[IMC-Boston-Dispatch] Fwd: 50th Anniversary of Rosa Parks' Stand Celebrated by Teen Voices

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> From: Tori Costa <tori at teenvoices.com>
> Date: August 17, 2005 12:16:53 PM EDT
> To: news at jamaicaplaingazette.com
> Subject: 50th Anniversary of Rosa Parks' Stand Celebrated by Teen  
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> Press Release	.....
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> Local Teen Girls' Program Honors Rosa Parks
> Teen Activists Stand Up & Speak Out
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> Boston, MA Aug 15, 2005 The 50th anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal  
> to give up her bus seat was marked by a celebration of teenage and  
> young adult women's activism on Saturday, July 30, 2005 at Simmons  
> College. The event, Stand Up and Speak Out, hosted by the Simmons  
> Institute for Leadership and Change and Teen Voices, featured bold,  
> courageous young women sharing stories about their activism.
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> On December 1, 1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks, a seamstress from Montgomery,  
> Alabama, changed America forever when she was arrested for refusing  
> to yield her seat to a white patron on a city bus. Her act of  
> defiance began a movement that ended legal segregation in America,  
> and made her an inspiration to freedom- loving people everywhere.
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> “Each and every one of us possesses the ability to ignite  
> inspiration, spark a movement, and make change,” says Jenny Amory,  
> Executive Director of Teen Voices. “Our event provided a venue to  
> celebrate those teens and young women who instead of sitting down,  
> are standing up and speaking out.”
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> Speakers included local teen activists who spoke on issues ranging  
> from school discrimination to overcoming violence, to teaching  
> dance to homeless teens. Other guest activists included LeiLani  
> Dowell, an organizer with FIST (Fight Imperialism, Stand Together),  
> and Malia Lazu, the National Field Director for Cities of Progress.
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> About Women Express & Teen Voices
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> The mission of Women Express, Inc. the publisher of Teen Voices, is  
> to further social and economic justice by empowering teenage and  
> young adult women through its after school journalism mentoring and  
> leadership development programs, and the publication of Teen Voices  
> and Teen Voices Online. Those interested in supporting the mission  
> can become a supporter or give a gift membership for as little as  
> $20.00 a year by calling 888-882-TEEN, or visiting www.teenvoices.com.
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> Website: http://www.teenvoices.com
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> Teen Voices Magazine
> Jenny Amory
> Executive Director
> email: jenny at teenvoices.com
> phone: 617-426-5505 ext. 15
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