On February 28th and 29th my student group will be hosting a conference titled Leadership: Advocacy & Organizing.  The event is a three hour training on Thursday, and a full day trip to our state capitol on Friday to practice our advocacy skills on Capitol Hill.  We will be advocating for HB 81, mandatory HPV vaccine for all girls aged 9, and SB 179, mandatory comprehensive sexuality education. 

Scheduled to speak at our event is Mimi Melles of Advocates For Youth, Rev. Tony Minor of Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedoms (SYRF), and Representative Kathleen Chandler.  The event is free to all Kent State students, we expect to be at capacity, our registration cap is 55 students. 

We have decided to forego traditional advertising in favor of listserv’s, Facebook, and contacting professors to encourage their students to attend.