Civic Engagement PCSCOR 325

I found this website for creating a change that described 4 barriers that make it harder and 4 principles that you need to understand.

http:__www.fastcoexist.com_1679609_4-principles-for-creating-change-and-4-barriers-that-make-it-harder

started by Briana Bizokas on 22 Apr 14 no follow-up yet

This link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpCzIniPZDU is to TedTalk lecture in which Ben Warner describes the importance of planning in making a difference but emphasizes that planning alone will d...

started by Angela Dell'Isola on 21 Apr 14 no follow-up yet

This article appeared in the Concord NH Patch, a town newsletter service specific to a number of New Hampshire towns. It details the panel discussion held Thursday April, 11th when the World Coalit...

http:__concord-nh.patch.com_groups_around-town_p_abolition-of-death-penalty-film-discussion-held-thursday

started by donna mogardo on 12 Apr 14 no follow-up yet

I figured since I talked about this so much this week I would share what it actually is like and about for people who have not heard about this before.

http:__afsp.donordrive.com_index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.eventGroup&eventGroupID=9AA117B3-F522-BB6D-359D1AA2D75A7958

started by Briana Bizokas on 08 Apr 14 no follow-up yet

This link: http://organizingforpower.org/ is a great resource for organizing for power. It discusses different approaches as well as provides information on the successes and failures of past endea...

started by Angela Dell'Isola on 07 Apr 14 no follow-up yet

This link http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-ricketts/john-oleary_b_3781830.html is a great source for inspiration and for understanding how one person can make a big difference. It is one of th...

started by Angela Dell'Isola on 07 Apr 14 no follow-up yet

I thought this website http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/emotions/volunteering/article3.html was great for the way it educated kids on making a difference. It relates to the readings of the past week in...

started by Angela Dell'Isola on 04 Apr 14 no follow-up yet

This girl saves up her pennies to be able to make a vegetables garden so her community will have healthy food to eat.

http:__www.nbcnews.com_id_40153870_ns_nbc_nightly_news_with_brian_williams-making_a_difference_

started by Briana Bizokas on 03 Apr 14 no follow-up yet

This website shows Legislation changes in the past years which shows you that it can be done if you work hard enough.

http:__www.immi.gov.au_legislation_amendments_

started by Briana Bizokas on 03 Apr 14 no follow-up yet

Immigration activists rally for Portland, Oregon's discontinued use of Wells Fargo bonds. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/17/immigration-rights-activists-portland_n_4114895.html?utm_hp_ref=...

started by Rachael Solano on 31 Mar 14 no follow-up yet

I think this is a wonderful website for actually giving the youth a voice. Here we read what actual youth said about having a voice in businesses. I think this is a great opportunity for them and a...

http:__www.theguardian.com_sustainable-business_children-youth-voice-business

started by Briana Bizokas on 30 Mar 14 no follow-up yet

This is a website that is about the social advocates for youth. This is a place that youth can stay to find advocates that can help them with their dreams and much more.

http:__www.saysc.org

started by Briana Bizokas on 27 Mar 14 no follow-up yet

This is a website that explains to students how to help them with service learning in the community. This talks about each point children need to look at and think about to really get the most out ...

http:__learningtogive.org_resources_preparing_students.asp

started by Briana Bizokas on 24 Mar 14 no follow-up yet

This link is for the blog of a company called Cross Cultural Solutions. This company sets up volunteer opportunities for people in the US to work in countries around the world. The blog has stories...

http:__www.crossculturalsolutions.org_blog

started by donna mogardo on 23 Mar 14 no follow-up yet

This dissertation about the direction the Bible gives to be civically engaged was a different twist on what I've usually seen people focus on when pointing to the Bible to regulate behavior. It had...

http:__gradworks.umi.com_34_92_3492787.html

started by Bryan McAskill on 19 Mar 14 1 follow-up, last by donna mogardo on 23 Mar 14

This story made me wonder exactly what she did to solve the water problem. Was it that her position with the town council made the vote for thins possible? Was it that the town couldn't get the wat...

started by Angela Dell'Isola on 21 Mar 14 1 follow-up, last by donna mogardo on 23 Mar 14

What I took from the reading the most was the fact that it can be so easy in today's world to become fast overwhelmed with the amount and severity of issues that exist. How can we possibly know whe...

started by Angela Dell'Isola on 13 Mar 14 no follow-up yet

Kansas City program that invites school and youth programs working with school-age children, to participate in creative projects that allow the youth to express their ideas, feelings and hopes for ...

http:__www.afsc.org_story_youth-civic-engagement-project

started by Bryan McAskill on 11 Mar 14 no follow-up yet

This article - http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/21/us/arizona-anti-gay-bill/ - mentions the ridiculous bill that was considered for implementation in the state of Arizona. It ties into our recent reading...

started by Angela Dell'Isola on 10 Mar 14 no follow-up yet

I posted this to represent how we can be engage locally in causes that are abroad, yet still affect a person personally; has cultural signifigance.

http:__wgbhnews.org_post_how-cambridge-womans-campaign-against-polaroid-weakened-apartheid

started by carmen powell on 09 Mar 14 no follow-up yet