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Another experiment in youth outreach; 4500 participants. First time using a professional judging panel for the top twenty entries to determine the winners. The panel consisted of Buddy Wakefield, two time individual poetry slam champion of the world; Andy Shallal, peace activist and owner of Busboys and Poets café in Washington DC; Nigel Greaves, leader of the DC chapter of the Blackout Arts Collective; Shadia Wood, long time environmental activist and advocate of environmental justice, who currently works for Kids Against Pollution; and Beth Neary, representing the Grassroots Leaders Council of Citizens for Global Solutions. |
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