blank">773. 728.7171</a></strong>&nbsp\;with any questions.\n\n&nbsp\;<strong>&nbsp\;< /strong>\n<strong>DATES:</strong>&nbsp\;Saturday\, November 5th\, 9 AM - 5 PM&nbsp\;\nand Sunday\, November 6th\, 9 AM - 2 PM\n\n<span style="font-f amily: Calibri\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;"><strong><span style="te xt-decoration: underline\;">\n</strong>\n\n<strong>LOCATION:&nbsp\;JACL&nb sp\;Chicago Office</strong>\n\n<strong>5415 N. Clark Street &nbsp\;</stron g>\n\n<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline\;">\n</strong>\n\n<s trong>RSVP:&nbsp\;Matthew Farrells\, NY/SC Youth Chair\n<a title="mailto:y outhchair@jacl.org" href="mailto:youthchair@jacl.org" target="_blank">yout hchair@jacl.org</a>&nbsp\;</strong>\n\n DTSTAMP:20240419T061054Z SUMMARY:Youth Leadership Summit URL:/en/events/2011/11/05/youth-leadership-summit/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR