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  #1 Karen Keifer-Boyd on 30 Sep 12

   

  One WebQuest group was looking for examples of youth lead groups working toward social justice. Below are several. If you know of others please add to this list.
  
  Youth Empowerment Center (Oakland, CA) - This is the youth empowerment center website with information about several Bay Area youth organizing groups.
  
  Homies Unidos (Los Angeles, CA) - A non-profit dedicated to positive organizing among Latino youth gangs. The site includes useful research and other related material.
  
  Ya-Ya Network Youth Activists/Youth Allies (New York, NY) - A NY citywide network of young activists, their adult allies & established youth programs. We are anti-racist, anti-sexist allies with the LGBTQ community. We are an activist organization staffed by youth 15-19, primarily youth of color. We organize around the issues that impact on the quality of life of young people in NYC with a particular focus on counter-military recruiting and the links between militarism and other social justice issues.
  
  Refuse & Resist (New York, NY) - A national youth activist network organizing around a range of issues, including Mumia Abu-Jamal's incarceration, reproductive freedom, immigrant rights, privacy and police brutality.
  
  Ruckus Society (Oakland, CA) - The Ruckus Society provides training in the skills of non-violent civil disobedience to help environmental and human rights organizations achieve their goals. The site offers training manuals for non-violent protest and information about action camps.
  
  Global Youth Connect (Mountain View, CA) - Our mission is to build and support a community of youth working to defend human rights and social justice and to inspire and empower a new generation of youth to act for meaningful social change.
  
  The Young & the Restless - Highlander Center (New Market, TN) - Offers the democratic space and the skills for youth aged 15-21 to find their own voices and leadership. The program works with young people in a number of ways, including extensive outreach, field visits, and ongoing backup to support youth activists in their communities; and an intensive, youth-led camp called Seeds of Fire that gathers 20-25 young activists and provides them with peer-based training and experiences that open up the concepts of youth power, critical thinking about organizing, and ownership of their own projects and organizations.
  
  The Center for Teen Empowerment (Boston, MA) - The mission of the Center for Teen Empowerment is to realize the potential of inner-city youth to build healthier and safer communities and schools. Teen Empowerment hires and trains urban youth, including at risk youth, to be community organizers. Our programs are based on the belief that urban youth represent a valuable, untapped resource and can significantly contribute to the rejuvenation of neighborhoods and local institutions.
  
  Seattle Young People's Project (Seattle, WA) - Seattle Young People's Project is a youth-led youth empowerment organization set up to provide young people with a voice to effect social change.
  
  TakingITGlobal (TIG) is an international organization, led by youth, empowered by technology. TIG brings together young people in more than 190 countries within international networks to collaborate on concrete projects addressing global problems and creating positive change.
  
  Youth Action Net The stories of young people from around the world who are fighting for social justice, opportunity, and equality in their cities and nations, and globally.
  What Kids Can Do This popular website features voices and work from the next generation in news stories from across the US, highlighting the ability of students to plan, deliver, and learn from serving their communities. Includes an extensive link collection and online publications.
  
  Youth Activist Project Youth advocate Wendy Lesko has collected dozens of success stories from youth activists across the nation. The stories focus on dozens of different issues.
  
  YouthActivism.org Examples of powerful youth activism from around the world, particularly focused on anti-globalization and racism.
  
  Idealist - Organizations Started by Kids & Teens Organizations around the world that were started and are run by young people.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">One WebQuest group was looking for examples of youth lead groups working toward social justice. Below are several. If you know of others please add to this list. <br /> <br /> Youth Empowerment Center (Oakland, CA) - This is the youth empowerment center website with information about several Bay Area youth organizing groups. <br /> <br /> Homies Unidos (Los Angeles, CA) - A non-profit dedicated to positive organizing among Latino youth gangs. The site includes useful research and other related material. <br /> <br /> Ya-Ya Network Youth Activists/Youth Allies (New York, NY) - A NY citywide network of young activists, their adult allies & established youth programs. We are anti-racist, anti-sexist allies with the LGBTQ community. We are an activist organization staffed by youth 15-19, primarily youth of color. We organize around the issues that impact on the quality of life of young people in NYC with a particular focus on counter-military recruiting and the links between militarism and other social justice issues. <br /> <br /> Refuse & Resist (New York, NY) - A national youth activist network organizing around a range of issues, including Mumia Abu-Jamal's incarceration, reproductive freedom, immigrant rights, privacy and police brutality. <br /> <br /> Ruckus Society (Oakland, CA) - The Ruckus Society provides training in the skills of non-violent civil disobedience to help environmental and human rights organizations achieve their goals. The site offers training manuals for non-violent protest and information about action camps. <br /> <br /> Global Youth Connect (Mountain View, CA) - Our mission is to build and support a community of youth working to defend human rights and social justice and to inspire and empower a new generation of youth to act for meaningful social change. <br /> <br /> The Young & the Restless - Highlander Center (New Market, TN) - Offers the democratic space and the skills for youth aged 15-21 to find their own voices and leadership. The program works with young people in a number of ways, including extensive outreach, field visits, and ongoing backup to support youth activists in their communities; and an intensive, youth-led camp called Seeds of Fire that gathers 20-25 young activists and provides them with peer-based training and experiences that open up the concepts of youth power, critical thinking about organizing, and ownership of their own projects and organizations. <br /> <br /> The Center for Teen Empowerment (Boston, MA) - The mission of the Center for Teen Empowerment is to realize the potential of inner-city youth to build healthier and safer communities and schools. Teen Empowerment hires and trains urban youth, including at risk youth, to be community organizers. Our programs are based on the belief that urban youth represent a valuable, untapped resource and can significantly contribute to the rejuvenation of neighborhoods and local institutions. <br /> <br /> Seattle Young People's Project (Seattle, WA) - Seattle Young People's Project is a youth-led youth empowerment organization set up to provide young people with a voice to effect social change. <br /> <br /> TakingITGlobal (TIG) is an international organization, led by youth, empowered by technology. TIG brings together young people in more than 190 countries within international networks to collaborate on concrete projects addressing global problems and creating positive change. <br /> <br /> Youth Action Net The stories of young people from around the world who are fighting for social justice, opportunity, and equality in their cities and nations, and globally. <br /> What Kids Can Do This popular website features voices and work from the next generation in news stories from across the US, highlighting the ability of students to plan, deliver, and learn from serving their communities. Includes an extensive link collection and online publications. <br /> <br /> Youth Activist Project Youth advocate Wendy Lesko has collected dozens of success stories from youth activists across the nation. The stories focus on dozens of different issues. <br /> <br /> YouthActivism.org Examples of powerful youth activism from around the world, particularly focused on anti-globalization and racism. <br /> <br /> Idealist - Organizations Started by Kids & Teens Organizations around the world that were started and are run by young people.</div>

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