{"id":120383,"date":"2026-04-14T14:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=120383"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:47:58","slug":"air-it-out-use-your-voice-whiteville","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/air-it-out-use-your-voice-whiteville\/","title":{"rendered":"Air it Out: Use Your Voice (Whiteville)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">&#8220;Air it Our: Use Your Voice&#8221; is an educational empowerment\u2011focused program that connects young people with real\u2011world advocacy through the lens of air\u2011quality awareness. The presentation explores air quality issues in North Carolina, highlights how youth can raise awareness in their schools and neighborhoods, and demonstrates how advocacy can shape future career paths.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Food will be provided.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">About the Speaker:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">The session is led by Deborah Effon, a member of the NC Air Awareness Team, who works across the state teaching students about air quality and its impact on public health. Her passion for advocacy, public health, and communication has guided her journey into a meaningful career in state government. Through her story, students see how following their interests and using their voices can open doors to opportunities and inspire long\u2011term change.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Air it Our: Use Your Voice&#8221; is an educational empowerment\u2011focused program that connects young people with real\u2011world advocacy through the lens of air\u2011quality awareness. The presentation explores air quality issues in North Carolina, highlights how youth can raise awareness in their schools and neighborhoods, and demonstrates how advocacy can shape future career paths. Food will&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/air-it-out-use-your-voice-whiteville\/\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":120384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[3,37,8],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/120383"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120383"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/120383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120385,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/120383\/revisions\/120385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120383"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=120383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}