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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
City
youth representing
YOUth
VOICE
joined City officials for the signing of the first Youth Bill
of Rights in the Commonwealth and the third in the United States on
August 6, 2009. The historical signing, held on the deck of the USS Massachusetts, located at
Battleship Cove, culminated six months of work on the part of youth. The Bill represents a desire by the youth in Fall River to have a
greater hand in policy decisions made by the government and youth
organizations. The signing represents the first step towards utilizing
the Youth Bill of Rights to create and shape future youth policy. The
bill’s structure includes a preamble and five key issue areas that
articulate a greater voice and choice for youth in the City of Fall
River. The five areas are education, environment, health, future, and
support.
Click here and here
for photos of earlier events. Click here for the Herald News
article about the event. For more
information about
the project contact
Healthy Youth Task Force co-chairs
Christian McCloskey at 508-324-2419, or
Jamison Souza at 508-679-0922.
(Photos by Nicholas Farias) |
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(Top row, left) Jazmin Mendesand Michael Nhem prepare their remarks before the start of the ceremony. (Top row, center) Guilia Khoury sings the National Anthem to open the ceremony as Mayor Correia listens. (Top row, right) Massachusetts Senator Joan Menard welcomes everyone to the event. (Middle row, left) Sarah Jeffries talks about the contribution that youth make everyday to the community. (Middle row, right) Youth of the Year Jasiel Correia II asks Mayor Correia to sign the document. (Bottom row, left) Students adds their signatures to the Bill as Nicholas Dumont looks on. (Bottom row, center and right) Youth hold up the signed document for all to see and then gather in the Heritage State Park visitors' center for a photo. |
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