Program
held in honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Baton
Rouge, LA- The Southern University Ag Center in partnership with the Outstanding
Mature Girlz (O.M.G.) Organization will host the 2015 Outstanding Mature Girlz Youth
Conference for young ladies ages 10 and up.
The
conference, which is being held in honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day, will take place on Saturday, May 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
the campus of Southern University in the Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Student
Union. Registration will begin at 8 a.m.
The
O.M.G Youth Conference will feature fun, yet informative breakout sessions,
fascinating guest speakers, live entertainment, and tons of surprises! Free HIV
testing will also be available on site.
International
HIV/AIDS Activist Hydeia Broadbent will be the featured keynote speaker.
Broadbent,
who was born with HIV, was abandoned at the University Medical Center of
Southern Nevada in Las Vegas at birth. By
age five, Broadbent had already begun having symptoms of AIDS. At six-years-old,
Broadbent began her debut as an HIV/AIDS activist and public speaker. By the
time she was 12, she had appeared on national television programs including: The
Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, Good Morning America, and Nickelodeon’s, “A Conversation
with Magic Johnson.”
She
has been featured in prominent publications such as: The New York Times,
People, Teen People, Essence, Ebony and Sister 2 Sister Magazine. Broadbent has
also taken part in many of America’s talk radio programs including: The Michael
Eric Dyson Show, Russ Parr Morning Show, and The Tom Joyner Morning Show. Broadbent
also has served as a speaker and guest panelist at many of America’s most
respected educational institutions including Duke University, Spelman, UCLA,
USC, and Howard University.
Broadbent
was named one of the Most Influential 150 African Americans in 2008 and 2011 by
Ebony Magazine and has received both the American Red Cross Spirit Award and an
Essence Award.
Now
at age 30, she spends her time promoting HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. “...with
all that we know about the virus, it is clear to me that contracting HIV/AIDS today
is a choice and we can’t allow anyone the power to make that choice for us!,”
said Broadbent.
All
girls aged 10 and up can register for this free event online at www.omgyouthconference.com. Lunch will be provided.
Individuals
interested in making a donation to support this amazing cause and help to
continue to create this POWERFUL public awareness platform can do so by visiting,
www.omgyouthconference.com and
clicking on “donate” at the bottom of the page.
Other
community partners include the Southern University Division of Student Affairs,
L.A.C.E Institute, AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana, Dr. Tom Rathmann, Clay Young
Enterprises, Atty. Marty Maley, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and the Baton Rouge
community.
The
O.M.G Conference is expected to have over 300 girls from across southeast
Louisiana in
attendance.
Schools, youth groups, and parents are encouraged to have their young ladies registered
prior to the event.
For
more information, contact Sashika Baunchand via e-mail at info@omgyouthconference.com
or Nicolette Gordon via e-mail at nicolette_gordon@suagcenter.com or simply log
onto www.omgyouthconference.com.
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