Civic Engagement PCSCOR 325

Two teens in Newton haven taken their own lives this October alone. This article addresses the frustration of their peers and lack or direct, honest communication from the school. The need for ment...

started by Maggie Leary on 22 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

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LINK: http://youtu.be/bB8CKxi9Uvc LINK: http://youtu.be/6UPjoXNph9I Since this week we read about churches and how they create ways to get people involved i.e. creating small groups with similar...

Civic Community Change Promoting Engagement

started by Mercedes Ferguson on 22 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

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Rosie's place is so important in Boston. I don't know of any other shelter that does so much for homeless women in Boston.

Engagement Community

started by Cori Williams on 23 Oct 13 1 follow-up, last by Mark Dempsey on 26 Oct 13

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http://www.pta.org/t a lot of time for meetings being a working mom and dad. So the PTA allows families to stay informed, stay up-to date, and stay in the loop in terms of changes and alterations t...

started by Abigail Martin on 23 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

UMass Boston hoster the ninth annual gala to fund the James T. Brett Chair in Disability and Workforce Development. They raised $1.4 million. www.umb.edu/news/detail/umass_boston_gala_raises_1.4_m...

started by Maggie Leary on 21 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

This week's resource contribution comes from the lobbying research that we had to do for this week's session (Session 6). As I was looking into bills regarding foster care, I came upon a website th...

started by camille fenton on 21 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

http://www.massteenpregnancy.org/events/teen-parent-lobby-day Teen Parent Lobby Day is a central piece of the Alliance's work in bringing together teen parents, their children and their supporters...

started by Rachel Denning on 21 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

LINK: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/01/lunch-with-a-story-on-the-side.html Creating changes starts with the people in the community! This article talks about a bakery in Roxbury called ...

started by Mercedes Ferguson on 21 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

....and to fight for what you believe is right. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMwP7GbqPjY#t=73

Promoting Civic Engagement

started by Mark Dempsey on 20 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

This website has helped to promote change in communities across the globe. It allows you to help bring about change with a simple mouse click. https://www.change.org/

started by Mark Dempsey on 20 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

Glad to see that cities are still investing in libraries.

started by April Aguirre on 08 Oct 13 1 follow-up, last by Mark Dempsey on 19 Oct 13

Great article. California really has it together in regards to environmental issues.

started by Lauren Lee on 18 Oct 13 1 follow-up, last by Mark Dempsey on 19 Oct 13

Community Better Together Change Promoting Project american

started by anonymous on 15 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

I recently came across this facility that offers civic engagement opportunities as well as takes an initiative to better the lives of aspiring young professionals on their way to college. Here is a...

Engagement Civic Community

started by Cori Williams on 15 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEkoc5H49uM This video goes hand in hand with the better together reading. It is a video about bridging the gap of arts in the communities.The main narrarator in...

Civic Engagement Community Promoting Together

started by anonymous on 14 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

This week's resource comes from a story that I saw on the weather channel. It was later featured on the Boston Globe. It's called Cool Globes. Globes that show green strategies that contend with en...

started by camille fenton on 14 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

I really like the Better Together reading using art to get a message out it is creative and I think touches people. I found this article/blog it is from 2011 but I also added a link to what the org...

started by Rachel Denning on 14 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

LINK" http://dorchesteryouthcollaborative.org/ DYC is a local community organization in Dorchester. This organization is multi-racial and multi-lingual. The purpose of this program is to create a ...

started by Mercedes Ferguson on 14 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

Touching upon similar key insights from this weeks readings, another million dollar lobbying has taken place in MA over the last six months. The gaming interests has spent over $1 million in MA in ...

started by April Aguirre on 14 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

At least one of the Boston Mayoral candidates is actively seeking civic engagement from residents, and will be sponsoring workshops and seminars to seek out community leaders. I don't know that I h...

Promoting Community Civic Engagement

started by Mark Dempsey on 12 Oct 13 no follow-up yet