In the summer of 2008, NMYO and Be cause Strategies (becausestrategies.com) brought together young leaders, between the ages of 18 and 35, who were all connectors and “do-ers” in New Mexico: leaders with talents, experiences, and extensive social networks outside of those already active in social change in New Mexico. Participants included event promoters, poets, video game designers, DJ’s, alternative fuels experts, professional artists, bloggers, professional dancers, comedians, sound engineers, native issues experts, custom clothing makers, entrepreneurs, sustainable agriculture experts and a range of other community leaders.
NM-Powered is a social networking program building strong relationships and creating innovative collaborative projects from young leaders from across the state.
Through a weekend of discussions and brainstorming, these leaders created several collaborative projects to work on together, such as:
· The "Election Boogaloo," a free all-ages event featuring emcee, DJ, B-boy/girl and beatbox battles with cash prizes for the winners; aerosol art; voter registration; and information on early, absentee and election day voting.
· The Solutions Science Fair/Art Show, focusing on the solutions to today’s problems like global warming. Seven NM-powered participants are collaborating on this project.
· A Sustainable Agriculture Project, that will visually document and narrate for the broader public (via photography and oil paintings) the lives of sustainable agriculture farmers in Central and
For more information or to find out how to get involved in future NMPowered meetings, please contact Cyrus at cyrusmoses@gmail.com.