Jonathan Lykes!

I am very excited to go hear him speak tomorrow....I am taking Mira with me....hopefully, Mark, Macy and Marko will come too....
Mark says it will be a gameday decision.
Namaste,
Michele

click on the link below to read an article about Jonathan:
Article about Jonathan Lykes

Here is an even more awesome one:
Another Article about Jonathan Lykes

Jonathan Lykes will be coming to Unity of Medina to give the Sunday message on May 18
Jonathan Lykes is a High School Senior and definitely someone destined to be a very influential person of the future. I encourage all Medina youth to come hear him....he is Amazing!
Jonathan was on the front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer twice recently. He also gave the speech in Medina at the Martin Luther King, Jr. community service. He was beyond outstanding and received a standing ovation.
Here are some of his words: "I am excited about coming and speaking at Unity of Medina. I will be weaving my speech into singing, playing guitar, and poetry. The title [is] 'A Charge for Change.' "
Jonathan Lykes is a member of the National Honor Society, student council president and a two-year participant in the inter-national Poetry Competition.

In May 2006, Lykes was one of over 100 high school students from across Ohio who gathered in Columbus to present their minimum wage petitions to the committee
of petitioners. A mere 10th grader at the time, he electrified the crowd with an original poem. The refrain “$5.15 is an injustice” captured the theme for the day of the student-led gathering in Columbus.
Lykes rhythmically inspired young people to stand up against poverty and economic injustice.

In May 2007, he was one of the featured speakers to about 2,000 educators, religious leaders, parents, politicians and students at the Governor's Conference on Increasing the High School Graduation Rate for African American Male Students May 30, 2007.

Lykes is also a part of the Ohio Youth Agenda, a new project that helps urban and rural high-school students find roles in our civic maelstrom. Their motto: Get together. Find a purpose. Talk. Listen.
Take action. He recently won the 2008 ACLU student activist of the year award for his work with youth voices.

He will be attending University of Chicago in the fall.