[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Darcy Richie, GC Chief Program & Impact Officer, Speaks with GC Alum Kenneth Lee Kenneth Lee, former GC student and current candidate for District Leader in Assembly District 43 in Brooklyn interviewed GC Chief Program & Impact Officer and all-star educator Darcy Richie in the latest installment of… Continue reading Darcy Richie, GC Chief Program & Impact Officer, Speaks with GC Alum Kenneth Lee
Category: Blog
2021: A Conversation Between a GC Alumna and Our CEO
This January marks two milestones for us at Generation Citizen: our first year with CEO Liz Clay Roy, and one year since the January 6th, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol, which highlighted just how crucial our mission is. It has been a year of both challenge and new possibilities, and as we move forward, Liz… Continue reading 2021: A Conversation Between a GC Alumna and Our CEO
Press Release: GC New York Fall Civics Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 12, 2022 CONTACTS:Annie Toro, Manager, Communicationsatoro@generationcitizen.org Khin Mai Aung, Executive Director, New Yorkkaung@generationcitizen.org(646) 320-9105Ā As a New Class of Elected Officials Assume Office, Hundreds of New York Students Champion Policy Responses to Community Issues at Biannual Student Action Project Showcase Generation Citizenās Civics Day Highlights New York Public Middle and High School… Continue reading Press Release: GC New York Fall Civics Day
Art Activism
As a NYC public school teacher who has been facilitating action civics for students with the support of Generation Citizen for several years now, I realize that one of the hardest parts of taking action is to engage new people to help rally for our projectsā goals. Although our educational system is hyper focused on… Continue reading Art Activism
Event Series Launch: Equity in Civics
This week, Generation Citizen kicked off our #EquityInCivics event series with our first national conversation, ā#WeAreGenC: Advancing Equity in Civicsā, co-hosted with our colleagues at the Childrenās Defense Fund. We were thrilled to welcome Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson of the Childrenās Defense Fund, Atlanta-based youth activist Royce Carter Mann, and Boston University professor Dr. Hardin… Continue reading Event Series Launch: Equity in Civics
Honest History: Gratitude & Reflection
Iām writing this from the land of the Doeg people, in the area currently known as northern Virginia, on the continent that is traditionally called Turtle Island by the people Indigenous to the land. It is thanks to the Doeg people that my Korean-Dominican family and community have been able to live and thrive here.… Continue reading Honest History: Gratitude & Reflection
Partnership with DODEA
Generation Citizen has been selected by the Department of Defense to partner with Education Development Center to engage students from military-connected families in civic inquiry in a project known as Supporting Readiness through Vital Civic Empowerment, or SRVCE. This partnership was selected as one of 15 organizations to receive a share of $47 million that… Continue reading Partnership with DODEA
Getting to Know You: Frances Black & Hana Carey
Earlier this month, GC welcomed two new team members:Ā Frances Black and Hana Carey, who both joined our GC New York team as Program Manager.Ā We are thrilled to have them on our team and see how their expertise in classroom education supports the development and growth of our New York program. Learn more about them in… Continue reading Getting to Know You: Frances Black & Hana Carey
Getting to Know You: Julia Love & Chuck Corra
In September, GC welcomed two new team members: Julia Love joined us asĀ Chief Development Officer, and Chuck Corra joined us as Associate Director of Coalitions and Policy Research. We are energized to have them join our team, and have already been inspired by their thoughtfulness and invaluable experience. Learn more about them in their… Continue reading Getting to Know You: Julia Love & Chuck Corra
Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is not new — in fact, it was first introduced in the early 1990s, when the city of Berkeley, California, marked the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s landing in the Americas. Two years later, the city of Santa Cruz, California, made it a holiday. However, Indigenous Peoples’ Day has not been widely celebrated… Continue reading Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day