Pilipino Youth Coalition Event

Bridge, the Pilipino outreach and retention component of the Student Recruitment and Retention Center at the University of California, Davis (UCD) will be hosting the Pilipino Youth Coalition (PYC) Retreat. It is a three-day event filled with workshops, organizational and leadership development activities, social activities, college information, and cultural and artistic empowerment to encourage youth to pursue higher education.

The PYC Retreat is used to help high school students open their minds, discover their potential, and become empowered through learning about their heritage, cultural identity, and potential power in society. The purpose of the retreat is to give students information dealing with personal issues (such as identity, sexuality, leadership, and activism), social issues (such as womyn history and immigrant experiences), and tips to obtain higher education through college. The retreat will be focused on issues related to and facing today’s Filipino American youth.

The retreat will be a three-day, two-night event from Friday, January 23 through Sunday, January 25, 2009. Students will be staying overnight, and chaperoned hotel accommodations will be provided at UCD. You can learn mre at the PYC Retreat Web site at http://beam.to/pycretreat2009.