ICNY’s “Debate in the Neigbhorhood” program continues with a scheduled live debate on Friday, May 11 at 8 pm. The program INDIA TALKS! airs live on Queens TWC channel 34 and RCN channel 82, and will also be available as a live online stream at www.UStream.tv.
Youth from the Hindu Temple Society of North America in Flushing, the Jamaica Muslim Center, and the Sikh Cultural Society and Gurdwara in Ozone Park (in partnership with UNITED SIKHS) will be divided into teams to argue a topic chosen by producers and viewers of India Talks!
Please tune in, to cheer on the future leaders of our city as they engage in Debate in the Neighborhood. Note: the final tournament of Debate in the Neighborhood will be a public event, and is scheduled for Sunday, May 20. Stay tuned for future announcements regarding the location and time of this event.
A collaboration of ICNY and the International Debate Education Association (IDEA), and funded by Open Society Youth Initiative, Debate in the Neighborhood aims to engage immigrant and first-generation students in the enriching educational tradition of debate, and to foster understanding, cooperation, and a free and lively exchange of ideas among young New Yorkers from diverse cultures, ethnicities and religious traditions.
