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Youth Leadership Opportunity

 

LNESC ‘s Washington Youth Leadership Seminar Application Available Now! The LNESC National Office is excited to announce that application for the 26th Annual Washington Youth Leadership Seminar (WLYS) is now open exclusively for qualified high school juniors and seniors! The Washington Youth Leadership Seminar is an annual event that hosts 50+ high school juniors and seniors from across the United States and Puerto Rico. The seminar's goal is to nurture emerging Latino leaders and encourage participants to reflect upon and deploy the skills and lessons learned within their own communities. During the Washington Youth Leadership Seminar participants are not only immersed in cultivating their personal leadership skills but are also empowered to translate these learnings into actions within their respective communities. This unparalleled opportunity paves the way for attendees to engage directly with influential figures, which include members of the presidential administration, esteemed Congressional leaders, leaders from Corporate America, and influential voices from both public and private sectors. The enriching experiences will catalyze inspiration in students for their professional and academic journeys. This year's transformative Washington Youth Leadership Seminar is taking place from October 4 - 8, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Program Highlights: 1. Tailored Workshops: Cultivate leadership attributes, understand the essence of advocacy, explore diverse career paths, and advance professional skills. 2. Exclusive Forum: Engage in dialogues with esteemed leaders in government, corporate, and nonprofit sectors. 3. Continuous Development: Your growth is our priority. Progress will be gauged using a pre- and post-seminar survey, ensuring that students have sustainable benefit from the seminars. Additionally, we track academic trajectories through the National Student Clearinghouse to monitor college retention and completion rates. Eligibility Criteria: • Must be a high school junior or senior • Must be sponsored by an LNESC Center or a LULAC Council • Must demonstrate leadership and be actively involved in extracurricular activities • Must submit a copy of a high school transcript • Must complete the online application by 6 pm ET on Friday, September 8. Incomplete applications will not be considered. For more information and to apply, please visit this link here.

To Know the Road

 

Cesar Chavez Youth Leadership Conference

ICE Expands Deportations

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center released our latest survey and analysis of the disturbing trends in gang allegations against immigrant youth. Our new report, Deportation By Any Means Necessary: How Immigration Officials are Labeling Immigrant Youth as Gang Members reveals how immigration officials are accusing immigrant youth of gang involvement, putting young people at immediate risk of detention and deportation. This survey found the evidence immigration officials are employing of gang allegations in immigration proceedings is tenuous and lacks transparency. Our analysis sheds light on the often-specious evidence collected against immigrant youth, adding a disturbing new dynamic to the school-to-deportation pipeline.  In light of the Trump administration’s recent, cruel characterizations of immigrant youth as “animals”, it is essential we understand the methods by which officials gather evidence against immigrant youth in cases where gang allegations are in play. Read our new report to learn more, and please share with your networks.  Read report

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Organizing for Racial Justice

One of the very important aspects of DSA is to encourage our own education. The videos linked below are from the DSA - YDS conference in February. You can see the kind of intellectual preparation we offer to prepare young people for democratic socialism. There are more videos on the topics here. https://sites.google.com/site/sacramentodsa/

March - April 6

Estudiantes locales planearon una marcha de unión cívica el primero de mayo para impulsar la reforma migratoria.
Marcha mantiene viva la memoria de César Chávez

Pardon the ad, but the video is good.  

Immigrants and Unions Work together to oust Joe Arpaio.

Jenny Brown  Labor Notes
October 19, 2012
http://labornotes.org/2012/10/immigrants-and-unions-work-oust-notorious-arizona-sheriff

Latino workers in the Phoenix area are fighting back
against the bullying sheriff of Maricopa County, Joe
Arpaio. They've registered over 34,000 new voters for
the November election.

The "Adiós Arpaio" campaign is part of a strategy by the
hotel union UNITE HERE to turn around Arizona's anti-
worker policies, in a right-to-work state where Latino
workers have only recently begun to flex their political
muscles. Maricopa County contains 60 percent of
Arizona's population

Organizers say they feel a seismic shift in the
political landscape. "I've never been part of something
historic before," said Lucia Vergara Aguirre, president
of UNITE HERE Local 631. The union has been growing,
representing workers at the Phoenix airport complex and
at several downtown hotels, and has other organizing
drives underway.

Cesar Chavez Youth Leadership Conference

 Cooley Middle School in Roseville, CA is
hosting the 12th Annual Cesar Chavez Youth Leadership
Saturday, March 24 from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 2012. 

The conference is free and organized by the Latino Leadership
Council, Hispanic Empowerment Association of Roseville and the
Cooley Latino Club and seeks to encourage middle and high
school students to explore their options for higher education.
Any students in grades 6-12 or lower, community college
students and parents are invited to participate in a full day
of activities that include interactive workshops around
leadership development, future educational opportunities and
the importance of making good decisions.

The conference will also include an arts, education, jobs and
health fair with over 40 vendors including PRIDE Industries,
State Farm Insurance, Sutter Medical Hospital, UC Davis,
Sierra College, American River College, Sacramento State and
the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund.