RADIO ADVISORY--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Feb 21, 2003--MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AT 250 CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE PARTICIPATING THIS WEEK IN THE �RAISE YOUR VOICE� CAMPAIGN, A NATIONAL EFFORT COORDINATED BY CAMPUS COMPACT, TO INCREASE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN PUBLIC LIFE. FROM VOLUNTEERING, TO VOTING, TO PUBLIC SERVICE, STUDENTS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO TAKE ACTION TO CREATE CHANGE. STUDENT SPOKESPEOPLE FOR THE CAMPAIGN SAY STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE �RAISE YOUR VOICE� EFFORT IS ONE WAY TOWARD GENERATING TRULY MEANINGFUL SOCIAL CHANGE. BEN BRANDZEL OF BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY ON WHAT THE CAMPAIGN MEANS:
�It�s about uniting students, hundreds of thousands, across the country from California to Massachusetts, from Michigan down to Texas, in a united effort to raise our voice about the issues that matter to us. To stand firm and say that the young people of America are no longer going to be side-lined or marginalized or stereo-typed away as apathetic and lethargic. Because we�re engaged and we�re powerful and our voice matters and so we are going to make it heard and make a difference on the issues that matter to us.�
INFORMATION ABOUT �RAISE YOUR VOICE� ACTIVITIES AND GOALS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT ACTIONFORCHANGE-DOT-ORG-SLASH-WEEK.
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