RESCHEDULED - 2016 Great Youth Debate #"What's Trending in the World 2016" to Saturday, January 23, 2016

The Cincinnati Human Relations Commission (CHRC), is hosting their 8th Annual Great Youth Debate, which takes place on Saturday, January 23, 10:00am-2:00pm in the Cincinnati City Hall Council Chambers. This year’s debate theme is “#What’s Trending in the World 2016 “.

Six teams will participate in the debate and participants will choose the human relations topic that interests them the most and if they are debating for the affirmative or the opposition. Prizes and trophies will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams.

CHRC is looking to fill a few more spots for the debate. The following schools will be participating: Shroder High, Hays-Porter, The M.O.R.E. Program, Taft Information Technology High, Woodward Career Technical High, Job Corp and Future Leaders of OTR. If you or anyone you know may be interested in participating in this event, please email us at chrc@cincinnati-oh.gov or call 513-721-0595 for more information about how to get involved.

The Great Youth Debate is inspired by the movie, “The Great Debaters,” starring Denzel Washington. This movie is based on a true story of a head-strong debate coach who formed the students of a small East Texas college into a winning debate team that even beat Harvard’s debate team.

The Debate is a free event and open to the public.

The Cincinnati Human Relations Commission is a non-profit organization. For additional information on how you can support CHRC and its programs, please contact Executive Director, Ericka King-Betts, PhD at 513-352-3237.