Are you preaching to the choir or sticking out your neck? If we’re really going to ensure that more young people have more opportunities to change the world and their own lives, we have to reach further. We have to touch the hearts and minds of children, youth and the adults who are with themContinue reading “Get Uncomfortable”
Tag Archives: activism
Yelling Into A Vacuum: The World Is Busy Changing
There are a lot of people working to change the world right now. They’re caught up in writing the Great Handbook, building the Perfect Website, organizing the Ultimate Protest, and securing the Most Support for whatever they’re doing. Everyone thinks they’re doing their part, hopes they have the most effect, and wants to makeContinue reading “Yelling Into A Vacuum: The World Is Busy Changing”
New Approaches to Youth Action
Description If our goal is to engage young people in social change, there are many ways to do that. This diagram illustrates four distinct ways to engage young people: youth-driven community organizing, systemic youth involvement, situational youth voice, and service learning. It then illustrates the traditional and non-traditional approaches to doing that within these ways,Continue reading “New Approaches to Youth Action”
Adam F.C. Fletcher 