[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 122 (Wednesday, October 4, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1665-E1666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNITION OF YOUTH CIVIC LITERACY MONTH AND THE IMPORTANT 
    CONTRIBUTIONS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY'S CIVIC LITERACY PROJECT

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                          HON. DEBBIE STABENOW

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 3, 2000

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. Speaker, today I recognize the Youth Urban Agenda/
Civic Literacy Project of Wayne State University. As a result of their 
efforts to encourage youth participation in the political process, the 
month of October 2000 is being recognized as Youth Civic Literacy Month 
in Wayne County Michigan.
  The Youth Urban Agenda/Civic Literacy Project started at Wayne State 
University in 1986 in an effort to promote programs to

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teach students about civic responsibility and provide them with the 
tools they need to build a real political agenda. This month the 
Project will convene an international telecommunications event entitled 
``A Youth Urban Agenda in the New Millennium.'' The event will be held 
in Detroit, Michigan with the participation of students and teachers 
from one hundred twenty middle schools, high schools, adult education 
programs and post-secondary institutions in Southeast Michigan. They 
will be linked with teachers and students from major U.S. and non-U.S. 
cities.
  In an era when so many people have become disillusioned with the 
political process and have stopped participating, it is vitally 
important that we energize our young people to become involved. It is 
my pleasure to acknowledge and commend Wayne State University and the 
Youth Urban Agenda/Civil Literacy Project for it's leadership and 
vision in preparing young people to fully participate in the political 
process.

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