When: Friday, May 14, 2010
Where: Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis

Participants will explore visual arts as a tool for creating peace in their lives and communities.  The conference will include music, dance, art, workshops, speakers, games, a raffle and lunch. 

To bring a group of youth to this year's conference or for more information call 612-872-6165 or email haleyb@oportunidad.org

Latino Youth Peace Conference

The Latino Youth Peace Conference is 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. The conference is planned by a committee of youth leaders under the guidance of La Oportunidad staff.

Within the broader theme of peace, a youth-focused
topic is chosen each year in order to allow participants to see how peace is more
than just an abstract idea; peace something relevant that youth can create in
their own lives, families and communities. 
Past conference topics have included:

• 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