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(Creating) The Amazing Race

There are lots of important and drama-filled campaigns underway in NYC, from those of Borough Presidents to District Attorneys. Our mayoral primary race was like watching those contests on the screen at baseball games – one clear front-runner at the beginning, confusion and jockeying for the lead in the middle, and then a surprise breakaway… Continue reading (Creating) The Amazing Race

GC Students at Highlander Charter School Meet Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

One of the reasons I love teaching middle and high school is the ability to “keep things real” with my students. To listen to them dive into current national and global issues, supporting their opinions, opposing others’, realizing the impact these events can and often do have on their own daily lives here in lil’… Continue reading GC Students at Highlander Charter School Meet Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

Why Should GC Grow?

For a number of reasons, scale is on Generation Citizen’s collective mind right now.  As we head into our fourth year, and have programs operating in four sites, the question of how to expand our programming is becoming more pressing, and will be the leading topic of conversation in an upcoming Board of Directors meeting. … Continue reading Why Should GC Grow?

“It’s Like Introducing Sushi to Bahawalpur”

“It’s like introducing sushi to Bahawalpur.” I was having lunch at my friend’s house when her dad and I started talking about work, politics and the civics program I’m working to introduce to Pakistani schools. A mere three months in development were enough to explain his wariness of implementing a foreign idea here in Pakistan.… Continue reading “It’s Like Introducing Sushi to Bahawalpur”

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Is it Possible to Be Positive About our Government?

It’s been a difficult few weeks for our old American government.  From the two-week shutdown to the continued debt ceiling brinksmanship to the disappointing rollout of the Obamacare website, it is hard to find anyone that is positive about the direction of our political system.  The rest of the world vacillates between poking fun at,… Continue reading Is it Possible to Be Positive About our Government?

Breakdance for Democracy: DC Alumni Profiles

Kids from urban neighborhoods in Boston don’t often find themselves at prestigious colleges such as Brown, but Aiyah Josiah-Faeduwor did.   He was born in West Virginia, but spent most of his life in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, where almost half of all families earn less than $25,000 a year. When he got to Brown University,… Continue reading Breakdance for Democracy: DC Alumni Profiles

Reflections on Democracy Coach Training

On September 21-22nd, GC’s newest cohort of Democracy Coaches in four program sites participated in a training workshop to prepare for the start of the school year. Below, Director of Programming Meghan Trombly reflects on the experience in a letter to the Fall 2013 Generation Citizen Democracy Coaches. Dear Generation Citizen Democracy Coach, Dragging oneself… Continue reading Reflections on Democracy Coach Training

Humble Non-Profits?

 This weekend, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni described the characteristic he most admires in Pope Francis: humility.  Specifically, Bruni noted that Francis’ tone and demeanor often reveal a man who recognizes that he does not know everything, and cannot presume to preach that of which he is not certain.  Bruni goes on to, somewhat… Continue reading Humble Non-Profits?