Keeping in line with the VOICES mission to “build relationships with community partners, non-profit organizations and government agencies” to promote positive social change, the Fall 2008 VOICES participants held their first Project Proposal Showcase.
Here participants were able to state their issues, share their standpoints, present group arguments and discuss the changes they would like to see. They also presented the strategies they developed to address the issues, posed possible collaborations and solicited help from attendees to aid in the launching of their campaigns. After their presentations, the participants engaged the audience in a question and answer session and the audience provided written feedback for each group. Following the presentations there was a networking lunch for all to enjoy.
The projects highlighted this semester were: Youth Action 4 Peace and Youth and Media (2.0 projects which are initiatives being worked on by second and third year VOICES participants) and Sexual Health/Teen Pregnancy, Youth Violence, and Promotion of Positive Youth in the City (VOICES 1.0--first year project participants).
The audience was composed of family, friends, and specially invited guests, including Temple University Faculty/Staff, University of Pennsylvania Administrators, Directors of a Graphics Design Company, Philadelphia Public and Charter School Teachers and City Employees.
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