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Toledoans United for Social Action Holds Youth Forum
Sojourner’s Truth Staff
A youth forum held last
Thursday evening at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church
provided some young Toledoans an opportunity to voice their
feelings and concerns about the city, their communities,
their schools and authority figures in general.
Toledoans United for
Social Action (TUSA) hosted the forum – the first of five
such events focusing on youth participation – that will
ultimately lead to the formation of a justice leadership
team, said Rev. James Willis, pastor of St. Paul and the
host for last week’s gathering.
About 200 were in
attendance including approximately 60 youngsters. The
evening began with interviews of the group of eight to 10
year olds who spoke about their school issues and their
views of law enforcement officials.
The second group of
youngsters – those in the 13 to 17 year-age range – then
spoke, in greater detail about their views of the impact of
school and society on their lives.
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