4th Annual Immigrant Youth Empowerment Conference
4th Annual Immigrant Youth Empowerment Conference
The Immigrant Youth Empowerment Conference 2011 will be held on May 30, 2011 at UCLA – Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Free of Charge to all who register!
RSVP at by May 16, 2011 RSVP
The AB540 Project component of IDEAS at UCLA educates undocumented students in surrounding communities about the possibility of reaching higher education. The AB540 Project hosts the annual Immigrant Youth Empowerment Conference to instill resilience in undocumented youth. Our message is one of hope for undocumented youth in education: the CA Dream Act presents the opportunity to alleviate our financial struggles in light of rising tuition costs. The California Dream Act would allow undocumented students that meet in-state tuition requirements to receive institutional or state financial aid. The conference is a way of maintaining momentum to empower students to pursue their dreams while advocating for change. The Project does this through our mentoring and workshop components, as well as this conference. This work is especially important since 65,000 undocumented high school students graduate every year. Unfortunately, only 5-10% of these students continue on to higher education although the passage of Assembly Bill 540 allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public institutions. To address these circumstances, The AB540 Project hosts this daylong event with three workshop sessions: Education, Financial Resources and Activism. Each session will be composed of different workshops accordingly. The wide array of workshops are given by qualified, experienced students, alumni, and allies.
KJ