Noah Schultz

Traumatic and stressful life events are a part of our existence. Through embracing whats outside of our own control we unleash an inner peace during moments of extreme hardship. This spoken word poetry presentation is focused on finding the purpose in the pain and lessons in the madness.

This presentation will include a screening of my documentary Perception from Prison to Purpose followed by a presentation and interactive Q&A. The film features my story of serving a 7.5 year sentence within Oregon's youth correctional system and how I went from a gang involved high school drop out to college graduate and youth advocate.

Participants will learn how to leverage their current positions, create resource circles and talk about ways to build partnerships with other youth and community partners. This presentation teaches young people how to amplify their impact through identifying key stakeholders and resources for their project, or cause.