[Conf] The 19th Annual National Learning Service Conference featuring Desmond Tutu April 9-12
The National Youth Leadership Council hosted its 19th Annual National Service Learning Conference in Minneapolis from April 9-12th, 2008. The NSLC is the largest gathering of youths and practitioners involved in the service-learning movement where participants connect through three days of plenary sessions, featured forums, and service projects.
Keynote speakers were: Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and urban educator and Pedro Noguera, author of Unfinished Business: Closing the Achievement Gap in Our Nation’s Schools.
Location:
Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55403
For more information, email or call NSLC at: (800) 366-6952.
Global Kids streamed this event live on the web, in Teen Second Life and on the Main Grid (click here to teleport), as well as in Whyville.
If you could not attend this event live please enjoy the following keynote from Archibishop Demond Tutu:
Photos can be viewed here and a blog post from a student can be read as well.
Join us at various points during both days for great plenaries, performances and speeches from the Learn and Serve Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Date: April 10th, 2008
7:00 - 8:30 a.m. (PST)
Plenary session with Pedro Noguerra, author and Urban Educator
Pedro Noguera is one of the most important voices on education reform and diversity in the United States and an advocate for a strong, vibrant public education system. A prolific writer, Noguera's most recent book is Unfinished Business: Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Nation's Schools.
8:45 - 10:15 a.m. (PST)
An Unfiltered Conversation with America's Service Leadership, moderated by David Eisner
Engage David Eisner, Henry Lozano, and Ronald Tschetter - three avant-garde leaders of our nation's service agencies - in a frank and open discussion about the evolving roles of civic engagement and community service. Representing the Corporation for National and Community Service, USA Freedom Corps, and the Peace Corps, they will draw on their unique backgrounds to offer distinct perspectives on domestic and international service.
11:45 - 1:15 p.m. (PST)
Embracing Hip-Hop Music and Spoken Word Through Service Learning
This innovative forum will explore the connection between hip-hop music, spoken word, and service- learning. Through presentations and dialogue, participants will explore the meaning and origin of hip-hop music and spoken word; explore the social justice and controversial messages contained in many forms of hip-hop music and spoken word; and develop a plan of action that will integrate hip-hop music and spoken word into the service-learning framework.
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Date: April 11th, 2008
Be sure not to miss Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an activist who helped end racial segregation in South Africa!
7:00- 8:30 a.m. (PST)
Plenary session with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, human rights activist and Nobel laureate
Archbishop Desmond Tutu's faith in and commitment to the peaceful destiny of South Africa earned him the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize. He served as his country's voice of conscience during its long struggle against apartheid. During those years, Archbishop Tutu soothed the spirits and rallied the hearts of his people with simple words of passion and dignity. Those words also united the world against South Africa's apartheid regime.
8:45 - 10:15 a.m. (PST)
Responding to Tutu's Global Call to Action
Calling all youths! Don't miss this opportunity to hear young people's reactions to Archbishop Desmond Tutu's plenary address and global call to action. You will spend this session responding to issues discussed in the plenary session such as Jewish relations, Darfur, and HIV/AIDS.
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. (PST)
Tabitha Gkid's workshop on Using Virtual Worlds to Promote Service-Learning!
This session highlights some of the exciting work that young people are undertaking both on- and off-line to address significant problems faced by youths in the 21st century. Come hear what youths around the world are doing in virtual worlds at Global Kids, a New York nonprofit, to promote service-learning, and learn how you can do the same in your community!
2:15 - 3:45 p.m. (PST)
Youth in Media: Leveraging Our Power
Are you a middle or high school student who feels that you have creative media ideas to help change the world? This forum will feature panelists whose lives are focused on making change through media. This forum will ask, document, and seek to answer questions such as: What is the media feeding young people? How can media and service effectively complement each other to make change?
