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My Journey with GC: From the Classroom to Washington, DC

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

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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

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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

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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

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Testimony to the MA Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education

February 20, 2014 The majority of young Americans are disillusioned with our government.  More than half of young people generally do not vote in national elections and are unknowledgeable as to how it pertains to the political process.  Many youth want to help improve their communities, yet do not see the political process as a… Continue reading Testimony to the MA Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education

To Change the Status Quo, We Need to Change Who’s in Charge

It’s often said that those in social change work are “trying to change the status quo.”  It’s why we do the work.  We live in a country in which the vast majority of the population lives paycheck to paycheck, if a paycheck even exists.  And so, as we build our organizations, whether engaging in direct… Continue reading To Change the Status Quo, We Need to Change Who’s in Charge

Broad-based NYC Coalition Urges the Mayor to Prioritize Youth Civic Engagement

M E M O R A N D U M  TO:     Mayor Bill de Blasio CC:      Carmen Fariña Letitia James RE:      Youth Civic Engagement On behalf of youth-serving organizations from across New York City, we would like to congratulate you on your resounding victory to become the city’s mayor.  It is clear… Continue reading Broad-based NYC Coalition Urges the Mayor to Prioritize Youth Civic Engagement

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