#Trending @ GC: 12/12/14

Each Friday, Generation Citizen shares pertinent articles in the education, democracy and policy spaces. We invite our readers to share and discuss on Facebook and Twitter. ___________________________________________________________________________________ With an outraged populous marching and protesting across the country, Charles Blow analyzes this new age activism hoping the demonstrations lead to the ballot box – The New York… Continue reading #Trending @ GC: 12/12/14

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Teaching Ferguson

About a month ago, I was hanging out on a Friday night with a friend in downtown Brooklyn who had agreed to dog-sit for a neighbor. Unfortunately, while she had her friend’s keys, she did not know the exact address, and her friend was on a cross-country flight to San Francisco. Late that night, we… Continue reading Teaching Ferguson

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#Trending @ GC: 12/5/14

Each Friday, Generation Citizen will share pertinent articles in the education, democracy and policy spaces. We invite our readers to share and discuss on Facebook and Twitter. __________________________________________________________________________________ In the wake of the Grand Jury decisions in Ferguson and Staten Island, Charles Blow answers those who remark that Michael Brown and Eric Garner weren’t “perfect victims”. –… Continue reading #Trending @ GC: 12/5/14

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Generation Citizen Annual Report 2014

We are excited to share our 2013-2014 Annual Report. The Report highlights key achievements of the past year; including our efforts towards providing high impact action civics to over 7,000 students, building demand for action civics, and bolstering our organization’s infrastructure and capacity. Click the image below to read Executive Director Scott Warren’s introductory letter,… Continue reading Generation Citizen Annual Report 2014

New Yorkers Better Not Complain

As my apartment started stirring this morning, I asked a question I knew the answer to with feigned innocence. “Who’s voting today?” Both roommates—who have consistently ranted about “systems of oppression” with scorn—responded predictably. One roommate yelled from the coffee pot, “I forgot to register when I moved!” while the other yelled from the bathroom,… Continue reading New Yorkers Better Not Complain

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The Civic Tech Challenge to Honor Jeff Bussgang and Celebrate Civic Innovation Saturday, November 1st at Microsoft.

Cambridge, MA: This Saturday, November 1st, Microsoft’s N.E.R.D. Center (1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge) will host a “Civic Tech Challenge” that includes a daytime hackathon (9am-5pm) and an evening reception (5:30pm-8:00pm) honoring local innovator Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital Partners. Proceeds from the event benefit Generation Citizen (dev-generation-citizen.pantheon.io/), an action civics nonprofit that provides an action-based civics education program to over… Continue reading The Civic Tech Challenge to Honor Jeff Bussgang and Celebrate Civic Innovation Saturday, November 1st at Microsoft.

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Generation Citizen Impact Briefing

We are excited to share with you a recording of Generation Citizen’s (GC) Impact Briefing. In the hour-long webinar that took place on October 22, we reviewed GC’s first annual Impact Report. The webinar and report are the results of a year-long effort to build out a more comprehensive system to measure impact and ensure… Continue reading Generation Citizen Impact Briefing

We Hold the Reins

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter” – Winston Churchill   Unfortunately, in the context of modern society, Winston Churchill could not be more right. A lack of political awareness is now an epidemic problem. According to Pew Research Center more Americans can identify Peyton Manning (69 percent) than… Continue reading We Hold the Reins

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