For the Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Kent Black Action Commission has announced the launch of its Education, Leadership and Advocacy Project.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The purpose of the project is to provide a public forum for parents and students to discuss the importance of education and to conduct workshops in leadership, conflict resolution, problem solving and other topics.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The workshops are designed to help parents and students become more effective leaders and advocates for the student’s education.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The project will be delivered in three phases:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Phase 1 consists of a meeting to be held on June 8 at the Kent Library. The meeting starts 10:15 a.m. and will end at 11:30 a.m. Details of the project will be presented at the meeting and parents and students can register for participation at this meeting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Phase 2 will be held as part of KBAC Juneteenth Festival to be held on June 15. Each participating student will be given the opportunity to read aloud their short essay on the importance of education that must be written as a project requirement. The essays will be compiled for later publication.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Phase 3 will consist of four workshops held on consecutive Saturday mornings in June and July. Dates and times will be established with consideration of input from the participants. Topics for the workshops will include: leadership, problem solving, conflict resolution and effective lListening.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n For more details and for any questions, please contact the lead facilitator for the project, Richard Johnson at 253-631-7944 or email at ajrj01@msn.com.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n