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Creating Change 2010!!

by: Speak_Out_Youth

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 12:53:00 PM EST

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Well Hello Everyone,

So this post is much over due but none the less here it is for you all!!

So from Feb 2-7 I had the great opportunity to travel to Creating Change 2010 with some amazing Youth Resource Peers. Below is my over all assessment of the conference:

The overall experience of Creating Change 2010 was a good one. I not only was able to interact with some amazing people on the national level but also the chance to interact with some amazing young people. These young people were not only doing LBGT work but other social justice projects that will make for a better future. I attended some well put together workshops. Although I may not have gotten a ton of new information from some of the workshops I attended, I was able to refresh my information in those areas of interest. I had some very meaningful conversations with members from Center for American Progress, Service members Legal Defense Network as well as students from UC-Santa Barbara, Southwestern University in Texas as well as students from Louisville University in Kentucky. The energy from over 2,000 attendees was monumental and inspiring. From the opening plenary hosted by Kate Clinton (aka Lady HAHA) to the State of The Movement Address by ED of NGLTF Rea Carey to the ending brunch with Vogue Evolution everything seemed to run flawlessly. The staff of the Task Force was very welcoming and was there with answers to just about every question, concern or issue attendees had. If I had to rate this conference on a scale of 1-10 with 1 being poor and 10 being over exceeds expectations I would give CC 2010 an 8. I feel the space should have had mobile testing for people as well as more food for us. Other than that it was a great conference and I look forward to going next year.

This conference had to have been one of the best OVERALL conferences I've attended in my time as a progressive youth. I look forward to other conference were I get to share my thoughts and feelings to you all. If you would like to know more about my experience at CC10 please let me know.

All the Best,
W.