photos: from previous One Voice Summit
There is a direct connection between our health and the health of the planet. Today, more than one billion youth – the largest number ever – are entering their reproductive years. At the same time, we face dwindling access to sexual and reproductive health information and services as well as pressing global challenges like water scarcity, global warming, and poverty. The voices and decisions of this generation will have an impact on our world for years to come.
US residents between the ages of 16 - 24 can win a trip to Washington, DC (flight, accommodations, and meals) to attend the 5th Annual One Voice : Reproductive Health & Population Summit from March 26 - 29, 2010.
The One Voice Summit is a two-day training and policy maker education day for youth activists who are interested in environmental and reproductive justice issues domestically and globally.
Participants will:
* Share info about the intersections of sexual and reproductive health & the environment through a human rights framework
* Develop media relations skills
* Learn how to work with policy makers
* Community Organizing skills
* Advocacy skills
Participants will also participate in a policy maker education day, meeting with their Members of Congress to request support for domestic and international policies supportive of evidence-based sexual and reproductive health programming.
In order to enter the contest you must be between the ages of 16 - 24, and you must live in the USA. To enter, write an essay 500 words or less 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.
Deadline is 5pm PST on February 3rd.
To enter the contest go to www.onevoicesummit.org.
Sponsored by Advocates for Youth, SIECUS (Sexuality Information and Education Council of the US), and the Sierra Club.
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