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Posted By: freechild
Posted On: Oct 14, 2008
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I have been conscious of presidential elections since 1992, when Bill Clinton was making his first run for president and I was a junior in high school. That year was the first time I heard of Rock the Vote , a nonprofit hooked up closely to MTV, where I heard their message. Its not that my house...... [view]
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Posted By: freechild
Posted On: Sep 5, 2008
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The institutions, culture and public policy that drive our society needs to be transformed so that adults and young people share roles more equitably within government, communities, workplaces, and families. With that assumption firmly intact, the development of new cultural and structural...... [view]
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Posted By: freechild
Posted On: Aug 11, 2008
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At the International Democratic Education Conference in Vancouver last week I had the privilege of facilitating three open space workshops. The three were all exhilarating conversations, filled with questions and criticisms, hope and idealism, and contradictions. The people I met and the...... [view]
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Posted By: freechild
Posted On: May 27, 2008
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A recent article in the New York Times explores the scientific and anecdotal reality of the effects of beauty on getting hired and advancing in jobs. In what may come as no surprise, it seems that beautiful people with nice hair/teeth/eyes/hands/bodies/smiles/etc., get better jobs and...... [view]
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Posted By: freechild
Posted On: May 25, 2008
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Here's some interesting news items as I get ready to come back from my late spring hiatus. "Kids from higher income households just aren’t going into the labor market. They’re looking for things to put on résumés, and working at Dairy Queen or Wal-Mart just isn’t going to help you get...... [view]
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Posted By: freechild
Posted On: Apr 13, 2008
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There is no such thing as a "free child." This myth has been carefully spread over the last forty years by authors and speakers and all kinds of people that I have admired for a lot of reasons - but not this one. The ideal of the "free child" seems to be the ultimately anarchistic young person,...... [view]
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Posted By: freechild
Posted On: Apr 3, 2008
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I've been concerned lately about why people are trying to do the youth voice activities they do. Too often their activities actually work against their stated intentions, actually defeating their goals and objectives. I have seen pattern emerge again and again in the programs I have learned...... [view]
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Posted By: freechild
Posted On: Mar 19, 2008
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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]
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Posted By: freechild
Posted On: Mar 5, 2008
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What does it mean when youth voice programs send young people into situations where we know there are hostile adults or complex problems that need preparations that young people don't have? Recently a close friend told me about a situation where her brother had the opportunity to speak in front...... [view]
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Posted By: freechild
Posted On: Feb 28, 2008
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Youth workers and teachers are often guilty of the same thing: They call on the kids who raise their hands. You know who I'm talking about, because just like me you've done it before. She's the bright and articulate leader who knows the answer. He's the quick and deft analyzer of information who...... [view]
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Posted By: freechild
Posted On: Feb 22, 2008
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I have spent the last few months here in New York City working with the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education . They are national leaders in the Educating for Sustainability movement, providing training, resources and network leadership for hundreds of schools across the country....... [view]
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Submitted By: jules33
Website: http://www.the84.org/home
Phone: 617-279-2240 ext 324
E-mail: jmcasting1@mac.com |
Vision: The 84 stands for the 84% of young people in Massachusetts who do not use tobacco products. This movement, led by young people from all over Massachusetts, aims to take back control of the health and minds of youth from......
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Submitted By: Yukon-Kenny
Phone: (867) 667-7975
E-mail: bytenow@yukonyouth.com |
Vision: Bringing Youth Towards Equality strives to be socially, ecologically, and ethically responsible to the greater Yukon Community.
Furthermore, BYTE attempts to create healthy communities where youth voices are heard and......
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Submitted By: freechild
Event Date: Oct 10, 2009 & Time: 9:00 AM-15:30 PM
Event Location: 1202 Wood Avenue
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Starter: laurakenyon
Date Created: Nov 16, 2007
Country: Egypt
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Description: In Egypt there were two workshops Climate Change held on 31 January 2008, Culture & Identity held on 6 February 2008.
Human Development Foundation hosted the two workshops in its e-learning...
Goals: *To empower youth in underserved communities to create artistic creations through digital art, photo journalism, animations, and multimedia projects;
*To provide youth with the technology tools to make a positive impact in their communities and around the world;
*To leverage these breakthrough learning experiences in order to foster cross-cultural dialogue and understanding, with a special emphasis on outreach to marginalized and underserved youth.
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