What: A Community Support Rally for Youth Unjustly Tried as Adults in Utah

When: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Rally from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Press confrence at 10:30 a..m.

Where: Scott M. Matheson Courthouse, 450 S. State St.

Why: We are bringing awareness of the reprecautions of the Utah juvenile certification process to try children as adults. We are also concerned of the affects on young offenders who are pushed through the adult justice system and housed with seasoned criminals before they are legally adults.

For example, Ricky Angilau, a 16-year-old high school student, is being charged as an adult with first-degree felony murder in the slaying of fellow classmate. Estaban Saidi was a bystander to a larger dispute that spurred the January shooting in a neighborhood near Kearns High School. Ricky fired in the air and then at a group of people, striking Estaban, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Before the incident, Ricky had never been in trouble with the law. He was a good student, a member of the Kearns' rugby team and involved in his LDS church.
Sponsored by: FACE Movement, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA), Pacific Islander Student Association, Salt Lake City Brown Berets

Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the U.S. He has spoken to over 300,000 people in 48 states, and on over 350 college campuses, including Harvard, Stanford, and the law schools at Yale and Columbia. Wise has provided anti-racism training to teachers nationwide and conducted training with physicians and medical industry professionals on how to combat racial inequities in health care. He has trained corporate, government, and law enforcement officials on methods for dismantling racism in their institutions and has served as a consultant for plaintiff’s attorneys in federal discrimination cases in New York and Washington State. Wise is the author of two books: White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son (Soft Skull Press) and Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White (Routledge).

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Time: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Contact: Dhiraj Chand (801) 581-2788

Location: A. Ray Olpin Union Building, Main Ballroom - (view map)

Cost: Free and Open to Public

Website: http://www.asuu.utah.edu/

This scholarship is available to students from Salt Lake City's westside neighborhoods. Please forward to any interested persons.

University Neighborhood Partners
1060 South 900 West Salt Lake City, UT 84104
phone: 801-972-3612
fax: 801-972-3628

UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS SCHOLARSHIPS

Three $3,000.00 scholarships will be awarded for the 2009 academic year and may be used without restriction for educational expenses. Each will be provided in one installment at the beginning of the academic year.

Harold H. and Joan S. Wolf Scholarship

The Meritus I Scholarship

The Meritus II Scholarship

The Asian Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Gala on Saturday, March 14, 2009. UMBA has graciously agreed to subsidize half the price of a ticket for interested UMBA members (for a total of 10 tickets). Anyone interested in attending must RSVP to Tammy Georgelas (tgeorgelas@scmlaw.com) and send their checks for payment of those tickets no later than March 10, 2009.

This is information regarding possible scholarships available to college bound students. Please forward on to any interested persons to apply.

SHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITY STUDENTS GOING UNCLAIMED: Unused funds are being returned to donating companies.

*A large amount of scholarship money that has been set aside by companies for deserving minority students are either collecting dust of or being returned to businesses because of a lack of interest.