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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From Albany to Lifelong Change-Maker
Anthony Mendez is a former Generation Citizen student and a senior at the Urban Assembly School for Careers in Sports, in the Bronx, NY. After being inspired at Civics Day last fall, Anthony reached out to GC’s Executive Director to inquire about more ways to stay involved. He has since joined forces with the grassroots… Continue reading From Albany to Lifelong Change-Maker
Richard Sherman and Social Entrepreneurs
This Sunday, right after the Seattle Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers to reach the NFL Super Bowl, star cornerback Richard Sherman gave a rather unique interview. In words that millions will dissect for the next few weeks, Sherman, after making a phenomenal play to seal the win, asserted that he is “the best corner… Continue reading Richard Sherman and Social Entrepreneurs
Reflections on our First West Coast Semester
As we prepare to kick off the spring semester in the Bay Area, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the past semester. This fall was Generation Citizen’s first semester on the West Coast; it was an exciting one, full of new partnerships, lots of learning and truly inspirational young people. College students… Continue reading Reflections on our First West Coast Semester
Who Gets to Determine Impact?
The 50-year anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty has sparked a fury of analyses on its efficacy in actually ending poverty. Some say that progress has barely been made, as evidenced by the fact that the poverty rate has only gone down slightly (from 19 percent to 15 percent), while 46 million Americans… Continue reading Who Gets to Determine Impact?
Our Mandela Moment
Last week, Generation Citizen hosted Civics Days in our four program sites: NYC, Boston, Rhode Island and the Bay Area. Staff, judges, and elected officials were incredibly impressed by the passion, research and action exhibited by Generation Citizen students across the country as they presented on issues ranging from standardized testing to cleaing up parks… Continue reading Our Mandela Moment
A Local Perspective on Mandela
Nelson Mandela’s death has provoked a myriad of analysis in publications throughout the western world. What does his death mean? Was Mandela a radical or a pragmatist? Was he too admired or not admired enough? Was he the greatest hero of this generation or a deeply flawed family member? Some of these are necessary, and… Continue reading A Local Perspective on Mandela
Stop Analyzing Millenials
On the front page of Sunday’s Weekend Review section, the New York Times ran an op-ed arguing that millenials (loosely defined as the generation of young people born after 1980) are actually not narcissistic, as the prevailing wisdom indicates, but rather, are more worried about happiness and meaning than chasing money. To make their point,… Continue reading Stop Analyzing Millenials
The Podium Moment
Before the school board meeting started, over 30 community members, including 25 students, had signed their names on a list for public commentary. On the school board agenda this is called “Right to Be Heard”. These individuals were here to share their thoughts on the Providence Public School District enrollment problems. The district is looking… Continue reading The Podium Moment
2012-2013 Annual Report
We are extremely excited to share our Generation Citizen 2012-2013 Annual Report. Click here to download our PDF and read below for an introductory letter from Executive Director, Scott Warren. Dear Friends, It would be a little bit trite to say that Generation Citizen is in the midst of finishing an incredibly busy year. Over… Continue reading 2012-2013 Annual Report