Bill Clinton (confirmed) to Give Keynote Address at the Empower Change Summit on November 3, 2007

An email from UCLA grad student D'Artagnan Scorza to the Occidental Community regarding the Empower Change Summit on Nov 3:


BILL CLINTON (confirmed) to Address Young Professionals, Students, Activists and Leaders At the American Democracy Institute's Empower Change Summit on November 3rd

The American Democracy Institute, KPWR-FM 105.9 "Power 106" and Going.com invite and welcome you to the Empower Change Summit on November 3rd at the UCLA Royce Hall in Los Angeles.

Registration for the event is FREE , but space is limited. Attendees must register online at www.EmpowerChange.org/Summit to reserve their seat.

Where: UCLA Royce Hall, Royce Drive & Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles 90095

When: Saturday, November 3, 2007, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

What: Empower Yourself: At the Empower Change Summit, be inspired, motivated, and educated on issues that affect your everyday life.

Empower Your Friends: Invite your friends to be informed, become active, and meet new people who share your values and are passionate about making a difference.

Empower Your Community: Walk away with concrete skills, knowledge, and opportunities to make a difference in your community.

Event Schedule:

8:00 AM Doors Open to the Registered Attendees and Media
9:00 - 11:00 AM Plenary: Dynamic & Inspirational Engagement
Emcee Wendy Carrillo, KPRW-FM 105.9 "Power 106" Knowledge is Power
11:15 AM - 1:15 PM Party in the Plaza hosted by Power 106
1:30 - 3:00 PM Empower Change Workshops
1. Using New & Emerging Media
2. Making Change Your Career
3. Relationship Building: Networking & Finding Allies
4. Ecology, Economy & Equity: Transforming Education
5. Empower Change in Your Community
6. Empowering Change Through Film
7. Voter Empowerment
8. Entrepreneurial Leadership
7:00 - 9:00 PM After Party Hosted by Going.com

Featured Panelists include: Jonathan Greenblatt, Founder of Ethos Water and Former Vice President of Starbucks Coffee Company; Isabelle Rodriguez, Director of Advance, The White House '92-95; Rafi Mushar, Founder and CEO of Stax Inc. and initiator of New York's Hybrid Taxi project; Adrian Sexton, Executive Vice President, Digital at Participant Productions; D'Artagnan Scorza, UC Student Regent-Designate; Jonah Goldman, Director of the National Campaign for Fair Elections with Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Gautam Dutta, Deputy Political Director for Political Reform at the New America Foundation; Michael Cox, Board Member of the California Student Sustainability Coalition and Organizer for Power Shift; Justin Levitt, Counsel for the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU; Ryan Friedrichs, Executive Director at Michigan Voice; and more.

Supporting Organizations include: ACLU of Southern California, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, California Common Cause, California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, California Student Equity & Sustainability Coalition, Defenders of Wildlife, KPWR-FM 105.9 "Power 106", League of Women Voters of California, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Community College District, New America Foundation, Roosevelt Institution, Transformative Action Institute, William C. Velásquez Institute and more.

Register now at www.EmpowerChange.org/Summit to get your FREE ticket to the Empower Change Summit.

If you have questions about the event, please contact Ed Yoon at eyoon@americandemocracyinstitute.org.
We look forward to seeing you there!

-- Best Regards,
D'Artagnan Scorza GSEIS, Ph.D. Student
UC Student Regent-Designate
2005A Moore Hall, Box 951521
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles , CA 90095-1521
(310) 206-4416 (O), (310) 206-6067 (F)