Articulate Young Voices: Partnership Youth Council to Explore TV Entertainment and Voting, Civic Engagement and Public Service 11/19/2002
From: Sarah Howe of the Council for Excellence in Government, 202-530-3270, Email: showe@excelgov.org News Advisory: WHAT: A dozen young leaders from the Council for Excellence in Government's Partnership Youth Council to join with experts to talk about what motivates or discourages voting, and the role of popular culture on civic engagement and public service. WHO: Some of the nation's best and brightest young people, plus panelists (see agenda, below) WHEN: Friday, Nov. 22, 2002 WHERE: Hotel Helix, 1430 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC AGENDA: 10-11:30 a.m. The 2002 Elections/The Youth Perspective. What impact did young people have on the 2002 elections? How will the results of the elections impact young people? This panel explores what motivated or discouraged young voters this year. Panelists: - Carrie Donovan, Youth Director, CIRCLE/University of Maryland - Malia Lazu, Director, MassVote - Colleen McCulloch, Director of Research, The Polling Company - Jessica Munoz, Project Assistant, National Council of LaRaza - Ryan Thornburg, Consultant, washingtonpost.com 11:45 - 1 p.m. "John McCain meets Jon Stewart": Entertainment Television and the American Political Process. Lunch with Paul Brewer, Professor of Politics and Entertainment, The George Washington University 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. The Entertainment Factor In the current television season, good government is on the rise. Entertainment has the unparalleled ability to entertain and inform America's youth, and serves as the unofficial curriculum for America. This panel will explore entertainment and how it shapes attitudes toward government. Panelists: - Sean Daly, Assistant Editor, The City Paper - Matt Felling, Media Director, The Center for Media and Public Affairs - Todd Flournoy, Counsel & Director of State Legislative Affairs, Motion Picture Association of America - Stephen Hill, vice president of Music Programming, BET/Black Entertainment Television - Lindsey Kozberg, Communications Director, USA Freedom Corps ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP YOUTH COUNCIL: The Partnership Youth Council, a project of the Council for Excellence in Government's Partnership for Trust in Government and the Ford Foundation. The Youth Council gives a voice to the unique concerns, ideas, and solutions of young Americans. The Council for Excellence in Government is nonpartisan, nonprofit and national in scope and works to improve the performance of government at all levels and government's place in the lives and esteem of American citizens. For more information, visit the Council's website at www.excelgov.org 1301 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-728-0418 Fax: 202-728-0422 |