Program Name

Rise Up & Write

Organization

Provided by UW-Madison Greater Madison Writing Project

Program Description

Rise Up & Write is a program from the Greater Madison Writing Project and the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Rise Up and Write will bring together high school students interested in issue advocacy through writing. Youth writers will work together and with professional teachers of writing to read, research, and write for awareness and change around issues that matter.

Rise Up & Write is supported by a grant from the National Writing Project.

Join us for one or more of our Summer 2019 offerings:

Youth Voices in EnvironmentalJournalism: June 17-21 @Northland College in Ashland, WI
Youth Voices in Journalism: June 18-21 & 24-27 @Brodhead High school in Brodhead, WI
Youth Voices for Racial Justice: June 17 – 21 & 24 – 28
Youth Voices for Human Rights: July 8 – 12 *1 week session*
Youth Voices for the Environment: July 22 – 26 & 29 – August 2
Advocacy to Activism: August 5 – 9 & 12 – 16 *Open to students who have participated in a Youth Voices session*

Cost/Fees:

Registration materials will be sent to participants after their application is reviewed and they are accepted into the program. Applicants can expect a response within one week. Early Bird Discount for participants with applications submitted by March 16, 2019 and registration completed by April 1, 2019. The total cost of a two-week camp is $600 and a one week camp is $350. Partial scholarships of $100 per week, will be available to all participants registered by May 1, 2019.

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Last Updated:

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 11:43am