As someone who works to empower youth voice and encourage them to get civically involved, I recently had great occasion to celebrate. As this linked press release shows, nearly 100 youth from all corners had turned out at the San Francisco Board of Education meeting to express their passionate arguments as to why they should… Continue reading 100+ Youth Influence San Francisco Board of Education in Voting Age Decision
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What We’re Reading
Every week, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Making Voting Easier Doesn’t Increase Turnout, Stanford Social Innovation… Continue reading What We’re Reading
Doing “That Which we Choose to do Together”
My friend Rob Wilson-Black, the chief executive of Sojourners, often says “Government is just a word we use to mean that which we choose to do together.” But “we” only have a say in government if we organize––if we demand that say. As the 2016 primary season has heated up, so too have discussions… Continue reading Doing “That Which we Choose to do Together”
Why We Should Lower the Voting Age
Now that the Iowa caucus is in the books and the presidential field is already starting to thin, election season is officially in full swing. The political discourse is alive with debate on many important issues, and several compelling storylines have emerged. We may see the first female president, or unprecedented victories by political outsiders… Continue reading Why We Should Lower the Voting Age
What We’re Reading
Every week, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Young Iowans Set Record for Republic Caucus Participation While… Continue reading What We’re Reading
What We’re Reading
Every week, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! How to be Liberal in Lower Alabama, The… Continue reading What We’re Reading
What We’re Reading
Every week, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! In Defense of ‘Slacktivism,’ The Chronicle of Higher… Continue reading What We’re Reading
Ellie’s Eight Grade Endeavors, Episode 5: The End of an Era
[one_half] [/one_half] [one_half_last] GC’s very own FAO Schwarz Fellow Ellie Sanchez is currently teaching the GC Core Program to an 8th grade class at the Joseph Lee K-8 School in Dorchester, MA. While Ellie’s primary job is to be Boston’s Program Associate, she’s also stepped into the shoes of our Democracy Coaches to teach a… Continue reading Ellie’s Eight Grade Endeavors, Episode 5: The End of an Era
Redefining Politics in 2016
This past July, I traveled to East Africa and met up with a Tanzanian friend, Linda Simon, a Mandela Fellow from the Obama Administration’s Young African Leaders Initiative program, who I met during the previous summer. Linda, who somehow has managed to become a doctor and start her own community development organization before the age… Continue reading Redefining Politics in 2016
Vote16USA: A Campaign to Lower the Voting Age
Vote16USA: A Campaign To Lower the Voting Age LOWERING THE VOTING AGE OVERVIEW The time for a national campaign to lower the voting age to 16 is now. Vote16USA, a project of Generation Citizen, is releasing a hallmark paper, Young Voices at the Ballot Box: Advancing Efforts to Lower the Voting Age making the case… Continue reading Vote16USA: A Campaign to Lower the Voting Age