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Posted July 19th, 2007 by sdiener
by Toyomi Yoshida
I am a member of United Voices, a youth program in Portland. We are primarily youth of color and queer youth. I am very thankful that AFSC has provided me with the opportunity to participate in the US Social Forum. I am especially excited about the workshops that deal with transgender/gay issues, and hip hop. I've attended and enjoyed the Homohop workshop, and this morning I went to one about racial profiling and hip hop. Also, being around like minded people who come from different places in the US and the World has been just overwhelming to me (in a good way) as a 22 yr old who has not traveled much yet. We have a couple of more days left so I'm trying to make sure that I get enough rest so I can get as much out of this wonderful experience as possible.
I am a member of United Voices, a youth program in Portland. We are primarily youth of color and queer youth. I am very thankful that AFSC has provided me with the opportunity to participate in the US Social Forum. I am especially excited about the workshops that deal with transgender/gay issues, and hip hop. I've attended and enjoyed the Homohop workshop, and this morning I went to one about racial profiling and hip hop. Also, being around like minded people who come from different places in the US and the World has been just overwhelming to me (in a good way) as a 22 yr old who has not traveled much yet. We have a couple of more days left so I'm trying to make sure that I get enough rest so I can get as much out of this wonderful experience as possible.
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