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A COLLECTION OF RESOURCES FOR TEACHING SOCIAL JUSTICE
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/social-justice-resources/
This article focuses on the question "What is Social Justice and How does it fit into education curriculum?" A good resource for educators, tutors and mentors.
ALL TOGETHER NOW: COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION FOR YOUTH ENGAGEMENT
https://circle.tufts.edu/
All Together Now: Collaboration and Innovation for Youth Engagement is a groundbreaking CIRCLE report on how to educate young Americans for political participation in a time of deep polarization.
BRAVE NEW VOICES - INTERNATIONAL YOUTH POETRY FESTIVAL
https://bnv20.youthspeaks.org/
Brave New Voices is an international youth poetry event, organized by youth who have been past participants.
CHICAGO IS THE WORLD - A PROJECT OF COMMUNITY MEDIA WORKSHOP
https://chicagoistheworld.org/
From the web site: Mission is "To provide a wide audience to Chicago’s diverse ethnic community and culture through its news outlets, cultural activities, leaders and institutions by providing a rich platform to deliver content and at the same time provide training, resources and other opportunities to ethnic journalists, artists and civic leaders." This site looks like it has not been updated since 2015. The stories written by Chicago youth are still valuable reading.
COMMUNITY WORK INSTITUTE - SUPPORTS STRATEGIC SERVICE LEARNING
https://communityworksinstitute.org/
CWI seeks to to "support and promote exemplary teaching strategies and practices for K-16 and community programs that support students becoming caring, responsible and active members of their communities. It's focus is on supporting curriculum that has place as the context, service-learning as the strategy, and sustainability as the goal."
DISCOVERDESIGN.ORG - DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES
https://discoverdesign.org/
From the web site: "DiscoverDesign.org is an online platform where students, teachers, and mentors come together to design solutions for real-world challenges." Visit the site and view the gallery of past design challenges.
ENGAGING YOUTH FOR POSITIVE CHANGE - CENTER FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
https://eypc.cprd.illinois.edu/
From the web site: "By engaging youth directly in a collaborative community-based change effort, EYPC aims to give young people the skills, confidence, and experience they need to become effective advocates for positive social change."
GO CAMPAIGN HELPS ORPHANS/CHILDREN THROUGHOUT WORLD
https://gocampaign.org/
From the web site: "GO Campaign is dedicated to helping orphans and vulnerable children throughout the world build a better future. We are a youth-driven nonprofit that brings together youth everywhere. We cut out the red tape and provide direct access to grassroots projects that improve - and often save - lives of vulnerable children around the globe.
NEXT GEN HQ - EDUCATES TEENS (AGES 12-21 YEARS OLD) ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP
https://www.nextgenhq.com/about-us/our-story
From the web site: "The mission of NEXT GEN HQ is to generate entrepreneurial awareness and understanding among youth through an array of educational programs and hands-on experiences. Works with colleges.
ILLINOIS CIVICS.ORG - FOCUSES ON CIVIC EDUCATION
http://illinoiscivics.blogspot.com/2019/01/civic-education-systems-map-suggests.html?m=1
Illinois Civics focuses on sustained, school-wide commitments to civic learning that will lead to the long-term resuscitation of the state's civic health. This link points to a unique civics education systems map. View the map live on Kumu at
https://kumu.io/CivicNow/cluster-map-14-nodes#civics-system-map-reduced-to-14-nodes/civics-addresses-current-difficult-issues
INSPIRE CITIZENS - EMPOWER STUDENTS TO MAKE POSITIVE IMPACT
https://inspirecitizens.org/
From the web site: "Inspire Citizens works on-site with schools, teachers, & students in order to co-design effective professional learning, relevant curriculum enhancements, longitudinal research studies, & engaging learning experiences for deep thinking, global citizenship, & service learning. Our Three Impact Frameworks amplify knowledge, skills, & empathy through a focus on human-centered global competencies that empower students to make positive impact on collective well-being & the sustainable development of the world." Based in Beijing, China.
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND RESOURCE NETWORK
https://us.iearn.org/
From the web site: "iEARN-USA works with educational, youth service, relief and development organizations to facilitate programs where young people can work together to make a meaningful difference in the world. In partnership, we are proud to provide educators and youth with virtual and physical exchange, language, and multimedia opportunities."
