“We are the movement—every generation, they have youth at the front of the movement.” Lexie Tesch, @gencitizen alum and former chair of Berkeley Youth Commission. Tune in to or conversation! https://t.co/iRzCgJkdzr
“Democracy is an ideal, not a static concept. We have to constantly dedicate ourselves to trying to improve it.” - @ScottLWarren of @gencitizen at @INFORUMsf’s “The Power of Youth in Our Politics” conversation #BeINFORUMed
“Too often young people are not being invited to the table and not asked what they think. Adults tokenize the voices of young people, saying ‘young people are the voice of the future’ without actually listening to what they think.” - @ScottLWarren@INFORUMsf@gencitizen#civics
“My GPA isn’t going to matter if I’m dead."
Across the planet, in 100 countries and every state in the US, thousands upon thousands of children skipped school and took to the streets with a message for the adults: save the world you broke. https://t.co/G1f40qDUdG #ClimateStrike
I wrote a book! It's called "Generation Citizen: The Power of Youth in Politics." And @greenlightbklyn will be hosting the launch on Tuesday, March 5th. Would love to see you there if you can make it: https://t.co/UXNKHMwujW
"Today’s students are the future, but they’re also actors of change for today." - A'Niya Bankston, @gencitizen
via @hechingerreport
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Some of our eighth graders got to check out @gencitizen Fall Civics Day, so they can start thinking about their own projects for the spring! Congrats to @OC_sfusd@mlk_ms and @SFHooverMS for your impressive and important work! 💜💛 @caitpaul
SO proud of our Student Changemaker, Stephanie! “Adults may say they know what’s going on and can fix it, but we’re waiting. If we want change it’s going to be up to all of us!” 😍 #CivicsDay
Our superstar Student Changemaker Award winner, Stephanie Irving from Dr. MLK Jr. Middle School, delivering an amazing speech about how she raised her voice against gun violence in her community. #CA#CivicsDay
“But, that messy, responsive, and eventually fruitful process is actually the point.” Civics is Social and Emotional by @gencitizen https://t.co/hmUbUjUfMD
Some thoughts I put together on @gencitizen's gradual change in strategy and language- from forceful to vanilla, inspired by @AnandWrites's recent "Winners Take All" book: https://t.co/Lcko6llftp
"Civics education is popular again" writes @gencitizen's Scott Warren & Andrew Wilkes, and "racial equity must be put first" #hsgovchat https://t.co/cFj6lDbjgL via @educationweek
How can students and young people become more engaged in our communities + issues that matter to them? Join speakers from @gencitizen, @CoroNorCal, @JoinBrigade on 8/28 for a convo on building citizens + civic leaders from the ground up! Tix: https://t.co/Mjo1nUzEUu #beinforumed
Effective, project-based civics education can have a real impact on our youth and communities. Passing S.2375 is an opportunity to make sure EVERY student in every community gets this type of education. Let's get it passed! #MAcivicsforall#CivicsforMA https://t.co/sv5UceoD9J