The conference is designed to provide a forum for current high school and community college student projects and research they have done on a range of important public policy issues. Panelists include students from Esteban Torres, Roosevelt and Wilson high schools, as well as students from East Los Angeles College and L.A. Trade Tech.

The event is co-sponsored by Students United to Reach Goals in Education (SURGE), the Department of Chicano Studies, and the College of Natural and Social Sciences at Cal State L.A.