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Washington Youth Leadership Seminar “Understanding Healthcare Reform and its Impact on the Latino Community” |
We invite you to help us identify talented Latinos youth for our annual
Washington Youth Leadership Seminar.
The 2009 Washington Youth Leadership Seminar offers a truly unique
opportunity for students to voice their opinions directly to national
leaders and policymakers. It challenges participating youth to focus on
their own leadership development and encourages participants to apply these
lessons back in their home communities. Participants are recommended by
LULAC Councils to serve as representatives of their home states. Once in
Washington D.C., students work with LNESC staff and LULAC leaders from
across the country to develop a platform of initiatives which are of
particular interest to Hispanic youth. After meeting with key policymakers
in the field and discussing with think tank representatives, participants
collaborate on a position piece, which is then sent to their congressional
representatives. In past years, students have focused on issues as varied as gun control, education and immigration. This year the topic is Healthcare Reform.
Deadline: September 4, 2009 (6:00pm EST)
Provisions
- The Washington Youth Leadership Seminar is completely free of charge to the selected students.
- The local LULAC Council is required to provide their selected student with full roundtrip airfare plus $100 spending money.
- LNESC provides participants with hotel accommodations, group meals, transportation in DC, and program materials.
- LULAC provides participants with leadership training.
Please help us disseminate this information to all the LULAC Councils and our LULAC Youth.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Garcia
Program Manager/Policy Analyst
League of United Latin American Citizens
2000 L Street NW, Suite 610
Washington, DC 20036
202 833-6130 Ext. 14
202 833-6135 FAX
EGarcia@LULAC.org
Applications:
Date Recorded: 08/21/2009
Duration: 2mins 51secs
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