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Intro
So you want to support
young people leading social change. You're a youth worker, a
teacher, a mom, a politician, or a someone who is really
concerned about how young people in your city are treated. What
can you do? The Freechild Project has found plenty of other people out
there, both young and older, who are working to share with
adults just how young people can be supported in authentic,
validating ways.
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Point to Ponder
"This world demands the qualities of youth:
not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a
quality of imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity,
of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease." - Robert
Kennedy.
Resources
Following are resource pages located on Freechild
that specifically address the roles of adults in social change
led by and with young people.
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Youth Voice 101 - The basics of
listening to the experience, knowledge, ideas and opinions of
young people.
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Adultism - Resources to educate
and combat the cultural, systemic, and attitudinal
discrimination against young people.
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Ephebiphobia - Websites and
publications with information and resources to educate society
about ephebiphobia, or the extreme fear of youth.
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Adults as Allies - Includes websites,
organizations, and publications that can assist adults in
serving young people leading social change.
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Parenting Young People for Social Change
- Information and
resources for people who want to engage their families as active
agents of progressive social change.
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Youth-Adult Partnerships - A definition and
tools to explore the potential of young people and adults
working together for social change.
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Intergenerational Action - Information and
resources about young people working with their elders to
promote social change and justice.
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Measure of Social Change - A discussion tool
that synopsizes the roles of adults within social change led by
and with young people.
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Reading List for Adults
- Publications,
including papers and books, that explore the role of adults.
Includes free downloads and books for purchase.
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Stop the War on Young People
- Information and resources about the social stigma surrounding
young people and perpetuated by many adults.
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