Sentences with phrase «of youth activism»

Use our new teaching idea to explore the rich history of youth activism from the 1960s to present day.

This article encourages educators to leverage the visibility of young Parkland activists to talk about the power of youth activism past and present — including activism overlooked by the media.

In an article by Wendy Lesko of Youth Activism Project, several successes of the student member are detailed.

The incredible young people who are leading the fight in Parkland are building on a deep history of youth activism in this country.

That was the argument that the leaders of youth activism organization Do Something presented at the Harvard Graduate School of Education yesterday.»

I'm also excited about new efforts in civic education to tap into the energies of youth activism and civic engagement.

«We are inspired by the surge of youth activism from Ferguson to Parkland, and we want to support these leaders — to put youth in front — by sharing the wisdom and experience of experienced youth activists and allies.

The upwelling of youth activism stands in stark contrast to that seen after previous school shootings, advocates and academics say, and could prove a powerful force in the gun control debate.

The mass shooting has prompted a wave of youth activism that has reverberated from South Florida to Washington, where hundreds of students gathered outside the White House gates on Wednesday before the listening session, chanting, «Enough is enough!»

Not exact matches

The Quebec demonstrations can't be dismissed as simply an example of the province's strong tradition of social activism, and neither are they the actions of selfish youths who aren't satisfied with the lowest post-secondary tuitions in North America.

The walkout is just the first in a series of youth - led demonstrations of activism around gun violence.

In this current generation of African American youth and young adults, we can't assume that their activism is going to have any connection to the church.

Martel points to this growing interest in religion, coupled with a rejection of materialism and a new concern for the environment as the source for youth activism.

One could argue that the latter is inextricably linked to his «social activism» which began in 2002 with the establishment of Jamie's Kitchen (a chef apprenticeship program for disadvantaged youths which later transformed into the Fifteen Apprentice Program).

Población local activism flourished throughout the 1970s and 80s, supported by the Vicariate of Solidarity — progressive branches of the Catholic Church — internationally funded NGOs, left - wing political parties, and radical armed groups (such as the FPMR and the Lautaro Youth Movement).

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Her background in education fuels a passion for social activism and working with youth who have experienced trauma as well as sexual abuse survivors of all ages.

The film of 2012 that provided the most piercingly accurate gauge of our current ideologico - aesthetic situation was Kony 2012 with its canny manipulation of youth culture, the drive for a global community, child - like whimsy and Apple Inc. utopianism — all as part of a project that has less to do with real social activism and more to do with the self - interested exploitation of our common desire for a better world.

Youth in Front: Urgent Advice about Youth Activism for Students and Teachers (Education Week) Coverage of a new collaboration between HGSE and MIT to create and curate learning - oriented resources for youth activYouth in Front: Urgent Advice about Youth Activism for Students and Teachers (Education Week) Coverage of a new collaboration between HGSE and MIT to create and curate learning - oriented resources for youth activYouth Activism for Students and Teachers (Education Week) Coverage of a new collaboration between HGSE and MIT to create and curate learning - oriented resources for youth activyouth activists.

«This is an opportunity for tens of thousands of middle and high schools students, teachers, parents and community members across the country to begin or continue their involvement in youth activism,» said Doug Pietrzak, Ed.M.»

Educators from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Teaching Systems Lab, and the instructional design firm Fresh Cognate have created Youth in Front, a new hub of learning - oriented resources and multimedia assets for young activists and the educators and adult allies interested making their voices heard — particularly those who are stepping into activism for the first time, and for the educators who are responding to action in their schools and communities.

Furthermore, youth activism seems to be placed in the center of these concerns.

Political theorist Danielle Allen's Youth Participatory Politics Framework can help students examine youth activism in the wake of Parkland and can inform their own sense of agency around any issue they care aYouth Participatory Politics Framework can help students examine youth activism in the wake of Parkland and can inform their own sense of agency around any issue they care ayouth activism in the wake of Parkland and can inform their own sense of agency around any issue they care about.

To start the conversation, use the New York Times article 7 Times in History When Students Turned to Activism as a basis for helping your students place into historical context the efforts of Parkland survivors and youth activists across the country to raise awareness and call for change in school safety measures and gun legislation.

Kalimah Priforce, whose first activism was a hunger strike at age eight, and Kimberly Bryant, a successful engineer turned founder of Black Girls Code, are organizing large - scale hackathons preparing youth to redesign the future through the power of coding.

Leadership: Students as Writers: Essential School Students on Education and Activism: Produced in collaboration with CES's Small Schools Project, this student - written issue tells stories about and examines the impact of youth leadership in the CES Network.

Guirguis seeks to address problems of displacement, environmental destruction, and cultural and historical memory loss through conversations with local artists engaged in political activism, and through workshops with local Santa Monica youth and adult participants.

Guirguis seeks to address problems of displacement, environmental destruction, and cultural and historical memory loss in her work, as well as through conversations with local artists engaged in political activism, and workshops with local Santa Monica youth and adult participants.

Jeremy Robins / Echoes of Incarceration provides training in documentary filmmaking and activism for youth with incarcerated parents.

She says Malcolm X would be «heartened by the youth - led movement,» but would caution them against relying on empty slogans and rhetoric and «bemoan the lack of sustained, targeted activism.»

Aimed at inspiring individual and collective activism, this project brings together more than 20 local cultural and educational institutions in an unprecedented spirit of partnership and collaboration that also has a strong youth focus.

In the context of American society and culture rooted in the idolization of youth and health, HIV epidemic became a braking point which lead to the stigmatization of LGBT community and the quick response in the form of political art and activism, coming from the artists who started to experience the AIDS epidemic from the first hand.

I basically do lot of community service / activism relating to different issues in Pakistan such as child Rights, youth empowerment, animal Protection and of course climate change.

She has attended key climate events with world leaders, participated in youth activism actions, met one - on - one with the Minister of Environment and Energy of the Maldives and participated in launching a global youth climate initiative.

Samantha is thrilled to be a part of the Brower Youth Awards and to help foster youth activism as well as to be continuously inspired by their stories and learn from their victoYouth Awards and to help foster youth activism as well as to be continuously inspired by their stories and learn from their victoyouth activism as well as to be continuously inspired by their stories and learn from their victories.

3:30 pm — 4:45 pm PDT: To get young people interested in environmental activism, two of the Prize recipients will be sharing their stories with kids from local groups such as the City Arts & Tech High School, Youth United for Community Action and the Alliance for Climate Education.

The demonstrations were some of the biggest by students in decades and extended from Maine to Hawaii as students joined the youth - led surge of activism set off by the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Andrew Rush / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Anna Fusco, the president of the Broward Teachers Union also spoke, saying the students should not be dismissed as they have by some because of their youth, and that their activism isn't due to adult intervention.

Several prominent community leaders salute and encourage the activism of youth in outtakes from the latest Central Florida 100.

Our core areas of interest are employment, education, entrepreneurship, youth activism, youth help and social and health awareness.

Our core areas of interest are employment, education, entrepreneurship, youth activism, youth help and social and health awareness.

By John KennedyThe founder of Irish youth health and activism website SpunOut.ie has stepped down and the hunt is on for a new director to lead the organisation.

Now a student at the University of Vermont, Haji has become extraordinarily active in the Burlington community through youth and anti-discrimination activism.