Archive for June, 2012

Vice President Biden Launches Dating Violence PSA

Vice President Biden Launches Dating Violence PSA

  Vice President Biden introduces a new PSA that encourages men to speak up and help prevent dating violence and sexual assault as part of the 1 is 2 Many initiative to reduce violence against women. June 21, 2012        

We Just Don’t Get It — Education is ALL About the Teachers

We Just Don’t Get It — Education is ALL About the Teachers

New America Media, Commentary, Matt Amaral, Posted: Jun 28, 2012 As I often peruse articles on education, I am forever baffled by the lack of meaningful ideas about the direction it should take. The only plans seem to revolve around curtailing collective bargaining rights, evaluating teachers, tenure reform, and Mitt Romney going so far as to say class size [...]

We’Ced Launch Celebration

We’Ced Launch Celebration

On June 14, 2012, We’Ced Youth Media presented their first magazine to the public. Their launch celebration showed off the new youth voice of Merced and over 200 people attended. By Luis Pacheco and Kevin Shelton, The Know Fresno’s Youth Voice  http://www.theknowfresno.org/

Local Youth Rally in Sacramento for Youth Bill of Rights

Local Youth Rally in Sacramento for Youth Bill of Rights

By Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella Unincorporated Sacramento, Calif. — Youth leaders are considered the future — but on June 20, 2012, youth from the Eastern Coachella Valley and throughout California became part of history. Youth and their adult allies from all over the State came together in Sacramento to participate in the Student and Youth Bill [...]