NYAC hosts it's Third National Annual Summit

During the weekend of October 23-25, 1999, The National Youth Advocacy Coalition will sponsor it's third Annual National Summit. The conference, taking place at the Holiday Inn on the Hill in Washington DC, will bring together 450 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, their adult allies and friends. The Summit provides a broad range of skills building and discussion sessions such as: mental health issues, sustaining a youth group, youth/adult partnerships, addressing racism, education issues and much more.

Opening Pleanry for the 1999 Summit, "Making the Connections," will feature individuals working at the forefront of intersecting movements. Speakers include: Kim Ford, Executive Doirector of African Ancestral Lesbians United for Societal Change; Joo-Hyun Kang, Executive Director of the Audre Lorde Project; Faisel Alam, Founder of the Al-Fatiha Foundation, Graciela I. Sanchez, Executive Director of the Esperanza Center and Raquel Simoes, Host Home Coordinator at Minneapolis Youth Divers...

Registration for NYAC members is $65.00 for youth/ $250 for adults and for non-members $100 for youth/ $375.00 for adults.

For additional information, registration materials, youth travel scholarships or information regarding advertising in the Summit's program, please contact:

M'Bwende Anderson
Conference & Field Organizer
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
202/319-7596 ext.16
or e-mail her at http://www.nyacyouth.org

PS. Mark your calendars now for NYAC's Fourth Annual Summit October 21st through October 23rd, 2000 at the Washington DC Marriot Metro Center.

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M'Bwende N Anderson (mbwende@nyacyouth.org)
Field and Conference Organizer
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
1638 R Street, NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
202-319-7596 phone
202-319-7365 fax
nyac@nyacyouth.org
http://www.nyacyouth.org

The National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) is the only national organization focused solely on improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) youth through advocacy, education, and information.

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