Generation Citizen (GC) Ā is excited to have launched its program last week in ten middle and high schools in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. GC partners volunteer Democracy Coaches ā students from area colleges ā with middle and high school teachers to help empower young people to take action on issues they care… Continue reading Generation Citizen Launches in the Bay Area!
Month: September 2013
Reflections on Democracy Coach Training
On September 21-22nd, GC’s newest cohort of Democracy Coaches in four program sites participated in a training workshop to prepare for the start of the school year. Below, Director of Programming Meghan Trombly reflects on the experience in a letter to the Fall 2013 Generation Citizen Democracy Coaches. Dear Generation Citizen Democracy Coach, Dragging oneself… Continue reading Reflections on Democracy Coach Training
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Humble Non-Profits?
Ā This weekend, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni described the characteristic he most admires in Pope Francis: humility.Ā Specifically, Bruni noted that Francisā tone and demeanor often reveal a man who recognizes that he does not know everything, and cannot presume to preach that of which he is not certain. Ā Bruni goes on to, somewhat… Continue reading Humble Non-Profits?
The Exceptional American Democracy?
This past Tuesday, New Yorkers took to the polls after a hotly contested primary race to determine the two standard-bearers in the upcoming general election. After a high drama campaign, infused with way too much sexual scandal and way too little substance, it was actually little surprise when Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio emerged as the… Continue reading The Exceptional American Democracy?
Walking the Walk
We profess to be a great many things. Our nation claims to be a beacon of representative democracy, a government āof the people, by the people, for the people.ā Yet, Generation Citizen exists because sometimes what we say we value doesnāt always match reality. So then we either reconsider our values, though in this case… Continue reading Walking the Walk