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Youth-led climate protests sweep across Europe
European students are too cool for school -- and they know the planet is too hot for inaction.
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Economic uncertainty already hung over the heads of Puerto Rico’s children. Then came Maria.
Part of the hurricane's legacy will be the burden it foisted on the territory's young people.
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No vote, no problem. Young people think outside the ballot box.
These young people don’t get a say at the ballot box, but they’re holding older voters to account for their role in climate change
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New Orleans school cultivates a generation of forward-thinking farmers
Nat Turner and the hardworking young crew behind Our School at Blair Grocery are bringing healthy soil and fresh food to the Lower Ninth Ward.
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Karaoke and the power of ‘bottom-up self-organization’
In the season of budget-busting holiday spectacuthons, some cities are finding more humble ways to liven up parks and public spaces -- and the only fireworks are the ones residents bring with them.
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The young and the restless: Kids sue government over climate change
As the U.S. delegation drags its feet at the climate talks in Durban, South Africa, this week, a pack of kids back home is trying to force the old folks into action, the American way: They’re suing the bastards. In May, a group of young people, led by 17-year-old Alec Loorz (founder of Kids vs. […]
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Smacked down: How police action is feeding the Occupy movement
Photo: Jessica LehrmanOn Oct. 11, 2011, I asked the mayor of Baltimore to sleep with me. I challenged her to spend one night outside in front of City Hall in solidarity with Baltimore’s 4,000 homeless residents. It was a long shot, I knew. My good intentions notwithstanding, she would likely decline. But even I was […]
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Saving Ourselves from the Status Quo: Youth Stand Up for the Earth and their Future
This post was written by Michael Davidson. One block from my office in Washington, DC, young people frustrated by the lack of accountability and democracy in corporate America have gathered to demand and demonstrate change. I hear many voices of my generation as I walk through McPherson Square, but our concerns are unmistakable: unemployment, corruption, […]
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Teen acres [VIDEO]
Here's a Portland project that enables kids to actually get paid to farm -- further proof that the city is on the cutting edge of farms and food.