[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20831]
[From the U.S. 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 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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