Guest Speaker

Yesterday I was honored to be invited to the event for a wonderful organization "Plugged In" as a guest speaker. (Thank you Sandra and Tom!)

Here's the website of Plugged In
Plugged In

I have met them at IASPAMconference in 2007. I was one of the panel member along with them.

This event was for their students to get together and present to each other causes/organizations that are important to them. At the end of the evening they vote to determine for what their end of session concert will raise money. They usually have someone talk to their students an adult who has been involved with using music/arts to effect social change.

Juri as a guest speaker

I felt very special to be there as a guest speaker. I mainly talked about how I started my organization Genuine Voices and what was my experience in teaching music in different setting, population and outcomes in different detention facilities.

The questions that I received are very interesting. I really hope I did good job inspiring these young students to find Music can somehow impact the social good.