"True empowerment comes from having a voice." Join us this Friday, October 19th from 1-4PM for a gathering for people interested in social justice, media, or connecting with diverse youth! Co-hosted by Many Languages One Voice, the Gandhi Brigade, and Empower DC. We'll be building community through song and dance, as well as hosting workshops on root cause analysis and media. Please share with your networks! For questions or to RSVP, contact Carol@mlovdc.org or call (202)621-0001. 

Mayor Vincent C. Gray is calling all youth to participate and share their concerns in a town hall format. Everyone is welcome! Interpretation and translation will be provided. 

October 13, 2012
11:30 am- 2 pm

GALA Theater
3333 14th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20010

If you have questions, please contact the Office on Latino Affairs at
(202) 671-2825 or email ingrid.gutierrez@dc.gov.

You may also contact the DC Youth Advisory Council at (202) 727-7966
or email dcyac@dc.gov.

SMART jump-started the 2012-2013 school year with its first meeting on Friday, September 28. Cardozo Senior High School, Coolidge Senior High School and Wilson Senior High School were represented by 30 students and educators. French and Spanish interpreters were present, but the languages heard across the room included Amharic, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Cantonese and Zambian dialects. The Lead Student Organizers (LSOs), Rahwa Mebrahtom, Tedla Mekonnen, Shen Qu and Lisa Zhao facilitated the entire meeting and each of its activities. 

On a beautiful Friday morning, hundreds of concerned students, parents, organizers and educators gathered in DC in a march calling for a national moratorium on school closures. In a display of true local/national solidarity, the Journey for Justice began at our own DCPS Headquarters, where MLOV allies like Empower DC and others spoke to the injustices of school closures and how they affect students. 

Check out our latest adventures in "Accent," the official MLOV magazine! You can download it or read it online via issuu.