Lowell students spoke up, and the Police Chief listened By Amy Joy Stahl Sophomores at Lowell High School have a goal: Create a gun buyback program in their city to make homes and kids safer. Theyâve just convinced William Taylor, Chief of Police for the City of Lowell, to work with them. The 10th-graders in… Continue reading Lowell students spoke up, and the Police Chief listened
Category: GC in Action
It’s Personal
It’s Personal By Ellie Sanchez, MA Program Associate Within the past few weeks, many of our classes have dove into a variety of issues they feel connected to at the school, neighborhood, city, and state level. Issues our students in Massachusetts have brainstormed include immigration policies, solar panels on public buildings, and consent education to… Continue reading It’s Personal
Generation Citizen Providence Students Lobby to Prevent Youth Smoking
“This bill helps raise the age of tobacco buying, from 18 to 21. Why? Have you ever walked down a street and noticed how many people are actually smoking? As a child, people donât think my opinion matters, but it does⌠If you vote to raise the age, then I donât have to worry.” -Generation… Continue reading Generation Citizen Providence Students Lobby to Prevent Youth Smoking
TRIVIA FOR CHANGEMAKERS
Generation Citizen’s Trivia for Changemakers 4th Annual Trivia Fundraiser Thursday, March 23 2017, 6:30pm-9:00pm Microsoft NERD Center, Kendall Square, 1 Memorial Drive, Suite 100, Cambridge, MA 02142 Test your trivia mettle in this exclusive best-of-Boston matchup, pitting teams from Bostonâs industries against competitors in their sector to see who can clinch the grand ChangeMakerâs Cup. For a critical cause: every… Continue reading TRIVIA FOR CHANGEMAKERS
Generation Citizen to Expand Civics Education in Central Texas
GENERATION CITIZEN TO EXPAND CIVICS EDUCATION IN CENTRAL TEXASÂ Action Civics programming to begin in Austin-area schools in January. AUSTIN, TEXAS — On Wednesday, November 9th, Generation Citizen hosted its launch event for its new site in Central Texas. Joined by Mayor Steve Adler, local officials, teachers, college students, and philanthropists, nearly 75 supporters from… Continue reading Generation Citizen to Expand Civics Education in Central Texas
Generation Citizen Students Make Homeless Awareness Day in Rhode Island Happen
Today is National Homeless Awareness Day in Rhode Island. Generation Citizen Students Made It Happen! âWe, the students of DelSesto Middle School, are writing this letter to ask for your support concerning homeless awareness. Our goal is to motivate the General Assembly to officially create an Annual Homeless Awareness Day for the state of Rhode… Continue reading Generation Citizen Students Make Homeless Awareness Day in Rhode Island Happen
Civic Education: An International Analysis
Generation Citizen Releases First International Civic Education Analysis Report To date, Generation Citizenâs work to empower young people to be active and effective citizens has been completely domestic focused. Our founding story, though, starts internationally – our co-founder Scott Warren was inspired by the power of individual participation in emerging democracies such as Kenya and… Continue reading Civic Education: An International Analysis
An Empirical Case for Action Civics
In the climate of this election season, we are beginning to hear the same refrain from many of our stakeholders: “Your work is more needed than ever!” While we appreciate the sentiment, we feel the obligation to prove the importance of our work beyond a gut reaction – and share it with a wider audience than our… Continue reading An Empirical Case for Action Civics
HIGHLIGHTS FROM MASSACHUSETTS CIVICS DAY SPRING 16
The worst of it all is that I don’t know if tonight I’ll die, or tomorrow, or the day after that. When I’m coming home from school, I’m not thinking about what assignments are due tomorrow, I’m thinking about whether or not I’ll live to see a tomorrow. I’m tired. I’m tired of living in… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS FROM MASSACHUSETTS CIVICS DAY SPRING 16
Top 5 Tips for Democracy Coaches
‘- Noelle Garza, University of San Francisco Step Up, Step Back Being a DC is all about knowing when to step up, and when to step back. When my 8th graders were choosing our Focus Issue, the process took longer than expected. The students were overwhelmed with the enormity of how violence was… Continue reading Top 5 Tips for Democracy Coaches