By Lizzie Murchison | Program Manager for Communications
On behalf of the Global Kids youth leaders and staff, we would like to thank you for supporting Global Kids Annual Youth Conference on Violence and Peacebuilding. The event was amazing and your support helped make it a huge success. Our students were extremely proud to demonstrate what they have learned and to show off their talents on stage and in the workshops.
Over 500 young people and 100 educators joined us at Baruch College on April 12th for the Annual Youth Conference. In light of the recent mass shootings in this country, the increasing incidents of rape in India, and the debate over the use of drones, the youth committee chose Violence and Peace Building as the theme of the 2013 Conference. Students emceed, performed, and facilitated interactive workshops on topic such as refugees, hate crimes, child soldiers, and bullying at the event.
At Global Kids, we will continue to find ways to deepen and further the conversations that began at the conference, as well as provide young people the space to take action and make the changes they want to see in their communities and in the world. We hope you will continue to support the work of our youth and will look to us as partners in your efforts to provide engaging educational opportunities for young people.
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