Civic Engagement PCSCOR 325

This article states, "if an American woman marries a man from another country". She must take up his citizenship.

According to the dictionary, civics is "the branch of political science that deals with civic affairs and the rights and duties of citizens"-in short, it is about citizenship, a bunch of citizens in the same boat. Civics encompasses our connectedness as members first of local communities and then of larger political groupings, such as particular towns, states, and nations.

By COLLEEN SLEVINAssociated Press GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Students, parents and teachers in suburban Denver are vowing to continue demonstrating against a school board's new conservative majority after it refused to back off plans to review Advanced Placement U.S. history courses for what some see as anti-American content.

Since 1983, MCA has had a rich involvement with arts and cultural organizations of all types and sizes throughout the country including theatres, muse...

I chose this as my resource contribution because I attended this school as a young child when it was located on Elm Hill in Roxbury, MA. If you have the time, you should look up who Elma Lewis is and her legacy. This school of fine arts changed my life and instilled in me my first experiences with cultural pride and wanting to engage with my community for change and opportunities.

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. If you were to assemble a city from scratch, you would need a few things to make this place of yours more than just a functioning municipality; to make it a community. The city of Central Falls, Rhode Island is in the process of not having a library that they can call their own. There is no place for kids to go and rent books, no place for high school kids to go and use the computers or have a quiet place for homework assignment, and no place for unemployed adults to have access to computers to look for employment. The building could be boarded up along with so many other building in the city. There are no funds to keep the building open and no money to pay the library staff. Volunteers have stepped up to staff the library on a few select days with only a few hours. This gives people the opportunity to at least have access to the library a few times a week. The people that have stepped up are not being paid and doing it all on their free time. It is nice to see that there are some people who believe in helping others and trying to make a difference in their community

There is always a lot of talk around election time, let's see if they walk the talk AFTER elections.

A long time Mission resident is making his first run for municipal office. Jim Hinds has lived in Mission for more than 30 years and has always kept a close eye on the operations at municipal hall. Public safety and Mission's downtown revitalization plan are top priorities for Hinds in this year's election.

I chose this as my resource contribution because I had read the article earlier in the week, but when I read this week's readings, particularly, 'The Call to Service', when the author talked about and 'us' and 'them' mentality and the risk of joining ranks with the very people we are opposing, I could make a relation. There are times when civic engagement can turn ugly and I thought she showed a great example of turning the tides of a mob mentality.

Making civic engagement a priority of college.

Changing schools and the way students look at civic engagement, from kindergarten on up.

All programs are developed by residents in response to community needs. , Hyde Square Task Force has developed on-going programs for youth and families that help them advance at school and in careers, but also help create positive relations and opportunities to take pride and action in the community.

Civic engagement bonds youth to their communities, inviting them to participate in the power structures and decision-making processes that influence their daily lives. At Sociedad Latina we value and respect youth intelligence, passion, and leadership abilities. We work to combat the trend of disempowered, disengaged youth by creating space in our community for young people to effect meaningful change.

Civic Engagement is infused in all youth development programming at Sociedad Latina, as we train all youth to advocate for themselves and their communities. Youth learn the importance of civic engagement, and receive the tools and space they need to be active citizens while at Sociedad Latina.

Students come together so they can finally receive their class schedules after already being back to school and not having them.

President Obama has introduced a new awareness campaign for young men to join and help protect women on college campuses. It's called "It's On Us" campaign.

Cincinnati Public Schools and Ohio's State Board of Education know that parents and families are children's first and most important teachers. Partnerships among families, schools and communities that are child-centered and family-strengthening will guide and motivate students to be productive citizens in a global society.

Holly, this article made me think of the problems many Boston schools face.

The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement - provides resource and research related to young American's civic and political engagement.

"This may not mean anything to somebody who is accustomed to civic action or to somebody who has always recognized the power they have. But for me, being a poor black girl from Baltimore, knowing I helped pass two pieces of important legislation makes me feel invincible."-Taikira White, The Intersection A young girl from Baltimore became active in civic engagement due to seeing kids like herself not go very far or even worse die. These two girls took a stand when most people just want to look the other way. It is easier to just leave things the way they are instead of standing up and trying to make a change for something that you believe in or think is right, What an inspiration these two young ladies are, they fought for what they wanted and are not only doing something for themselves they are helping their community and trying to make it a better place.