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Submitted by marisahurlbert on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 22:33.
Students of the Mississippi-Vermont Community Comection class at Twinfield Union School in Marshfield, Vermont have been learning from a “Rights in Action” curriculum. It is a model that enables students to reflect, create and fulfill action plans while building a voice that empowers and is shaped by community. Imagine a new generation of citizen activists bridging our nation’s North and South divide, raising their voices on important public issues, and enlisting community leaders and educators as partners in the civic and political life of their communities.
Submitted by master47 on Thu, 12/13/2007 - 12:19.
My program the suitland civic assoc. is a non-profit organization responsible for the will-being of the citizens in the city of Suitland. In this program we connect with all local officials and provide the common needs for all citizens. Every month we have meetings with the whole town and discuss current and reoccuring issuses and how we can slove them. I for the most part work with the youth since thats my age group.
Submitted by chadbullo07 on Tue, 11/27/2007 - 18:46.
Growing up in NC, Chad Bullock is surrounded by empty tobacco warehouses and old tobacco advertisements. He is also constantly surrounded by the deadly smoke from his family member’s lit cigarettes. Chad has always been uneasy by the presence of smoke.
A group of youth noticed that the Durham Bulls Athletic Park allowed cigarette smoking at such as family oriented event. Knowing that smoking causes many illnesses in adults and children we knew something had to be done.
Submitted by erinschrode on Sun, 11/18/2007 - 03:05.
*MISSION*
A Coalition Led by Passionate Young Women: Our mission is to educate the public about existing toxic chemicals found in cosmetics and personal care products, to advocate for legislation that protects our right to health and to inspire teens across the nation to work together and create change within their communities.
In collaboration with the National Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, teen campaign members played a key role in the passage of SB484, The California Safe Cosmetics Act in October of 2005.
Submitted by cat.sweatman on Tue, 06/05/2007 - 12:10.
I became interested in Alzheimer's research five years ago when my father was diagnosed with the disease at 52 years of age. This year,(after moving from Denver, CO to Fort Smith, AR) I decided I wanted to do something to help. I went to one of the few people I felt I could talk to; my science teacher, Steve Arnold. After telling him about my dad and what I wanted to do, he sent out an e-mail to everyone on his list asking if they knew a way that I could get in touch with someone who knew how I could help.
Submitted by statisticallysp... on Thu, 03/29/2007 - 21:36.
My name is Miranda and I live in Texas in a small suburb outside the capital city of Austin. Our area contains a lot of children with special needs and disabilities and each year we get even more children. However, the special education CO-OP that my school is a part of does not always have funds needed to by needed equipment to the children, such as safety helmets or items to improve their motor skills. My goal is to raise money so that that forgotten necessities in the classrooms will be able to be paid for and will be bought.
Submitted by Jennifer_Zwilling on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 11:26.
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a widely misunderstood neurobiological disorder characterized by tics, involuntary motor involvements and vocalizations.
Submitted by Cheryl Perera on Wed, 03/07/2007 - 16:08.
It is often assumed that the world has not seen slavery since African slavery was abolished. Yet in today’s world, 2 million boys and girls are enslaved in the child sex industry—raped for pay, sold into prostitution, trafficked across borders, and bought as sexual souvenirs by tourists. The average age of these children is 13, however, there have been reports of children as young as 5…months. I was awakened to this fact when I was 16.
Submitted by rhodescourter on Wed, 03/07/2007 - 05:18.
Ashley Rhodes-Courter was born in North Carolina in 1985 and entered foster care in 1989. Over the next nine years, she lived in 14 placements before being adopted at age 12 by Phil and Gay Courter of Crystal River, Florida. By law, she had all the rights and privileges of any other American child, but her circumstances put her in a position where she had no parents, no home, and no voice for almost ten years. Many of her 14 foster homes were illegally overcrowded, one was extremely abusive, and two were modern orphanages serving troubled and dangerous children.
Submitted by BRICK Winner on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 22:30.
Andrew Ramirez Robertson served as the Deputy Director of Border Water Works in McAllen, TX and Albuquerque, NM. Andrew empowered more than 3,000 low-income residents of border communities called Colonias to create their own sewage and drainage systems through self-help construction projects. Through legislative advocacy, he helped make $18 million available for community-led environmental projects and expanded access to water, sewer and electricity services for border residents. Andrew won a BRICK Award in 2000.
