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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 20-133
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
November 5, 2013
To recognize the DC Youth Poetry Slam Team for placing second at the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival.
WHEREAS, the DC Youth Poetry Slam Team uses poetry to teach and empower teens from the District of Columbia metropolitan area to speak up about issues of social justice;
WHEREAS, the DC Youth Poetry Slam Team has competed in the International Youth Poetry Slam Festival since 1998;
WHEREAS, in August 2013, the DC Youth Poetry Slam Team, comprised of 12 students from the District of Columbia metropolitan area, placed 2nd out of 50 teams at the International Youth Poetry Slam Festival in Chicago;
WHEREAS, this year, the DC Youth Poetry Slam Team also traveled and performed in Baltimore, New York City, and Philadelphia for several dignitaries and celebrities, including former Secretary of State Colin Powell and actor and producer LeVar Burton;
WHEREAS, the DC Youth Poetry Slam Team traveled to South Africa this summer for 2 weeks to share poetry, teach classes, work with students there, and learn about social justice struggles and how the arts play a role in peoples' movements for justice and peace; and
WHEREAS, Split This Rock, the current coordinator for the DC Youth Poetry Slam Team, has been operating its after-school program since 2010, working with hundreds of students in 20 different local schools.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the "DC Youth Poetry Slam Team Recognition Resolution of2013".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia acknowledges and honors the DC Youth Poetry Slam Team for its outstanding contributions to poetry and empowering young people in the District of Columbia metropolitan area.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
