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Resource Contribution 2 - 0 views

For my second resource contribution I wanted to share Yoga Gangsters. "Yoga Gangsters is a Miami-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to empower youth by addressing the sympt...

started by Athena Wyman Battalen on 20 Sep 14 no follow-up yet

Resource Contribution - 0 views

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uanl9nA3ObI This video is a great example of civic engagement. As I have mentioned previously, my mother is a United States Marine…She is also a police officer. In ...

started by ffaldor001 on 20 Sep 14 no follow-up yet

Problems - 5 views

Try now - https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=5UA86GPA-vQ Again, I think your main problem is that you are posting "Topics" rather than "Bookmarks"

started by Lori C on 17 Sep 14 3 follow-ups, last by Felicia Sullivan on 19 Sep 14

Can Madison Park High School in Roxbury, MA be saved? - 0 views

www.bostonglobe.com/...story.html

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Lori C on 19 Sep 14

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

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Holly, this article made me think of the problems many Boston schools face.</div>

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Education advocates urge for a better New Jersey school - 4 views

The SDA's chief executive officer Charles McKenna retorted, "That is not an SDA problem." "If we had new schools, it wouldn't be a problem," Hodges replied. This stood out the most to me. The pas...

started by hollybelanger on 18 Sep 14 1 follow-up, last by Lori C on 19 Sep 14

CIRCLE - 1 views

www.civicyouth.org

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Felicia Sullivan on 17 Sep 14

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

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Open Street, Open World - 1 views

https://www.facebook.com/CircleTheCityBoston/photos/gm.273505566174437/587364654713472/?type=1

community Promoting

started by Lori C on 17 Sep 14 no follow-up yet

Active Civic Engagement-Creating a New Normal for Youth - 1 views

www.ed.gov/...reating-a-new-normal-for-youth

shared by Jen Bautista on 16 Sep 14 - No Cached

Jen Bautista on 16 Sep 14

"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.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"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.</div>

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Resource Contribution: Jurors and Voting. - 1 views

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-guthrie-ferguson/do-jurors-become-better-c_b_5621396.html This link shows an article on a study about jurors and the how it takes effect on the citizen's life ...

Engagement community civic Change Better Promoting Project Voting Juror Service

started by Nina Marrero on 16 Sep 14 no follow-up yet

Lori Caiby Voicethread - 3 views

Lori - you submit via Blackboard and then I will post to the wiki here -http://civicengage.wikispaces.com/1+-+Autobiographical+Introductions

started by Lori C on 15 Sep 14 1 follow-up, last by Felicia Sullivan on 16 Sep 14

Net Neutrality-Contribution 1 - 0 views

started by Jarrett Ring on 15 Sep 14 no follow-up yet

Habitat for humanity - 1 views

http://www.habitat.org/ Habitat for humanity builds houses for people who don't have the means to get one on their own and they don't charge too much for them to be able to keep thee homes.

started by courtney gilcoine on 15 Sep 14 no follow-up yet

UMass committed to civic engagement - 2 views

UMass has a strong civic engagement agenda. The Dartmouth campus has hosted a civic engagement summit for the last several years. This year's summit was dedicated to the victims of the marathon bom...

civic community together

started by umassdonna on 15 Sep 14 no follow-up yet

Four Corners Action Coalition - 1 views

http://www.gfcac.org/ There is a lot of discrimination for non white families looking to purchase homes, meaning banks wont lend them the money or sign off on a house, and the people of Boston who...

started by ycolonc on 15 Sep 14 no follow-up yet

Resource 1 - 0 views

For my first resource contribution of the semester I picked is Harlem Grown. It is a non-profit in Harlem, NY that brings farming to the city and the young people who live there. I chose this org...

started by Athena Wyman Battalen on 15 Sep 14 no follow-up yet

Boston marathon bombing victims rebuild - 5 views

http://bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2014/09/alliance_helps_marathon_bombing_victims_rebuild?utm_campaign=bostonherald_trending_stories&utm_source=bostonherald&utm_medium=trending_stor...

started by hollybelanger on 14 Sep 14 no follow-up yet

Mental health care is critical, for rich and poor - The Boston Globe - 1 views

www.bostonglobe.com/...story.html

shared by dana_warner on 12 Sep 14 - No Cached

dana_warner on 12 Sep 14

In the wake of the death of Robin Williams, The Boston Globe's article "Parity in mental health care a must," encompasses society's strains when trying to access care for mental health and addiction-- a problem that traverses the United States yet continues to be swept under the carpet. Cullen notes that "One of the symptoms of a sick society is the difficulty so many people face trying to access and pay for good mental health care," bringing into perspective the hoops patients are forced to jump through just to get some medical attention. The lack of funding as well as the issue of stigma is raised. In many cases, mental health is not viewed as physically impairing and therefore does not need to be treated as such. Despite the probability of a devastating outcome, this article raises the very real issue of mental health services that low income and possibly even middle income families find themselves up against. Mental illness and addiction are cases of medical disorders very much like diabetes or heart disease. The burden of mental illnesses in the United States can be laid to blame on the politicians who refuse to enforce parity laws. The article mentions the high rates of practitioners who refuse to accept many insurance plans and the low reimbursement rates, which dissuade young people from entering the field. The mental health field continues to be thinly stretched and is only worsening in terms of practitioner availability and reimbursement. Untreated behavioral health is becoming an epidemic-- Stigma associated with behavioral health conditions stands in the way of families and individuals attempting to access sufficient care, leaving people to suffer in silence because of the destructive value system so much of society has adopted.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In the wake of the death of Robin Williams, The Boston Globe's article "Parity in mental health care a must," encompasses society's strains when trying to access care for mental health and addiction-- a problem that traverses the United States yet continues to be swept under the carpet. Cullen notes that "One of the symptoms of a sick society is the difficulty so many people face trying to access and pay for good mental health care," bringing into perspective the hoops patients are forced to jump through just to get some medical attention. The lack of funding as well as the issue of stigma is raised. In many cases, mental health is not viewed as physically impairing and therefore does not need to be treated as such. Despite the probability of a devastating outcome, this article raises the very real issue of mental health services that low income and possibly even middle income families find themselves up against. Mental illness and addiction are cases of medical disorders very much like diabetes or heart disease. The burden of mental illnesses in the United States can be laid to blame on the politicians who refuse to enforce parity laws. The article mentions the high rates of practitioners who refuse to accept many insurance plans and the low reimbursement rates, which dissuade young people from entering the field. The mental health field continues to be thinly stretched and is only worsening in terms of practitioner availability and reimbursement. Untreated behavioral health is becoming an epidemic-- Stigma associated with behavioral health conditions stands in the way of families and individuals attempting to access sufficient care, leaving people to suffer in silence because of the destructive value system so much of society has adopted.</div>

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Death Penalty Reconsidered in NH - 0 views

After failing to pass a Senate vote last month, the NH House resubmits death penalty repeal with added amendment defining capital cases and sentences of life without parole.

http:__www.unionleader.com_article_20140510_NEWS03_140519919

started by donna mogardo on 21 May 14 no follow-up yet

Online Communities - 1 views

started by Angela Dell'Isola on 05 May 14 no follow-up yet

Importance of Social Capital - 1 views

This video is really interesting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDzAnc3yKMI It describes the importance of building social capital in the modern world and how emphasis on creating networks of peop...