Reap What You Sow- Youth Leadership Conference.

The Reap What you Sow: Harvesting Support Systems Institute
July 29-31, 2010
Raleigh, North Carolina
What: The National Youth Leadership Network is hosting the Reap What You Sow: Harvesting Support Systems Institute this summer!

Who: Youth and young adults with disabilities (ages 13-28), family members, professionals, and allies

When: July 29-31, 2010

Where: North Raleigh Hilton, 3415 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC

Topics covered: At the Institute we will introduce the new curriculum we have created. It is about how youth with disabilities can build their own support systems. We define support systems as people who help you reach your own goals.  This could include parents, friends, teachers, allies – anyone you choose. Our institute is a new hands-on training opportunity. To find out more go to click here.

Registration: Until June 30th it is only $50 for youth and $75 for adults to attend. That includes all meals and a not-to-be-missed show Friday night by performers from Sins Invalid!

To register online go to http://www.nyln.org/upcoming-conference/registration.
Scholarships are available for youth to attend.

Organizations can host an informational table at our resource fair during the Institute for only $50.

BONUS! Register three people and get one person free!

NYLN is a youth-driven, youth-led, national non-profit organization. NYLN promotes youth leadership, education, and advocacy.  Our goal is to make sure that young people with disabilities know how to set and reach their own goals.

For more information, visit www.nyln.org or call Betsy Valnes, NYLN Executive Director, at 1-866-480-6565, or e-mail her at betsy@nyln.org.

Violence and Disability Teleconference by NYLN Ap

Thursday, April 22, 2010

It is that time of year again!  Spring is in the air, and the National Youth Leadership Network is preparing for our next webcast.

This webcast will be titled “Violence and Hate Crimes Against People with Disabilities.”  It will be on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 7 PM EST.  There will be a panel of speakers discussing violence and and how youth with disabilities often face this issue.

Join us! To register, please visit NYLN.org and click the link at the bottom.

Date: Thursday, April 22 2010

Time: 7:00 pm EST, 6:00 pm CST, 5:00 pm MST, 4:00 PST, 2:00 pm Hawaii

Speakers:
Savannah Logsdon-Breakstone, Director of Advocacy with the Autism Women’s Network
Christine Wilk, Organizer with Feminist Response in Disability Activism (FRIDA)
Nathan Say, long-time anti-violence disability activist and poet

This webcast is offered for free through the National Youth Leadership Network. NYLN is a youth-driven, youth-led organization.  We teach young people how to advocate.  Our goal is to make sure that young people with disabilities know how to set and reach their own goals.
For more information, visit the National Youth Leadership Network at www.nyln.org.  You can also contact Betsy Valnes, NYLN Executive Director, at 1-866-480-6565 or betsy@nyln.org.

The following Link is currently correct for this event: Spring Webcast

Please Note that there is captioning available through the Web for this event!