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annual meeting.
NYRA's 2007 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC is almost upon us!
In less than a week NYRA members from around the country will gather in our nation's capitol for what promises to be the biggest, most involved Annual Meeting yet. The Annual Meeting is set for July 28-29 in Washington, DC.
For the first time, we will have a full range of workshops and trainings for Annual Meeting attendees. Check out the full agenda:
Saturday
9 - 9:30 - opening remarks by Alex Koroknay-Palicz
9:30 - 11 - A workshop from Youth Advocates for Community-based Treatment (Youth ACT) on the abusive behavior modification industry.
11 - 12 - Campaign for Youth Justice panel discussion on the juvenile justice system and trying youth as adults.
12 - 1 - Lunch (pizza! free!)
1 - 2 - A training from Youth Venture on how NYRA chapters can apply for up to $1,000 in funding.
2 - 3 - A discussion on how to get youth interested in youth rights led by NYRA member, Stefan Muller.
3 - 6 - Annual report, strategic planning & Voting for the board election.
Sunday
9 - 10 - A workshop by the ACLU on student rights, curfews and other related issues.
10 - 11 - A training from the Youth Policy Action Center on how to use their resource (free for NYRA members) to more effectively write letters to congress, write letters to the editor or other letter writing campaigns.
11 - 1 - A training from Students for Sensible Drug Policy about how to build and organize campaigns on campus to change school policies.
The event will be here at our office in our building's conference room on the first floor.
The address is:
1133 19th St., NW
Washington, DC 20036
If you are metroing in (recommended) take the red line to Dupont Circle. Get off at the
south exit and just keep walking straight (i.e. south) once you get to street level.
Our office will be about 2-3 blocks down on your left. The building will be locked, so
please call the following phone number, 301-738-6769, so we can let you in.
Lunch will be free on Saturday, and we'll probably get some basic breakfast in the morning as well.
There is no cost for attending the meeting.
This will be the biggest NYRA bash ever! Don't miss out! Be sure to RSVP if you are coming.
If you can't make it, NYRA has set up a conference call to enable you to listen in to the proceedings live.
This is the first year NYRA has offered all our loyal members around the country who can't make it to
Washington, DC the opportunity to listen in.
Just call in to 605-475-6111
Our access code is 873529
It will be a long distance call, but if you are one of the many people whose cell phones have free
minutes on weekends it won't cost you a dime.
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RSVP Here
Who: You!
What: Annual Meeting
When: July 28-29, 2007
Where: 1133 19th St., NW
Washington, DC 20036
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