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?
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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
Generation Citizen Launches in the Bay Area!
Generation Citizen (GC) is excited to have launched its program last week in ten middle and high schools in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. GC partners volunteer Democracy Coaches – students from area colleges – with middle and high school teachers to help empower young people to take action on issues they care… Continue reading Generation Citizen Launches in the Bay Area!
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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?
The Exceptional American Democracy?
This past Tuesday, New Yorkers took to the polls after a hotly contested primary race to determine the two standard-bearers in the upcoming general election. After a high drama campaign, infused with way too much sexual scandal and way too little substance, it was actually little surprise when Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio emerged as the… Continue reading The Exceptional American Democracy?
A Double Introduction of New York PAs
We are thrilled to introduce the two newest members of our NY team: Ayisha Irfan and Yuan Huang. With different and equally interesting paths to GC, we thought we would have them introduce themselves together in this post. Ayisha: My path to Generation Citizen has been an interesting one to say the least. It started… Continue reading A Double Introduction of New York PAs
Bridging The Gap: An Intern’s Perspective
Going to an independent, all-girls school in the suburbs of Philadelphia, I have been indoctrinated to believe that youth, specifically young women, play an integral role in the communities where we live and study. Ask any of my fellow seniors about their community involvement and they will retort with a lengthy enumeration of activities. It… Continue reading Bridging The Gap: An Intern’s Perspective
GC to Receive Funding from Knight Foundation
Today, we’re excited to announce that Generation Citizen has received a transformative grant of $190,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to both evaluate and expand our work. We are truly grateful to the Knight Foundation for taking a chance on us, and believing in action civics. See the press release below from… Continue reading GC to Receive Funding from Knight Foundation
Let’s Go Chasing Waterfalls
I’ve been on “vacation” in Ecuador almost two weeks now, and it’s largely been great. I’ve been able to do a ton of hiking, some horseback riding, some rafting, and some reading. But along the way, I have not done a great job of letting go of work. At all. Part of this is that… Continue reading Let’s Go Chasing Waterfalls