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Essay Contest for 16-24 year olds

Enter an essay contest for youth advocates co-sponsored by Advocates for
Youth, Feminist Majority Foundation, SIECUS, and the Sierra Club!

Win a trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in the fourth annual
“One Voice: Reproductive Health and Population” Summit

We invite advocates ages 16-24 to write an essay of no more than
500 words about the potential roles youth can play in advocating for a
more just and sustainable world, where all people have access to sexual
and reproductive health services and a healthy environment. Tell us how
you would use your experience from the One Voice Summit
to create a year-long action plan that will make a difference on these issues in your school and/or community.

CONTEST DEADLINE IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2008 at 5pm EST.

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Tags: civic, engagement, essay contest, reproductive rights, Youth, youth activism

PA League featured in Post-Gazette

The PA League was recently featured in the series of Right Here columns about 20-something Pittsburghers who work at nonprofit organizations.

“Our goal is not only to engage [voters], but keep them engaged after this election. … I’ve never seen an election with this much enthusiasm,” Ms. Rincon said.

Read the full text of the article here

Tags: election, engagement, new voters, pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, post-gazette, registration, students, volunteers, vote