Posts tagged youth
Bicyclist ends 3100 miles trek in St. Augustine Beach
Jul 6th
Greg did not ride along the interstate highways but took other roads along the way. What was unusual about his journey? He is a double amputee, having two artificial legs to pedal his bike.
The Mississippi youth traveled through dust storms and rain storms. Having only a backpack, he camped along the way and sometimes slept beside the homeless. The purpose of his trip? To raise awareness about amputees among youth.
When asked “What are you taking away from this?” he replied “Gratefulness.” He was thankful to the many kind people he met and who helped him along the way.
Greg left Jacksonville Beach this Saturday morning, stopped briefly for a meeting with friends and family at 1 p.m. in Vilano Beach, then rode south on A1-A to end his trek at St. Augustine Beach. He has traveled about 60-100 miles every day.
Greg has a Facebook profile at https://www.facebook.com/MilesForAmputees
He may also be contacted at (662) 414-6558.
Story by Jonathan Graham
Town Hall Meeting September 20 to address the problems of underage drinking and drug use among youth
Sep 18th
Who: Sheriff David B. Shoar, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Department
The Honorable Judge Wendy Berger, 7th Judicial Circuit
Superintendent Dr. Joseph Joyner, St. Johns County School District
Dr. Doug Scott, Medical Director, Flagler Hospital, St. Augustine, FL
Toren Volkmann, Author, “From Binge to Blackout”
What: A Town Hall Meeting with the public to address the problems of underage drinking and drug abuse amongst our youth.
Where: Bartram Trail High School Auditorium
7399 Longleaf Pine Parkway
Saint Johns, FL 32259
When: Thursday, September 20th, 2012 from 7-9PM
Source: St. Johns County Sheriff Office
Youth Staging Sit and Hunger Strike At The Obama Campaign
Jun 12th
Undocumented Youth Staging Sit and Hunger Strike At The Obama Campaign Office in Denver to Demand Executive Order Has Triggered National Immigrant Youth Alliance to Take Actions Across The Nation
NIYA to Carry Out Actions of Civil Disobedience This Week at Obama Campaign Offices Nationwide
Denver- Campaign For an American DREAM has triggered The National Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA) to activate its network to carry out acts of Civil Disobedience in Democratic campaign office across the country from now until the November elections. The Administration has thus far not responded to the demand of two undocumented youth whom have staged a sit in and hunger strike in the Obama for America offices in Denver on Broadway and 9th Avenue. The youth have been in the office since tuesday June 5th and are demanding an Executive Order to stop the deportations of undocumented youth eligible for the DREAM Act. Actions nationwide will begin this week after press conference at 5pm outside OFA 77 W. 9th Avenue.
“ We’ve been ignore in this state but we will be heard across the country, along with many undocumented youth, we will demand an action!” said Veronica Gomez, an undocumented student with Campaign for an American Dream (CAD), which is now on her seventh day without any eating. “The immigrant community nationally needs to know that we have a voice in this country, that we are not criminals, and we deserve a pathway to legalization.”
So far, Organizing for America has avoided discussing the executive order in their responses. Meanwhile, we are being deported. Last week, the American Immigration Lawyers Association released a statement declaring the policy of prosecutorial discretion a “failure”. We have always been skeptical of the policy, and are now demanding something better.
“If they want the Latino vote in Colorado, they must show the community what they are doing for us. We are asking them to stop the deportation of all DREAM eligible youth!” said Javier Hernandez, an undocumented immigrant living in Colorado and CO-founder of Colorado, Organize, Resist, Escalate (COORE).
Hugo Zarate, a young man from Denver who wants to enlist in the armed forces has been denied a request for deferred action, even thought he came here at a young age, is DREAM Act-eligible and does not have a criminal record. Only the strength of an executive order will prevent deportations like his from moving forward.
We will not accept gridlock as an excuse for our deportations when the President can stop them with an executive order. We simply cannot be asked to support a President while we are being deported and our families live in fear.
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CAD’s mission is to walk across the nation from San Francisco to D.C creating dialogue around the passage of the DREAM Act and fixing our broken immigration system, with the values of equality, unity and diversity. CAD believe’s all people are equal, all those who are oppressed should be united, and our daily lives and the Campaign itself highlight diversify.