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Speaker Series

Leadership Arlington offers the community six Speaker Series sessions each year focusing on issues and topics facing the Arlington community and surrounding area.  The fall and spring series consist of two seminars and one skills workshop.  The topics are chosen to help prepare, educate and inspire the community, as well as to generate a community wide dialogue between professionals in each of the three sectors.

Spring 2012 Speaker Series
Spring 2012 Series Sponsored by:
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"Arlington County Gangs: Exploring the Shadows of Our Urban-Mayberry"
Tuesday, April 19th, 2012 from 11:30a – 1:30p
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How do gangs in Arlington County affect you? The answer is more than you realize. One in six Arlington Public School students knows at least one person who is involved in gang activity. What drives our youth to seek refuge and acceptance in these groups? What are the implications of these subsocieties on our community? What are the County and the Schools doing to address this issue? How does this impact you and your tax dollars? Join us on Tuesday, April 19th, 2012 and hear from a panel of experts on the gang culture in Arlington County.