Youth Activism

Real Change Happens Offline

Sally Kohn | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Community Organizing, Community Values, Youth Vote, Election, Internet, Ronald Reagan, Millenials, Activism, Youth Activism, Politics News
Sally Kohn

Internet activism is individualistic: It's great for a sense of interconnectedness, but the Internet does not bind individuals in shared struggle the same as the face-to-face activism of the 1960s and '70s did.

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Why Bobby Rocks A New Generation

Irshad Manji | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Social Justice, Courage, Youth Vote, Youth, Martin Luther King Jr, Conservatives, Bobby Kennedy, Liberals, Progressives, Youth Activism, Justice, Political Correctness, Students, Barack Obama, Robert F. Kennedy, 40th Anniversary Bobby Kennedy Assassination, Politics News
Irshad Manji

I was born after Bobby died, so maybe I'm not supposed to care about him. Truth is, though, my generation has something timely, even urgent, to learn from his advice to the world's youth.

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Welcome 2008 Graduates To Our Real World

Demos | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Youth Activism, Young Voters, Jobs, Economics, Home News
Demos

Your degrees are the most expensive in history. Entry level jobs are hard to find. Pay at those jobs has decreased. And full benefits are a thing of the past. But you can work to change all of that.

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The Parent Endorsement

David D. Burstein | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jfk Obama, Obama Youth Voters, Ted Kennedy Endorses Obama, Youth Vote, Caroline Kennedy Endorses Obama, Claire McCaskill, Youth Activism, Jfk, Ted Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, Politics News
David D. Burstein

Americans are coming to understand that issues like the environment and healthcare are long-term inter-generational issues that have much more to do with how we will be living a generation from now.

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Global Citizens

Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger | Posted 12.07.2007 | Living

Read More: Global Change, Globalization, Young People Donations, Activism, Youth Activism, Fair Trade, Living News
Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger

As technology continues to break down borders, young people are readily embracing it. Armed with this new global perspective, youth are challenging their peers and their governments on global issues.

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Power of One

Simon Jackson | Posted 11.13.2007 | Living

Read More: Environmental Organizations, Kodiak Bears, Environmentalism, Time Magazine 60 Heroes for the Planet, Youth Organization, Youth Activism, Spirit Bear Youth Coalition, Youth Coalition, Living News
Simon Jackson

It wasn't that I was the best equipped or the smartest person to lead this fight, but I was one of the most passionate and I knew, more than anything else, the Kodiak bear needed a passionate defender that wouldn't capitulate to political whims or issue fatigue.

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