In March 2014, former GC student and current Democracy Coach at UMASS Boston, Michelle Georges, traveled with GC Executive Director Scott Warren to Washington D.C., where they co-presented on a panel on socio-emotional learning and policy development, organized by New Profit, Inc. Michelle reflects on her journey with GC and experience on the panel below.… Continue reading My Journey with GC: From the Classroom to Washington, DC
Month: March 2014
Nominate This Spring’s Change-Makers
In the spirit of celebrating the successes and achievements of our diverse stakeholders, Generation Citizen wants to recognize one outstanding college student, teacher, and student change-maker at each of our our Spring Civics Days. We need your help in identifying them! To learn more about the award or nominate an individual follow these links: Student Change-Maker Award College… Continue reading Nominate This Spring’s Change-Makers
Summer 2014 Internship Openings
We are excited to announce two new summer internship positions opening at GC! Please read below to learn more about the Development Internship and National Program Internship. Development Internship Generation Citizen (dev-generation-citizen.pantheon.io/) is an innovative, quickly scaling non-profit that seeks to strengthen our nation’s democracy by empowering young people to become engaged and effective citizens.… Continue reading Summer 2014 Internship Openings
Why Lowering the Voting Age Could Matter for NYC
In February, Generation Citizen’s NYC Site Director, Sarah Andes, wrote an important article for City Limits concerning the recent election of Mayor de Blasio and the civic engagement of New York City’s young people. De Blasio, in a radio interview on ‘The Brian Lehrer Show” communicated his opinion prior to his election that Mayor Bloomberg… Continue reading Why Lowering the Voting Age Could Matter for NYC
Lessons on the Path to Change
I was twelve. My brother Charlie and I walked side-by-side carrying infant diapers and plastic shopping bags overflowing with powdered baby formula to our car parked around the corner from the crisis pregnancy center in Rahway, New Jersey. It was May 15th and our family of five became seven that day. We adopted Anton and… Continue reading Lessons on the Path to Change