Dear BUDL community,
On behalf of the staff and board of the Baltimore Urban Debate League we want to express our most heart felt solidarity with the members of the community we are here to serve. We are promoters of youth voice that is expressed with power and purpose. We are a large community with many voices and many experiences but we are united with a common desire to see our community become stronger, better, and more just in the wake of these most recent examples of violence and injustice in our city. The anger and frustration so many of us feel is real and rooted in decades of painful neglect of our communities. The voices of our teachers, our school leaders, our students and their families and neighbors have been shouting to be heard and have too often been muffled, diminished or silenced.
Today the Baltimore Urban Debate League is committed to continuing to raise the positive, justice and peace seeking voices of our youth. Together they have a collective knowledge, experience, and wisdom. Often before we may know where or how to move ahead they see the pathway forward. We will continue to support, and encourage and make way for their leadership.
With deep love and respect,
The Baltimore Urban Debate League