KEEPING THE "ACT" IN "SOCIAL ACTIVISM" - ARTICLE
https://edtechendeavours.com/2019/11/25/keeping-the-act-in-social-activism/
For those who mentor or tutor or engage youth in service learning and leadership roles this blog article offers some needed advice. Take a look.
KQED YOUTH MEDIA IN THE CLASSROOM RESOURCES
https://www.kqed.org/education/
From the website: "Free, ready-to-use lesson plans, videos and resources that promote youth voice and help students practice media making, media literacy and civic engagement. Find fresh ideas for all grade levels and subjects, aligned to standards like CCSS and NGSS." Learn about the Youth Media Challenge at https://youthmedia.kqed.org/ and the Election 2024 project at https://youthmedia.kqed.org/election2024
KIDS TALES - TEENAGERS MAKING CHANGE IN THE WORLD
http://kidstales.org/
Description provided by Kevin Hodgson: "Kids Tales provides free writing camps with paths to publication for young writers, often in communities that are struggling. All camps are organized and run by teenagers. The teens write curriculum, pitch for funding, and created a non-profit. In fact, the entire Kids Tales organization is completely run by teenagers."
LEARNING TO GIVE EDUCATES YOUTH ABOUT PHILANTHROPY
https://www.learningtogive.org/about
Learning to Give educates youth about philanthropy, the nonprofit and volunteer sector, and the importance of giving their time, talent and treasure for the common good. It also helps develop philanthropic behavior and experience, and, empowers youth to take voluntary citizen action for the common good in their classrooms, their lives and their communities.
ME TO WE - YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
https://www.metowe.com/leadership-programs/
From the web site: "ME to WE is part of a family of organizations—along with WE Day and Free The Children—that empower each of us to make the world a better place. ME to WE is an innovative social enterprise that provides products that make an impact, empowering people to change the world with their everyday consumer choices. ME to WE measures the bottom line by the people empowered and the lives transformed."
MILDSAUCE PRESENTS IDEAS OF YOUTH IN CHICAGO
https://mildsauce.org/index.php/category/civic-engagement/
From the web site: "Mild Sauce is a webzine covering news and commentary on the people, culture, and events of Chicago. The journalists are young adults (under 25) who live and breathe this city, and are committed to high-quality news and storytelling." This is a project of Street-Level Youth Media
MOBILIZE.ORG, A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PLACE FOR YOUTH
https://www.mobilize.org/
Mobilize.org empowers and invests in Millennials to create and implement solutions to social problems. 2017 Note: not certain this org is still active.
NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL - SUPPORTS SERVICE LEARNING
https://www.nylc.org/default.aspx
From the web site: "For more than 30 years, NYLC has transformed classrooms, empowered teachers, and captivated students by leading the way in providing high-quality, dynamic service-learning content to school districts, classrooms, out-of-school youth programs, and everything in between. Our programs and services develop young leaders, support educators, and advance the field of service-learning."
PREPARE FOR LIFE - LEMONADEDAY
https://www.lemonadeday.org/
Prepared 4 Life EMPOWERS YOUTH to become contributing members of society through its core, asset-based*, experiential programs - Lemonade Day and the Lemonade Day Experience; Youth organizations, schools, clubs, etc. are encouraged to sign up for the annual Lemonade Day event, which takes place in May. Visit the web site to learn more
SERVICE LEARNING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CONSORTIUM - CHICAGO
https://slcecchicago.info/
From the web site: "The Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Consortium brings together universities with CPS / Chicago Public Schools to promote, support, generate, and advocate for for service-learning and civic engagement practices."
TAKING IT GLOBAL - FOCUS ON YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
https://www.tigweb.org/index.html
From the web site: "TakingITGlobal's mission is to empower youth to understand and act on the world's greatest challenges. We use the power of online community to facilitate global education, social entrepreneurship, and civic engagement for millions of youth worldwide."
