National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights Spurs National Youth Dialogue

Today, the National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights (NCRCR) is launching a national contest intended to draw thousands of young people into a dialogue on civil rights. The contest, entitled “What Does Equality Mean to You?” asks youth aged 14-18 across the United States to define equality from their unique perspectives. 

This contest seeks the opinions of a generation entering civic life. “Equality has meant different things to different people at different times,” said Marianne Engelman-Lado of NCRCR. “We invite America’s youth to share their perspectives and tell us what equality means to them.” Young people can submit either a written entry or a visual image such as a drawing, cartoon or photograph. The contest will run until April 12, 2010. Contest winners will receive prizes including a $500 cash award, and a trip for two to New York City. Entries will be judged by a panel of celebrity judges, including Congressman Keith Ellison, Congressman Gregory Meeks, and Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Please go to http://www.rollbackcampaign.org/contest2010/ for more details.