Latino Youth Peace and Leadership Conference

May 11th 2012

Augsburg College 

The Latino Youth Peace Conference is an annual event that provides Latino youth, school staff, mentors and community leaders the opportunity to gather together and explore the power of peace and peacemaking, as well as address important issues impacting Latino youth. It provides youth participants with an opportunity for internal growth, new perspectives, and an opportunity to connect and interact with other Latino youth and community leaders from throughout the Twin Cities area. The conference is planned by a committee of leaders under the guidance of La Oportunidad staff. The Latino Youth Peace Conference, which takes place in May, serves approximately 200 youth annually.

Important Registration Information:

Students must be pre-registered in order to attend the conference. If you would like to bring a group of youth to the conference, please contact Maureen Springer at maureens@oportunidad.org or 612-872-6165 ext. 17.

The cost per youth participant is $20 for those who register before April 1 and $30 for those who register after April 1.

Registration is limited to the first 175 participants so please return your registration forms early to secure a spot.

Each group of students must be accompanied by at least one adult chaperone. Adult chaperones should also complete a registration form; however, they will not be charged a registration fee. Please note that adults will not be participating in the workshops in order allow space for more youth participants.

Forms for participants to select their workshop choices will be emailed at a later date once the workshop choices are finalized.

Youth must be of middle school or high school age in order to attend.

For more information or to register youth for this year's conference please contact Maureen Springer at maureens@oportunidad.org or by calling 612-872-6165, ext. 17.

Past conference topics have included:

• Dancing with the "Sole"
• Mind Opening Scenes: Artes Visuales
• Who am I? Finding Myself to Promote Peace
• Our History and Traditions: The Key to the Future
• Hip Hop: A Tool for Peace and Social Change
• Healthy Lifestyles
• An Intergenerational Dialog on Immigration