Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: climate, climate change, climate_change, education, kids, youth
Focus the Nation presents an unprecedented opportunity for the entire country, at thousands of sites, to participate in a serious discussion of global warming solutions and economic opportunities—on one evening, January 30th—as part of a nationwide webcast of the 2% Solution—and on one day, January 31st—as part of a nationwide teach-in.
On January 31, 2008 a national teach-in on climate change will be held across the country. Created and led by Focus the Nation the teach-in an unprecedented educational initiative on global warming and climate change solutions for America. It will occur at more than 1,000 universities and colleges and in all 50 states.
The teach-in is a tried-and-true method of creating new understanding and social change. Teach-ins were held during the 60s to educate and propel students to protest the war in Vietnam. This time around, universities and K-12 teachers are the change-agents as they prepare to devote the day to educating students and communities on climate change.
But no one will be sitting in class taking notes: a national vote on priorities will be held via cell-phone call-ins, and a webcast broadcast nationwide will inspire you and your school or organization to take the next steps in your own community.
by Patricia Gilbanks
Filed under: digital revolution | Tags: activism, culture, inspirational, usa, youth
top 10 youth activism victories in 2007
Anyone who laments that American young people are apathetic, uninvolved or not sufficiently outraged clearly isn’t up on the news.Luckily, though, we are. The past 12 months have been filled with many great youth organizing successes; some were covered extensively by mainstream media, and some went — sadly — unnoticed. From these extraordinary stories, Wiretap has culled a list of our favorite 10 youth victories of the year. They’re not just the events you’ve heard about, like the hunger strikes at Harvard and Stanford, because the less-attended actions of low-income, low-profile youth groups can be equally triumphant. And they’re not just acts of campus activism, either — because half of Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 are not enrolled in college. And though there are countless other examples of protest, cooperation, and informed dissent that went on and are still continuing around the country, here are 10 especially inspirational stories that went down this year. Congratulations to these and all other young people who took responsibility and took charge in 2007 to work hard both with their peers and with other groups, who put their energies into action for their communities, and for the world.
