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Strength in Debate Part II
Date: March 11, 2010
On Thursday, March 11th, at 7pm the Bay Area Urban Debate League (BAUDL) and Standing to Represent our Next Generation (STRONG) will present Part II of The Strength in Debate Series, a night of spirited debate between Oakland's brightest high school minds. The event will take place in the Oakland Unified School District's Board Room at 314 East 10th St in downtown Oakland. The focus of this year's debate will be an extremely important one: the fight against poverty.
Over the course of this school year, students in Oakland high schools have been spending hours of their time outside of school researching and forming positions on how best to address poverty in America. They have been also putting their ideas to the test at monthly debate tournaments against competitors from other schools. On March 11th, BAUDL and STRONG invite the public to witness the amazing talent of these students as they showcase their skills and knowledge. The night will feature two debates - one about reforming the US welfare system, and another about reforming health care. Both promise to be tremendously exciting and informative. Please join us and support Oakland's amazing young leaders.
Attached is a flyer for our event. Please distribute it widely. Also, included below is some information on each of our organizations. Thanks so much for your support.
BAUDL and STRONG
The BAUDL is a non-profit organization that works to create and maintain debate teams in under-resourced, inner-city high schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. Debate in urban schools has proven to improve academic performance, increase graduation and college matriculation rates, and close the achievement gap in our schools. Therefor, the BAUDL is part of a nationwide movement
dedicated to expanding opportunities for high school students in the San Francisco Bay Area to participate in rigorous academic competition and to become articulate and informed leaders in their schools and communities. For more information, check out http://www.baudl.org.
STRONG is an organization dedicated to creating a voice for people under the age of 30 in the landscape of American politics. We seek to increase the participation of youth in politics as well as represent their issues. This organization will represent the future of our country. So many issues that are discussed today directly impact people under the age of 30 more than any other social group. It is important that these young people have a voice in the world politics. Currently, young people are the only social group that are not represented in policy making decisions. This is the gap that STRONG aims to fill. For more information, check out http://www.wearestrong.org.
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Blake Johnson
Executive Director
Bay Area Urban Debate League
www.baudl.org
Over the course of this school year, students in Oakland high schools have been spending hours of their time outside of school researching and forming positions on how best to address poverty in America. They have been also putting their ideas to the test at monthly debate tournaments against competitors from other schools. On March 11th, BAUDL and STRONG invite the public to witness the amazing talent of these students as they showcase their skills and knowledge. The night will feature two debates - one about reforming the US welfare system, and another about reforming health care. Both promise to be tremendously exciting and informative. Please join us and support Oakland's amazing young leaders.
Attached is a flyer for our event. Please distribute it widely. Also, included below is some information on each of our organizations. Thanks so much for your support.
BAUDL and STRONG
The BAUDL is a non-profit organization that works to create and maintain debate teams in under-resourced, inner-city high schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. Debate in urban schools has proven to improve academic performance, increase graduation and college matriculation rates, and close the achievement gap in our schools. Therefor, the BAUDL is part of a nationwide movement
dedicated to expanding opportunities for high school students in the San Francisco Bay Area to participate in rigorous academic competition and to become articulate and informed leaders in their schools and communities. For more information, check out http://www.baudl.org.
STRONG is an organization dedicated to creating a voice for people under the age of 30 in the landscape of American politics. We seek to increase the participation of youth in politics as well as represent their issues. This organization will represent the future of our country. So many issues that are discussed today directly impact people under the age of 30 more than any other social group. It is important that these young people have a voice in the world politics. Currently, young people are the only social group that are not represented in policy making decisions. This is the gap that STRONG aims to fill. For more information, check out http://www.wearestrong.org.
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Blake Johnson
Executive Director
Bay Area Urban Debate League
www.baudl.org
"We, the poor, jobless, downsized, uninsured victims of welfare reform and others abused by the institutions of domination are no longer silent. We are moving forward with the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer, and so many freedom fighters to improve the lives of Americans."
-Portia Anderson, WEAP
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