youth

Congratulations to Francisco (Frank) Armenta, REACH LA’s own Ovahness Leader, who received the 2009 Courage Award by the Colin Higgins Foundation.

As a tech savvy Millennial I rely heavily on the Internet and
appreciate the convenience of information at my fingertips. My day
begins and ends with NextMuni.com. But what if my access was limited?

ZeroDivide's grantee YO! Youth Outlook is teaming up with WireTap Magazine to announce the week long Youth Media Blog-a-Thon to kick off on May 13.

New results from a poll of California youth ages 16 to 22 reveals a yearning for the traditional structures of marriage, parenthood, and religion as well as the desire for and benefits of a college education.  Past CTFC grantee New America Media commissioned Bendixen & Associates, in co-sponsorship with the University of California Office of the President, to conduct the first ever cell phone survey of the state's youth.  Since a growing number of American youth re

Thought this would interest people: Former CTFC grantee the Ella Baker Center’s Silence the Violence project is still working hard to involve youth and media technology to stop the flood of violence in Oakland. Recent events include Turf Unity (a youth media training), a fundraiser at the home of former Oakland City Council candidate Aimee Allison, and the kick-off 2007 Silence the Violence party.

Youth live in a “urban wilderness”. Helping them envision their own future will help them navigate through this wilderness.

Howard Rheingold and Andrea Saveri of the Institute for the Future came to our office to talk about Youth and Civic Engagement in the Public Sphere. Here are my rough notes about their presentation and the conversation.

CTFC grantee Media Arts Center San Diego presents the San Diego Latino Film Festival.