PRESS
RELEASE February 18,2014 – New York, NY –
NGO CSW/NY
ANNOUNCES: Consultation Day 2014 Performance by NYC Youth Poet Laureate Ramya
Ramana
Ramya Ramana was named the 2014 NYC Youth Poet
Laureate at the 5th Annual Youth Voter Poetry Slam Finals held at Lincoln
Center. She performed an original poem entitled “New York City: Dedicated to
Mayor Bill de Blasio” at the 2014 Inauguration.
Ramya will perform at
the NGO/CSW/NY Consultation Day on 9 March at the Great Hall of the Cooper Union
(7 East 7th Street, NY, NY). Registration for Consultation Day is still open. As Youth Poet Laureate, Ramya will work with the CFB's voter education campaign, NYC Votes, to reach young voters across the five boroughs, promoting voting and civic engagement at public events, programs and peer-to-peer engagement activities. Over its five-year history, the YPL program has delivered a positive voting message to tens of thousands of young New Yorkers through performances, speeches, voter registration drives, and neighborhood outreach." As a youth activist, poet and writer she has won the New York Knicks Poetry Slam that awarded her with a full scholarship to St. John's University, where she is studying Philosophy and Government and Politics. Ramya gives back to her community through various service projects and plans to pursue a career as a community organizer and activist advocating for human rights and social justice.
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