tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37985582181274170622024-03-05T16:18:24.767-05:00Resilient Youth InitiativeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798558218127417062.post-39096325279029227712011-02-18T23:31:00.001-05:002011-02-18T23:35:06.411-05:00Joycott fosters community support for local businessesHave you ever heard of a joycott? Yes, that's right. A JOYcott. Think of the polar opposite of a boycott. That's a joycott. Instead of not supporting a business or purchasing a product because the business is doing something you don't like, you support them because they are in line with your values. A little positive reinforcement is a good thing!
In Portland, ME, a fun buzzword and the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798558218127417062.post-32235649561003830772011-02-11T16:24:00.001-05:002011-02-11T16:29:59.413-05:00Unified, passionate and persistent Egyptian youth overthrow Mubarak
Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP
The slate is wiped clean! I truly feel that this victory for the Egyptian people is a victory for us all. What a beautiful moment, that of freedom, choice and an opening to bring about a vision held by so many.
When I sit and close my eyes, I can taste a little of what the Egyptians may be feeling right now. I imagine having a government that I don't agreeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798558218127417062.post-69532691178534796532011-01-31T14:08:00.000-05:002011-01-31T14:08:47.834-05:00Egyptian and Tunisian Protests - A movement grown by youth for changeIt's impossible not to discuss the protests in Egypt that aim to oust President Hosni Mubarak and the link to Tunisia's protests that overthrew the government of President Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali. When there is a delicate balance of unrest and order in a country, all it takes is a single act of defiance in the face of injustice to tip the scales towards revolution.
In Tunisia, it was the actionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798558218127417062.post-31714060743525971012011-01-20T18:01:00.000-05:002011-01-20T18:01:43.889-05:00Youth Engagement in Pakistan - How does this inform U.S. youth engagement?Being in the process of a learning curve, I am in the process of looking for examples of youth engagement in projects that positively impact communities. I found an interesting article called "Social development: Tapping youth creativity for effective solutions." Taking place this week in Islamabad, Pakistan is the Regional Youth Symposium: Youth in Action for Global Change intending to "Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798558218127417062.post-33605108797266840822011-01-18T14:35:00.014-05:002011-01-20T11:46:28.604-05:00Putting more power in the hands of youthMany joyous greetings from us to you for 2011! With the new year comes a flurry of new ideas. The one I'm focusing on right now is an initiative called New England Youth Connect (NEYC). NEYC intends to pull together a diverse group of youth from all over New England to positively contribute to local and regional problem solving. It is an online place where the youth voice can be expressed and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798558218127417062.post-16539155651164948802010-10-26T18:05:00.002-04:002010-10-26T18:07:09.490-04:00How can we connect for change?I start this blog holding the question, "how can we learn more about our society and the current state of affairs as influenced by our past in order to better understand how to connect for impact and paradigm shift?" There are wonderful thought leaders who are creating change in their lives and surrounding communities. How can we, as a whole, do much more of this and connect these actions for Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1