Youth
Zines |
| Wire
Tap |
WireTap is the independent information
source by and for socially conscious youth. They showcase investigative
news articles, personal essays and opinions, artwork and activism
resources that challenge stereotypes, inspire creativity, foster dialogue
and give young people a voice in the media. |
| Youth
Outlook |
YO! Youth Outlook is an award-winning
literary monthly journal of youth life in the Bay Area, featuring
in-depth reporting pieces and first-person essays, comic strips and
poetry pages. |
| ZNET
Youth Watch |
The site has links to interesting alternative
media articles about youth, and a list of youth organizations and
activism resources. |
| Youth
In Control |
Youth In Control is a project of Youth
Radio. This site is a place where students at Youth Radio can express
themselves in a multimedia environment while learning valuable skills
in journalism and web, audio and video production. It is also a place
where youth all over the world can interact. Youth In Control is for
youth, by youth! |
| Teen
Slant |
"The goal
of Teen/Slant is to offer a haven for teens who care about real issues
and want to make a difference in the world." produced by two
Los Angeles Teens, This site is filled with youth perspectives.
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| Foster
Care Youth United |
Foster Care Youth
United is the only bi-monthly magazine written by and for young people
in foster care. FCYU is designed to give a voice to young people living
in the system by providing a forum for an open exchange of views and
experiences by those most impacted by foster care. |
Activism |
| Youth
Empowerment Center |
YEC brings together several of the Bay
Area's strongest youth-supporting institutions to better meet the
needs of the growing youth movement. |
| Youth
Activism |
Youth Activism
looks to provide youth with advice so they can transform their ideas
into practical proposals and develop strategies for gaining the attention
of and convince community and government leaders that young people
must no longer be shut out of the decision-making process. |
| Colorlines
War on Youth |
ColorLines Magazine
and the DataCenter's Impact Research Team have come together to create
a set of resources for organizers and activists fighting against the
War on Youth. IIncludes background articles, links and tools for activists.
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| Gay-Straight
Alliance Network |
Gay-Straight
Alliance Network is a youth-led organization that connects school-based
Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources.
Through peer support, leadership development, and training, GSA Network
supports young people in starting, strengthening, and sustaining GSAs
and builds the capacity of GSAs to: 1. create safe environments in
schools for students to support each other and learn about homophobia
and other oppressions; 2. educate the school community about homophobia,
gender identity, and sexual orientation issues; and 3. fight discrimination,
harassment, and violence in schools. |
War
& Peace |
| Middle
East Children's Alliance |
The Middle East
Children's Alliance is a non-governmental organization, working for
peace and justice in the Middle East; focusing on Palestine, Israel,
Lebanon and Iraq. |
| International
Action Center |
Initiated in
1992 by former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark and other anti-war
activists, the IAC incorporates the demands to end racism, sexism
and poverty in the U.S. with opposition to U.S. militarism and exploitative
domination around the world |
| Town
Hall Committee Against War |
The Town Hall
Committee Against War and Hate formed on September 20, 2001, in an
emergency response to the September 11 tragedy. The first Town Hall
meeting saw 500 concerned San Franciscans come together to discuss
the significance of September 11 and what would happen next. As the
country mourned, US government leaders talked of revenge while pointing
dangerous fingers at Middle Eastern people. In response, the Town
Hall Committee voted to work together to achieve these four points
of unity: STOP THE WAR! STOP RACIST SCAPEGOATING! DEFEND CIVIL LIBERTIES!
U.S. OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST! |
| Voice
of Palestine |
A Seattle, Washington
based community group with strong ties to Palestine. Most of the group's
members are US citizens who either have relatives in Palestine or
generally sympathize with the Palestinians and what the illegal Israeli
occupation is causing in their communities. |
| International
A.N.S.W.E.R. |
Act Now to Stop
War and End Racism—check this site often for political action
in your area. |
| The
Origin of the Palestine-Israel Conflict |
Published by
Jews for Justice in the Middle East. Contains the complete text of
this book examining the origins of conflict in the region. |
Writers
& Poets |
| Youth
Speaks |
Bringing young people together across
community, school, and neighborhood lines through the written and
spoken word. A nonprofit resource community for young writers in the
San Francisco Bay Area and all five boroughs of New York City. |
| WritersCorps |
Transforming individuals and communities
through the written word. |
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