Somali youth summit kicks off at U of M
Associated Press
The second annual international Somali Youth Summit is being held in Minneapolis this weekend.
The event is expected to draw Somali youth leaders as well as teachers from as far away as London and Toronto to the three-day event at the University of Minnesota Law School. Meetings kick off today.
The event's agenda is to educate Somali youth on issues in their community and encourage them to develop leadership skills.
Last year's summit was held in Columbus, Ohio, which is home to the second-largest Somali population in the U.S. The largest is in the Twin Cities.
also i do want to post here some of the comment from the readers
Why is this being held at the UofM law school? Let's hope discussing better assimilation skills is on the agenda. Somehow I am not optimistic about that.
Jason
It is being held there probably because it is the neighborhood of most of them. It is like everything else in life. Those that are going to succeed will choose to be there if they feel it will help them. The actual troublemakers causing problems aren't actually going to be at the summit!
Mrs R
Cologne, MN
Number one on the agenda- get them to bathe regularly. Number 2- don't steal everything in sight.
SAL
And...get jobs, do something productive for this free country you are now living in, quit complaining about everything here that you never had in your own country, be grateful for living here, assimilate and don't expect everyone here to bow to you and your foreign ways.
Monday, July 27, 2009
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The second annual international Somali Youth Summit is being held in Minneapolis this weekend.
The event is expected to draw Somali youth leaders as well as teachers from as far away as London and Toronto to the three-day event at the University of Minnesota Law School. Meetings kick off Friday.
The event's agenda is to educate Somali youth on issues in their community and encourage them to develop leadership skills.
Last year's summit was held in Columbus, Ohio, which is home to the second-largest Somali population in the U.S. The largest is in the Twin Cities.
(0) comments on this article (add yours ->)Jul 24 2009 5:43AM
Associated Press
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The second annual international Somali Youth Summit is being held in Minneapolis this weekend.
The event is expected to draw Somali youth leaders as well as teachers from as far away as London and Toronto to the three-day event at the University of Minnesota Law School. Meetings kick off Friday.
The event's agenda is to educate Somali youth on issues in their community and encourage them to develop leadership skills.
Last year's summit was held in Columbus, Ohio, which is home to the second-largest Somali population in the U.S. The largest is in the Twin Cities.
Somalis in Minnesota
Somalis in Minnesota
Somalis gather for youth summit at U of M this weekend
by Laura Yuen, Minnesota Public Radio
July 24, 2009
Minneapolis — Hundreds of young Somalis from the United States, Canada and Great Britain are gathering at the University of Minnesota Law School this weekend for the second Somali Youth Summit.
The three-day event, which starts Friday, is aimed at teaching leadership skills.
Many of the speakers are Somali-American college graduates and young professionals. Event co-founder Mohamoud Treek, 22, says members of his generation can play a vital role in bridging their community with other Americans.
"I am friends with Americans. I know how their culture is. I know how they live," he said. "My mom, she doesn't know that. So if you want to want to know the Somali community, you have to start with the youth because we know both cultures."
Treek says the younger generation is grappling with a number of challenges, including gang violence and the disappearances of Somali-American men who are believed to be fighting in their homeland.
"But this summit, we don't want to talk about all these problems," he said. "We want to talk about the future, how we're going to make better the community, how we're going to produce youth that are professionals and provide good things to society."
Treek is an editor with Bartamaha.com, a news site popular with young Somalis around the world. The site will offer live streaming of the conference. Meetings will be held 3 to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
The speakers will discuss matters ranging from surviving peer pressure to maintaining Islamic identity.
Last year, the summit was held in Columbus, Ohio, home to the second-largest Somali community in the U.S. The Twin Cities has the largest.
U hosts second annual Somali Youth Summit
U hosts second annual Somali Youth Summit
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The three-day event started today and aims to educate Somali youth and provide opportunities for leadership.
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The second annual Somali Youth Summit started today at the University of Minnesota Law School. The summit seeks to encourage and engage Somali youth in discussions about the future of their community.
The three-day summit brings together a number of Somali educators and young people from the United States, Canada and Europe to express their views about their country that has been engaged in a civil war for almost 20 years.
Abdisalam Aato, one of the founders of the Somali Youth Summit, said some of the Somali’s best and brightest young minds will gather and speak at the event to share their success stories to motivate and inspire fellow Somalis who are “holding the stick at the wrong end.”
Mohamud Treek, another founder of the summit, said it is not associated with any organization, committee, or agency.
“Individuals from Somali online media [bartamaha.com] voluntarily stood up to create positive changes in the Somali youth community,” Treek said.
Aato said they received a great response after they held the first summit last year in Columbus, Ohio. The stories that many shared with the audience and the speeches delivered at the event were inspirational, he said.
“The first Summit has been a turning point for many young people in Ohio … who lost hope,” he said.
Treek said he expects more participants this year because there is a larger Somali population in Minnesota than in Ohio.
The event is sponsored by Cedar-Humphrey Action for Neighborhood Collaborative Engagement (CHANCE).
The summit starts today and will continue through Sunday.
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The second annual Somali Youth Summit started today at the University of Minnesota Law School. The summit seeks to encourage and engage Somali youth in discussions about the future of their community.
The three-day summit brings together a number of Somali educators and young people from the United States, Canada and Europe to express their views about their country that has been engaged in a civil war for almost 20 years.
Abdisalam Aato, one of the founders of the Somali Youth Summit, said some of the Somali’s best and brightest young minds will gather and speak at the event to share their success stories to motivate and inspire fellow Somalis who are “holding the stick at the wrong end.”
Mohamud Treek, another founder of the summit, said it is not associated with any organization, committee, or agency.
“Individuals from Somali online media [bartamaha.com] voluntarily stood up to create positive changes in the Somali youth community,” Treek said.
Aato said they received a great response after they held the first summit last year in Columbus, Ohio. The stories that many shared with the audience and the speeches delivered at the event were inspirational, he said.
“The first Summit has been a turning point for many young people in Ohio … who lost hope,” he said.
Treek said he expects more participants this year because there is a larger Somali population in Minnesota than in Ohio.
The event is sponsored by Cedar-Humphrey Action for Neighborhood Collaborative Engagement (CHANCE).
The summit starts today and will continue through Sunday.
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