Rep. Mulligan Addresses Future Leaders in Springfield

March 11, 2005

State Representative Rosemary Mulligan Friday morning spoke to high school students from across Illinois encouraging them to carry out their visions for the future and to get involved in our government. The group was participating in the 6th Annual Capitol Forum on America’s Future.

“The Capitol Forum is a program designed to help high school students to learn critical thinking and problem solving skills,” said Mulligan. “This is an important program, because it’s their dreams and visions that will be leading us in the future.”

The Capitol Forum on America’s Future is an experiential civic education initiative designed to give high school students a voice in public consideration on current international issues. The Capitol Forum seeks to raise awareness on critical international issues and to help develop a foundation for long term civic engagement.

Each spring, students travel to the State Capitol for an all day forum. The students deliberate about the role they believe the nation should pay in an increasingly complex international environment and to share their views with elected officials and policymakers.

For more information, please contact Representative Mulligan at (847) 297-6533.