by Nivetha Nagarajan, Development Associate I was seven years old, in my second grade class, and we were voting on which book to read as a complement to our unit on democracy, citizenship, and American identity. I abstained from voting because I already knew I wasn’t an American citizen and wouldn’t have the right to… Continue reading What Would a Citizen Do? Why we need to think about citizenship more broadly
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Generation Citizen Public Testimony on New York State Education Budget
GENERATION CITIZEN: The Power of Youth in Our Politics, a new book by Scott Warren
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Thanks but No Thanks: What two senators got wrong about civics and how they can do better
By Dana Harris, Advocacy Director There are few things that we, as an American population, nearly universally agree on. Yet, one of them is that civics education is a good thing. Prior to the 2016 elections, most people would call it an important subject but would fall short of thinking it was the most important.… Continue reading Thanks but No Thanks: What two senators got wrong about civics and how they can do better
GC Statement on Hate Crimes
Last week, actor Jussie Smollett reported a violent physical attack he suffered that is currently being investigated as a hate crime. The attackers shouted racist and homophobic slurs and chanted ‘this is MAGA country,’ referring to President Trump’s slogan, Make America Great Again. Unfortunately, Smollett’s attack is not isolated, but rather part of a larger… Continue reading GC Statement on Hate Crimes
An Open Eye to Many Possibilities
The text of a Generation Citizen student, Lori Campbell: It all started when two NYU students came through the big blue doors at my school, and introduced themselves as “coaches of democracy, change and fellowship.” My first thought was “Who are these unfamiliar faces” then my second thought was “What do these people want from… Continue reading An Open Eye to Many Possibilities
TRIVIA FOR CHANGEMAKERS
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MASSACHUSETTS STUDENT CHANGEMAKER ADDRESS
Sharon Mejia Charlestown High SchoolBoston, MA My name is Sharon Mejia, I am an 11th grade student from Charlestown High School. I immigrated to the U.S. on my own when I was 13 from El Salvador and I first ended up in Texas, then Pennsylvania and finally here in Boston. Many students, such as myself,… Continue reading MASSACHUSETTS STUDENT CHANGEMAKER ADDRESS
Small Towns and Prodigious Minds: The Potential in Rural Communities
By Megan Brandon, Regional Program Manager, Texas & National “Small town, country kids who lead a simple life.” This was just one of the many expressions often used to describe my former students from Bastrop, a small town of around 8,000 people, just 35 minutes east of Austin, TX, but it might as well be… Continue reading Small Towns and Prodigious Minds: The Potential in Rural Communities