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CommonAction ― An engaged world is one where everyone lives fully and wholly, everyday in every way. Since 2010, the bevy of consultants and trainers with CommonAction have been working across the U.S. and Canada to promote the concept of an engaged world. We...
Tags: Social Change, Community, Civic Engagement, Community Engagement, Personal Engagement, Youth Engagement
Afletcher ― 1 week 4 days ago
The Small ― Well, we certainly know our own minds when it comes to the trivial, but the substantive? Bloom County, from circa 1984… Source: gocomics.com via E.L. on Pinterest
Tags: Civic Duty, Civic Engagement, Community Involvement, Dignity, POLITICS, Republicanism
The-small-r ― 6 weeks 2 days ago
Create A Voice ― #thePasseger an Original Series from Create_A_VoiceI ∙ have commuted in and out many locations, passing by some of Los ∙ Angeles most famous sites and landmarks. Underneath the sunshine and palm trees, exist a world of situations. ...
Tags: The Passenger An Original Series From #createavoice, Core Values, Civic Engagement, Life Skills, Community Organizing
Create A Voice ― 12 weeks ago
The Small ― Source: gocomics.com via E.L. on Pinterest Expectations are wreaking havoc with Americans. Corporations enjoy privatized profits, but expect the losses to be socialized, covered by American taxpayers. Some lower-income Americans,...
Tags: Civic Engagement, POLITICS, Social Criticism, Consumption, Entitlements, Paternalism
The-small-r ― 17 weeks ago
The Small ― As a firm believer in the local and decentralized, civic engagement and community involvement are a must for citizens. It seems Americans have entered a dark phase of existence, one wherein a single entity such as the Federal government or even ...
Tags: Civic Duty, Civic Engagement, Civic Virtue, Community, Decentralized Government, Dignity
The-small-r ― 18 weeks ago
Windows to Russia ― Source: http://eng.kremlin.ru/transcripts/4739#sel= Vladimir Putin made annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation which outlines priority targets for national political and economic development. The event took...
Tags: Russia, Civic Engagement, Federal Assembly, Priority Targets, Spiritual Identity, State Duma
Kylesvet ― 22 weeks ago
CommonAction ― Everyone has the human right to democratic processes regardless of age. Voting is one democratic process that shouldn't be dependent on a person's age. Age-based voting is an arbitrary barrier that disenfranchises a large minority of people in ...
Tags: Youth, Social Change, Civic Engagement, Activism, Youth Empowerment, Community Engagement
Afletcher ― 27 weeks ago
CommonAction ― The Freechild Project promotes new roles for young people throughout society. We do this through: ∙ Operating programs in a number of communities;Providing technical assistance;Facilitating training and speaking, and; Managing a massive ...
Tags: Social Change, Freechild, Civic Engagement, Youth Voice, Youth Empowerment, Youth Engagement
Afletcher ― 33 weeks ago
CommonAction ― Considering all the different ways people talk about engagement, a few years ago I laid down a series of essential definitions related to engagement. In this graphic taken from a presentation I did in North Carolina last year, I detail four of ...
Tags: Social Change, Society, Civic Engagement, Community Engagement, Personal Engagement, Engagement
Afletcher ― 40 weeks ago
CommonAction ― Learning about Heartspace and the Principle of Engagement challenges some people. After a lifetime of being told where, how, when, and why you need to be engaged at work, in the community, at your house, and everywhere outside yourself, it can be...
Tags: Social Change, Civic Engagement, Student Engagement, Community Engagement, Personal Engagement, Youth Engagement
Afletcher ― 45 weeks ago
CommonAction ― Photo by mikedugeniohansen on Flickr. All rights reserved.Since the turn of the millennium there have been an increasing number of individuals and organizations sounding the clarion call for engagement. Demanding that we emerge from our...
Tags: Civic Engagement, Student Engagement, Community Engagement, Personal Engagement, Youth Engagement, Engagement
CommonAction ― CommonAction facilitator Emma Margraf engaging youth ∙ in Pasco, Washington in fall 2011.Crises loom throughout our society, some real, some manufactured, all happening right now. At any given moment schools may be crumbling, health ...
Afletcher ― 47 weeks ago
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