Youth Speaks Hawaii

------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- Founded in 2005. Youth Speaks Hawaii, is the local chapter of the nation's leading nonprofit presenter of Spoken Word performance, education, and youth development programs. Founded in 1996 in San Francisco, Youth Speaks has helped grow a movement of young people picking up the pen and taking hold of the microphone in the Bay Area and beyond as creators of social, artistic, educational and political change. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- In over 40 cities, more than 250,000 young writers 13 to 19 years old are speaking their own messages through this powerful medium to millions of their urban and suburban peers. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- We are absolutely committed to providing youth with as many opportunities as possible to develop and publicly present their voices in a variety of media - from live performances and theater, to videos, books, cd's, and right here online. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- YSH's 1st ever cd EVER, "Spoken Words" now for sale for only $10. Hit us up for info on how to get yours! ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- YSH's 2nd ever chapbook EVER, "Spread the Word, Volume 2, now for sale for only $7. Hit us up for more info on how to get yours! ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- At Youth Speaks, the voices of youth matter. Politically aware, critically engaged, and unafraid to speak, youth are moving themselves into positions of power – claiming voice when they’ve been voiceless, and access where they’ve been sidelined. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- if you would like Youth Speaks Hawaii to visit your school or org, please contact [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------