Teens needed as advisors





The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations has launched a public education campaign for young people to combat the roots of hate and hate crimes in the schools and cities of Los Angeles County.


The first step of the new program is the creation of Youth ACT, a group ideally composed of 15 to 20 youths who will represent the five supervisory districts. Youth ACT currently has 13 members, and this core group is helping to build a long-term human relations infrastructure for L.A. County.


It’s envisioned that this group will help the county Commission on Human Relations to be more in touch with youth issues and advise the Commission on ways to include more young people.


Interested teenagers from throughout L.A. County can participate, and each individual member is provided a stipend, refreshments and transportation to get to the meetings.


Another long-term component is the Commission’s Youth Advisory Committee (YAC), a group of at least 20 community-based organizations that will plan and build the infrastructure for the Youth Public Education Campaign.


Members of this body need to commit to at least two years of membership and to attend quarterly meetings.


Youth and community activists interested in becoming active in Youth ACT or the YAC should call Susan Misra at (213) 974-7628 or at smisra@hrc.co.la.ca.us.



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