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Posted By: zephyr Posted On: May 4, 2009	Cuba, a terrorist country?
Reflections of Fidel THURSDAY, April 30, was an unfortunate day for the United States. That day it occurred to it to once again include Cuba on its list of terrorist countries. Involved as they are in their own crimes and lies, perhaps even Obama himself was unable to disentangle...... [view]

Posted By: zephyr Posted On: Apr 7, 2009	The seven Congress members who are visiting us
Reflections of Fidel AN important US political delegation is visiting us right now. Its members belong to the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) which, in practice, has functioned as the most progressive wing of the Democratic Party. The Congressional Black Caucus was founded in...... [view]

Posted By: zephyr Posted On: Oct 25, 2008	Bahamians look to practice to make things perfect
NASSAU, Bahamas: It seems the Bahamas national workforce has a thirst for self betterment with half saying they want further training from their employers in order to develop their skills according to the latest research released by Sandals Royal Bahamian. The survey, which asked local...... [view]

Posted By: balinet Posted On: Aug 11, 2008	Bali Activities - Adventures, Travel, Recreation & Sport in Bali
Information about Bali,Continuously up-dated information on everything you should know about the island of Bali in Indonesia. It's a place where you will find comfortable lodgings, a caring service, a wealth of leisure activities all mixed with friendly people and cozy places.... [view]

Posted By: freechild Posted On: May 5, 2008	Activities that Address Adultism
I have recently made the acquaintance of an executive director for a nonprofit in Pennsylvania. We have carried on a dialog over the last several weeks that has been really neat, and I want to share with you another thought I just wrote to her. The other day she asked, "How do you show folks...... [view]

Posted By: freechild Posted On: Mar 19, 2008	Notes on Youth Forums
Here's my answer to an email I received today. In our town this spring there will be three public issues forums/town hall meetings and we want to include youth voice. Two forums are on youth and alcohol and the third is on public education. In your experience, does it make sense to include...... [view]

Posted By: freechild Posted On: Feb 16, 2008	Learning about the Education: Basics for Students
As I completed the SoundOut Student Voice Curriculum I compiled a list of basic knowledge about the education system students need to have in order to be effective school change agents. This is based on my experience working with hundreds of students in schools across the U.S., as well as...... [view]

Posted By: mydemand Posted On: Dec 21, 2007	Malaysia Youth Lifestyle Showcase ‘08 - So Much To Do
Today is Multi-Post Day for me! That’s because a lot of things are happening at the same time, and one of them is another YouthMalaysia project - Malaysia’s Youth Lifestyle Showcase 08 . Subtitled “We Are The Trendsetters”, the showcase has plenty of youth-organized...... [view]

Posted By: freechild Posted On: Jun 1, 2007	Equity vs. Equality: Deep Speaks to Deep
One of the premises behind CommonAction is that young people and adults need to equitable relationships. In my analysis, one of the "misses" of the early youth involvement movement is that those leaders sought equality between youth and adults. The difference here is that equality would mean...... [view]

Posted By: freechild Posted On: Jun 20, 2007	Youth Voice Surveys
"No, I thought my program was the only one doing that!" "There is no way that foundation will give us that much money." "They wouldn't know which way is up if we hadn't told them." Everyday youth voice programs act in autonomy. Each one acts as if it was the only youth voice program in its...... [view]

Posted By: freechild Posted On: Jun 12, 2007	Hearing from Youth Long After They're Gone...
One of the realities of youth work is that the subject of your work - young people - leave. They move on. Because of their positions in the world, because of their interests and responsibilities and obligations and ideas, they simply go on with life. What happens after a youth has left? Teachers...... [view]