Caio Leaf, student at Saint Joseph School in Danbury is CWCSEO panelist at MLK Jr. Day event

Please join the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity (CWCSEO) of the CT General Assembly as we host a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Virtual celebration: “Be The Change That You Wish To See In The World” on Monday, January 17, 2022 from 1:00 PM until 2:30 PM.
 
 
Danbury proud! Caio Leaf, the kidpreneur, creator of the popular Caio Ninja News will be a panelist at the event which will be live-streamed HERE.
 
The Guest of Honor for the event will be The Honorable State Representative Bobby Gibson. Students from across the state will come together to honor the life and achievements of Dr. King.
 
Panelists include
 
Caio Leaf, Saint Joseph School – Danbury; Liv Azima, Trace Elementary School – Norwalk; Hasani Wilson, Catholic Academy – Waterbury; Sydney Petit, Hebron Elementary School – Hebron; Brandon Tavares Northwestern Regional School District 7 – Winsted; Gabriella Green, Interdistrict School for Arts and Communication – New London; Kayla Logan, Simsbury High School – Simsbury and Terrance Jackson, Middletown High – Middletown.
 
Invited guests include: U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Governor, Ned Lamont and Connecticut Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz.
We will Livestream this event at www.Facebook.com/CWCSEO.
 
For more information contact: Denise Drummond – denise.drummond@cga.ct.gov.
 
Caio Ninja News is a kids news/comedy program. Caio is an 8 year-old, with Autism who loves to share his thoughts with the world. Caio's videos reaches thousands of views and was featured on HBO’s Last Week Tonight.
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Submitted by Danbury, CT

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