FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2014
CONTACT: Molly Collins, ACLU of Wisconsin, 608-469-5540, mcollins@aclu-wi.org
MILWAUKEE – Every fall, the ACLU of Wisconsin Foundation joins community partners in sponsoring a day-long event to teach high school students to exercise, protect, and celebrate their civil rights and liberties. The event is free to participating high schools.
When: The 15th annual Youth Social Justice Forum will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2014.
Where: UW-Milwaukee Student Union, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211
What: The Youth Social Justice Forum uses hands-on workshops, realistic role-play activities and current events to teach students about their rights and civic responsibility. Participants learn about new media, public art, civics and government, discuss bullying, racial profiling, LGBTQ+ rights, restorative justice and other topics relevant to youth rights and responsibilities.
Students also participate in a mock election using real voting machines supplied by the City of Milwaukee Election Commission. In 2013, the election topic was police-community relations in the City of Milwaukee. Students even have the chance to create their own audio public service announcements, courtesy of WMSE.
Speakers and community partners include: ACLU Student Alliance at Alliance High School, ACLU Student Alliance at NOVA High School, ACLU Student Alliance and Amnesty International at Rufus King High School, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, ACLU Student Alliance at Pulaski High School, ACLU Student Alliance at Bradley Tech, ACLU Student Alliance at UW-Milwaukee, YWCA of Southeastern Wisconsin, Urban Underground, TRUE Skool, City of Milwaukee Election Commission, Idle No More, NAACP Milwaukee Branch, Milwaukee Public Theatre, Pathfinders, MPS - Partnership for the Arts and Humanities, Ex Fabula, 91.7 WMSE, YES - Youth Empowered in the Struggle, UWM - Cultures and Communities Program, UWM - Peck School of the Arts, UWM – LGBT Resource Center, NAACP Milwaukee Branch, DJ Bizzon, and the Overpass Light Brigade.
More information can be found at: http://aclu-wi.org/youth-and-community-programs/youth-social-justice-forum
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