Youth Literacy Engagement sessions lead to June IWE Festival
Councilwoman Erika L. Green is hosting the annual IWE Festival scheduled June 8, at Southern University A&M College. It is an urban culture festival that boosts a vibrant array of creativity, art, and culture through literacy. The festival has primarily focused on promoting literacy to an intergenerational audience for the past two years. As with most festivals, there was live music, a children’s zone, a vendors’ corner, and a small food area. We will also have some phenomenal speakers for this event.
There are smaller Youth Literacy Engagement sessions leading up to the culminating festival. The purpose of these events is to attract families, caregivers, retired teachers, and youth to be involved in this initiative and gain useful literacy information. Each session is held at churches and schools in the community, and will create a working space to encourage literacy, including youth literacy activities, parent focus groups, literary competition, free book distribution, and speakers.
The upcoming sessions are:
April 13 10:00AM at United Christian Fellowship:
Nequoia Elsey, Mentorship Academy, Cradle to K “Parenting Pillars” presenter:
Amanda Taylor, The Envision Company
Lionel O’Conner, Cool Kids Products
Juanita Johnson, The Story of Us, storyteller
Jasmine Walker, The Lady in Yellow, sign language storyteller
May 20 6:00PM at Forest Heights Academy of Excellence:
Cradle to K “Parenting Pillars” presenter: PENDING
Jada Lewis, BESE
Clarissa Thierry, Student Services Coordinator for Iberville Charter Academy specializing in Special Education
Rachel Sadberry, I Am Enough
May 30 6:00pm @ BRCC (Baton Rouge Community College)
Cradle to K “Parenting Pillars” presenter: PENDING
Dr. Leigh Griffin, Early Childhood Network Project Manager
Dr. Larry Lewis, Footsteps to Brilliance
Kristen Wells, Unapologetic Inc.
To volunteer, visit YLE Sessions/IWE Festival Volunteer Registration
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- Rachel Sadberry
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- Lionel OConner
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- 2019 IWE Fest Sponsors
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- Larry Lewis
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- Clarissa Thierry
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- Jada Lewis
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- Authors share their books during YLE
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- Upcoming event