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Youth speeches, awards and GSA support highlight Empower Montana’s Diversity Day in Missoula
Summary
Empower Montana’s Diversity Day in Missoula featured a youth keynote about coming out and organizing, the reading of a city diversity proclamation, and awards recognizing youth leaders who advanced GSAs, disability access and immigrant support. Organizers urged action, listed resources and closed with a band debut and raffle.
Jesmonies Hernandez, director of youth engagement at Empower Montana, opened a Sunday Diversity Day event in Missoula by announcing the theme “Light, Courage, Action” and urging attendees to turn that theme into concrete steps, including signing an action board and visiting resource tables.
Hernandez highlighted Empower Montana’s year-round programs — community clubs, the Montana GSA Network, youth policy fellowships and the statewide Montana Youth Advisory Council — and promoted the free Empowering Youth Leadership Institute slated for July at Seeley Lake. “This year’s theme is Light, Courage, Action,” Hernandez said, “bringing to light community issues, uplifting courageous leaders, and taking meaningful action.”
The program included the reading of a city proclamation. Evan…
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