Tommie Smith Youth Initiative Presents "Sneaker Ball" 2nd Annual Fundraiser
Tommie Smith Youth Initiative Presents "Sneaker Ball" 2nd Annual Fundraiser
Fri, May 5, 6:00 PM
Kissel Uptown Oakland • Oakland, CA
$150
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Energy Convertors Presents: Youth Chats
By Energy Convertors
When and where
Date and time
Thursday, May 17, 2018 · 6 - 8pm PDT
Location
WeWork City Center 1111 Broadway 3rd Floor Oakland, CA 94607
Description
Our student fellows have been hard at work publishing content in hopes to improve Oakland's education and community. On May 17, they get to share their research, recommendations by hosting a talk with Oakland leaders. The fellows are in the driver's seat.
Goals for the Evening:
- Announce the first Student Voice Report Presented by Energy Convertors
- Engage with Community Members around education issues from a Youth Perspective
- Give details for the next cohort of Energy Convertors Fellows
Youth-Led Panels include:
- Student Mental Health and Equity featuring UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Clinic Leadership
- Student & Educators Discuss Quality in the Classroom
- The State of Black Education for Black Students featuring EdTrust-West Executive Director, Ryan Smith
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About the organizer
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Energy ConvertorsEnergy Convertors (EC) works to develop the authentic voices of Oakland youth, helping students take the negative energy they may be experiencing in school, personal life and community, and convert it into powerful content that adds value to their lives and our communities.
The EC fellowship supports high school students across Oakland who are marginalized by economic status, racial stereotyping, and/or gender.
EC supports these students to develop and share their voices in written and multimedia editorial, building students’ agency and the navigation skills they need to thrive while adding a critical but missing voice to the public discourse on education reform. We deeply believe that the oppressed must lead the efforts to break that oppression, and we are equipping our fellows with the skills and mindset to do so.