I believe that Statewide Latino Advocacy Day was effective and very well organized. The event had around 200 people attending, which is a great number for a new event. I also felt that it was organized and everyone met with most of the representatives and were on time.
Some of the things that stuck out to me were how most representatives showed true concern and interest in the issues that Latinos were facing. Most of the representatives that I met with dealt more with education and we’re all trying to find more funding to schools in Pennsylvania. The strengths that I saw throughout the event were how everyone knew what bills and what specific issue that their representative should support or to not support. I also thought that the event had many resources and paperwork explaining what to do before, during and after meeting with representatives. A strength that I exhibited throughout the event was when we were with the representatives I expressed to them some things I was going through as a senior in high school because of the lack of funds in the school system and gave them real stories about how those issues were affecting me. I gained more knowledge on immigration and the education system of Pennsylvania. I learned more about where the school funding comes from and what is suppose to be the cost of each student who attends school. I also learned what to do when you meet a representative or any governmental figure. During the trip to Harrisburg I also got a better understanding on how the state capitol functions.
Some ideas for how the Youth Advocacy Council can continue the momentum from Statewide Latino Advocacy Day:
- We should all take a trip to Harrisburg to get to learn and meet representatives.
- We should all attend the next Statewide Advocacy Day
- Create a workshop to teach other about how to meet with legislators
--Lorena Morel is a senior at Community Academy
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