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Join Contest Equality '10; Last date to participate 04/12/10

by Aparna P. Mohla

Mar 19, 2010

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

Across America, young people are thinking and talking about equality. From the environmental justice movement to the trial of the Jena 6, young people continue to come out in force, speaking their minds and making their voices heard on the issues they believe in. The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights (NCRCR) is interested in hearing what today's youth have to say about the question, "What does equality mean to you?" To that end, NCRCR seeks your assistance in reaching out to young people to let them know about our exciting essay and visual media contest.

The concept of legal equality - the principle under which each person or group is subject to the same laws - remains a cornerstone of American life. Through legal and legislative battles over race, gender, orientation, the environment, health, education, age, housing, immigration, and disability issues, the struggle for equality continues. NCRCR invites young people between the a...See MoreDear Friends and Colleagues:

Across America, young people are thinking and talking about equality. From the environmental justice movement to the trial of the Jena 6, young people continue to come out in force, speaking their minds and making their voices heard on the issues they believe in. The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights (NCRCR) is interested in hearing what today's youth have to say about the question, "What does equality mean to you?" To that end, NCRCR seeks your assistance in reaching out to young people to let them know about our exciting essay and visual media contest.

The concept of legal equality - the principle under which each person or group is subject to the same laws - remains a cornerstone of American life. Through legal and legislative battles over race, gender, orientation, the environment, health, education, age, housing, immigration, and disability issues, the struggle for equality continues. NCRCR invites young people between the ages of 14 and 18, to answer the question, "What does equality mean to you?" Participants can enter the contest in one of two ways - by sending an essay of no more than 750 words, or submitting a visual media entry, such as an original photograph, drawing, or cartoon. Contest judges include Grammy winner Alicia Keys, Congressman Meeks, Congressman Ellison, and comedian Margaret Cho. Please go to [link removed].

We appreciate your support and assistance in distributing information about this contest to students.

Many thanks,

Aparna P. Mohla The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights __

The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights (NCRCR) is a non-partisan movement working to ensure that our courts protect and preserve equal justice, fairness, and opportunity. We achieve these goals through raising awareness, outreach, and building alliances. Recognizing how little information about the status of civil rights in the courts is reaching people across the country, NCRCR is focusing on public education and outreach, finding ways to get the message out about the impact of court rulings on ourneighborhoods, our schools, our opportunities and our rights.

-- Naoma Nagahawatte Director National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights New York Lawyers for the Public Interest 151 West 30th Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10001 Phone: 212.244.4664 Fax: 212.244.4570 [link removed]

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