Children and youth worldwide are making powerful, positive transformation happen right now. At this exact moment, young people are transforming communities, shifting education, moving social services, challenging governments, and building economies in so many ways, so many places, and for so many reasons it can be hard to summarize them. Because of all these purposes, passions, processes and outcomes, its not hyperbole to declare Youth Engagement Can Save The World!
Category Archives: youth engagement
16 Capacities to Change the World
After more than a decade of teaching people around the world how to do it, I’ve decided to share this list of key skills, abilities, knowledge, and dispositions. They’re based off my life as I’ve worked for social justice, and they are what I’ve seen consistently in my mentors, heros, and students. These capacities make the difference between people who talk about changing the world and people who actually change the world.
Children’s Right to Vote Matters
Almost all adults are harming almost all children right now. This happens inadvertently and directly; coincidentally and intentionally; by design and on accident. And it happens in many ways, including actions that are personal, structural, and social in their orientation. Our abuse ranges from casual personal offenses that range from slights of language to dehumanizing cultural alienation; structural bias from architectural discrimination to laws without political representation; and social harm including de-centering schooling biases and demeaning child-adult interactions.
Adam F.C. Fletcher 