Hi! My name is Gabrielle Aaron. I am a student at Washington University in St. Louis, not to be confused with Washington University in WashingtonâI promise this one is in Missouri. I am studying Psychology, Marketing and Childrenâs Studies. If you ask how they all go together, the answer is simply that these topics all… Continue reading Welcome to Our Newest Intern, Gabrielle!
Category: THOUGHTS FROM THE TEAM
Defending Social Studies Funding in Massachusetts
On March 9, 2015, Greater Boston Advocacy Manager Leila Quinn gave testimony before the MA Foundation Budget Review Commission in defense of funding for social studies and civics courses. Below you will find an abridged version of her testimony. State law charges our schools with a civic mission that we must revive. Students often learn… Continue reading Defending Social Studies Funding in Massachusetts
How Do We Educate to Improve Our Democracy?
How do We Educate to Improve our Democracy? Â As Generation Citizen matures as an organization, weâve realized that itâs not enough for us to solely focus on our in-school programming. Â We continue to improve and iterate our action civics curriculum and teacher and volunteer training, but we have also recognized the necessity of building… Continue reading How Do We Educate to Improve Our Democracy?
From Pebble Beach to East Flatbush
A few weeks ago, I spent Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at a luxurious hotel located on the Pebble Beach Golf Course near Monterrey, California. My mornings comprised of runs along ocean-side cliffs with stunning vistas, and my days consisted of vigorous intellectual conversations about the lack of constituency voice in social entrepreneurial ventures, and the… Continue reading From Pebble Beach to East Flatbush
From One Semester to Another: Leaving My Comfort Zone Behind
By Katherine Dillon My first semester at Fordham University was much like that of those portrayed in movies and TV shows â I was almost always learning, meeting new people, or simply in a state of awe at the newness of everything. I had so often heard before leaving for college that my… Continue reading From One Semester to Another: Leaving My Comfort Zone Behind
What’s So Great About Young Founders?
What’s So Great About Young Founders? – Scott Warren Last Friday, the author Robin Black penned a New York Times op-ed entitled, âWhatâs So Great About Young Writers,â rallying against a culture that she feels unfairly rewards youth, rather than merit. Describing her path to becoming an emerging writer in her late forties, she… Continue reading What’s So Great About Young Founders?
Meet a DC! Boston University’s Mai Mazan
The following interview was posted on the Microsoft Blog, after Boston’s Civic Tech Challenge hackathon event hosted at Microsoft N.E.R.D. in November. Mai Mazan, a Democracy Coach from Boston University, was generous enough to share her experience with GC with the folks at Microsoft, and we always love hearing about the incredible work our DCs… Continue reading Meet a DC! Boston University’s Mai Mazan
Welcome to our Newest Intern, Admera!
Hi everyone, my name is Admera Khan and I am a transfer from Syracuse University studying the best two combinations, which I consider to be Politics and Spanish at NYU. Â I am currently a sophomore pretending to be a âreal New Yorkerâ by living the life of a student/intern who thinks they understand how to… Continue reading Welcome to our Newest Intern, Admera!
To Change the Status Quo, We Need to Change Whoâs in Charge
Itâs often said that those in social change work are âtrying to change the status quo.â Itâs 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 Whoâs in Charge
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