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March 21 will mark the 37th anniversary of the Sharpville massacre in South Africa, where peaceful 
demonstrators against apartheid were wounded and killed.  In 1966, to commemorate this tragic event 
and to nurture the critical need to foster harmonious race relations, the United Nations declared March 
21 the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Young People�s Press is looking for as many articles as possible on an anti-racism theme, to tie in with 
the March 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.  Our experience has shown 
that articles based on personal experience are most effective and most likely to be published.  Although 
we would like articles by March 21, we will be accepting them until the end of April.

What is Young People�s Press?

YPP is a news service which provides stories to the media written by young people.  Contributors work 
directly with an experienced journalist or correspond by fax or e-mail.  The journalist provides advice 
and feedback on their story suggestions and drafts, disseminates their stories to the appropriate 
media--daily newspapers or community weeklies, and adds the articles to the YPP web site on the 
Internet (http://westview.org/ypp).

Why participate?

This is an opportunity to have your voice heard.  You may also improve your research and interviewing 
skills, enhance your writing and editing capabilities, and, when published, have something extra to add 
to your resume.

How do you reach us?

Young People�s Press has two offices.  You can reach the Northern Ontario office at ccsj@onlink.net 
or the Toronto office at yppto@planeteer.com.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Lori Beckerton