Today, the American Freedom Defense Initiative released a series of islamophobic subway ad’s in NY City that say, “In Any War Between the Civilized Man and the Savage, Support the Civilized Man. Support Israel, Defeat Jihad.” People responded via a twitter campaign using the hashtag #MySubwayAd.
I’m so thrilled I had a chance to speak with Rotary Peace Fellow, Mark Flanigan – a friend I made in grad school. He shared…
Voices Organizing for International Change, Empowerment and Support featuring DJ’s spinning, Live hip-hop, multimedia presentation, food, wine, and networking with like-minded people interested in activism,…
Luckily I did complete a big part of my midterm on the 4 hour ride to NYC while fighting motion sickness at the same time. We stayed at the Guest House off Park, which was a little awkward with its customer services, but worth the high-ceiling, vintage apartment right around the corner from the Empire State Building and Macy’s–plus not far of a walk from Time Square! So, here are the five BEST of the best memories of my NYC trip with ten youth!
One of the highlights of my trip down to El Salvador was linking with youth who were empowered by their communities to create self-sustainable methods of supporting themselves and/or their activism. I traveled around El Salvador as an adult adviser to the high-school Youth Delegation of the River Road Unitarian Universalists (which included fifteen youth and three adults). Almost every community we visited had cooperative style businesses and non-profits, hence, the youth in these communities also adopted this business/organizational style. Two of my favorite experiences in El Salvador where at youth driven initiatives that exemplify the different ways youth embrace independence and expression.
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