THE CESAR E. CHAVEZ FOUNDATION - SERVICE LEARNING
https://chavezfoundation.org/
From the web site: "Through its programming the foundation strives to empower individuals so that they may fully realize their inherent and unlimited potential to make a difference in their own lives, in their communities, and in the world as a whole. All of the Foundation's activities draw from the inspiration and role model of Cesare E. Chavez and other leaders who have proven that one person can change the world."
THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH GROUP (CERG), AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
https://www.civicsurvey.org/
From the web site: "The Civic Engagement Research Group (CERG), at the University of California, Riverside conducts quantitative and qualitative research focused on understanding: The nature of youth civic engagement. The impact of civic learning opportunities and digital media participation on young people's civic capacities and commitments. The quantity, quality, and equality of civic opportunities and outcomes in public schools and other contexts.
UPRISING - YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (UK)
http://www.uprising.org.uk/who-we-are
From the web site: "UpRising is a part time leadership programme designed to open pathways to civil society and create future leaders in public life. It recruits talented young people from diverse backgrounds and equips them with the skills, experience and confidence to become the leaders of tomorrow and create positive change in their communities."
VOYCE - VOICES OF YOUTH IN CHICAGO EDUCATION
http://voyceproject.org/
From the web site: "Voices of Youth in Chicago Education (VOYCE) is a youth organizing collaborative for education and racial justice led by students of color from five community organizations across the city of Chicago."
WHAT DOES YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT HAVE TO DO WITH INEQUALITY?
http://wtgrantfoundation.org/youth-civic-engagement-inequality
This is 2018 article by Peter Levine, who leads the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE).
WRITE4CHANGE
http://www.write4change.org/
Write4Change is building a global collaboration community "designed to connect teachers who believe that young people writing for real and meaningful audiences and purposes can lead to social change. The Write 4 Change Project provides students opportunities to write for social action, challenge inequality, and make change in and across their communities."
WRITING OUR CIVIC FUTURES - YOUTH VOICE AND PARTICIPATION - OCT 2017
https://educatorinnovator.org/writing-our-civic-futures-october-youth-voice-and-participation/
From the web site: "Writing Our Civic Futures, our collaborative annotation project with Marginal Syllabus, is underway (Oct. 2017)! October’s conversation examines youth voice and participation, and the tools and strategies young people are using to organize for social change." Visit this site and read more about this project and ways you can get involved.
YOUNG PEOPLE REINVENTING THEIR WORLD - YOUTH AND THE WORLD BANK GROUP
https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/youth
From the web site: " The World Bank Group wants to empower young people and together contribute to its twin goals: ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity." Browse the site. Learn more.
YOUTH ACTIVISM PROJECT (ALASKA)
https://youthactivismproject.org/
Youth as leaders is the goal of this site. It's a meeting place for youth throughout the world.
YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA
https://ysa.org/
From the web site: "Founded in 1986, YSA supports a global culture of engaged children and youth committed to a lifetime of meaningful service, learning, and leadership. With half the world’s population under age 25, our mission is to help all young people find their voice, take action, and make an impact on vital community issues. Starting in 2016, YSA will focus all our assets and outcomes on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030."
YOUTH VENTURE
https://www.ashoka.org/en-us/youth-venture
Youth Venture's Vision is a world in which society recognizes, and young people commonly demonstrate, that youth have the ability to bring about lasting positive change in their communities. On the website are resources for young people to start their own community-minded organization. Likewise, the web allows our young entrepreneurs to connect with each other. We have forums, blogs, polls, a downloadable application, and links to other great resources for interested youth.
YOUTH VOICES - A SITE FOR CONVERSATIONS.
https://www.youthvoices.live/
From the web site: "Youth Voices is organized by teachers at local sites of the National Writing Project and in partnership with Educator Innovator." It is a school-based social network that was started in 2003 by a group of National Writing Project teachers. Students from around the world are posting stories on the site about topics important to them. Browse around. Get involved.
YOUTH VOICES - LETTERS TO THE NEXT PRESIDENT
https://resources.letters2president.org/resource/letters-to-the-next-president-at-youth-voices/
From the web site: "Letters to the Next President 2.0 engaged and connected young people, aged 13–18, as they researched, wrote, and made media to voice their opinions on issues that mattered to them in the 2016 presidential election."
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