HCHY List: Free regional youth/adult institutes on Effective Social Action and Change

[DEREK PETERSON]

Seven regional, day-long institutes are being set up, throughout the  
state of Minnesota, in June and July of 2009. We will gather youth and  
adults who are interested in being "agents of change" in their city,  
region, state, and/or nation. Participants will learn the skills to  
work within their community to create and sustain a grassroots  
initiative that will make life better for others. This institute will  
provide the participants with the skills to:

1. assess the capacity that exists within their community;
2. creating meaningful and measurable connections throughout the  
community;
3. follow through and evaluate the progress on their plan of actions,  
and
4. stay connected and energized for the work ahead!

All participants will be invited to attend the “youth track” of  
MNCASA’s Annual Meeting and Training Symposium, held in Grand Rapids,  
in September. Here they will further their competency in the work of  
effective social change.

If you live in or near the communities of Moorhead, Bemidji, Duluth,  
St. Cloud, Saint Paul, Rochester, or Marshall you will want to  
consider this.

For more information and to to register see: www.civic-us.org.

Derek Peterson
International Child/Youth Advocate
derek at icar-us.com
701-212-1214