Category: youth-led

• 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.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  April 26, 2022

  action, adult allies, assessment, civic engagement, coaching, CommonAction, community engagement, community service, democracy, empowerment, engagement, Freechild, personal development, personal engagement, social change, society, student engagement, student training facilitation, student voice, Students, systems change, technical assistance, Theory, tip sheet, workshop, workshops, youth, youth action, youth development, youth empowerment, youth engagement, Youth involvement, youth leadership, Youth Voice, Youth Work, youth-led

  knowledge, personal capacity, skills, social change

• I Believe in Youth

  I am a firm believer in the power of youth. Since I facilitated my first youth workshop in 1997, I have been an advocate for youth empowerment, routinely showing young people, youth workers, educators, administrators, politicians and parents the power, purpose and possibilities of youth.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  May 28, 2021

  adult allies, adults, advocacy, announcement, discrimination, Racism, youth, youth action, youth activism, youth empowerment, youth engagement, youth leadership, Youth Voice, Youth Work, youth-led, youthhood

• Adults Letting Go and Taking Charge

  

  Recently, I wrote an entry on this blog called “The Gradual Release of Authority” in response to a series of conversations I’ve been having across the country. This issue continually comes up with adults who are grappling with moving young people from being passive recipients of adult-driven programming, whether in schools, nonprofits, government agencies or […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  February 19, 2015

  adult allies, adultism, adults, ephebiphobia, youth action, youth activism, youth development, youth employment, youth empowerment, youth engagement, Youth involvement, youth leadership, Youth Voice, youth-driven programming, youth-led

  adultism, adults, children, education, youth, youth discrimination