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Young People and Globalization
Since
before the Seattle Anti-Globalization Protests
of 1999 young people have become increasingly interested and
involved in international relations. Sometimes this has been
negative, as in Seattle, where youth activists were united with
workers around the globe to say that forms of economic
globalization promoted by the World Bank and the IMF threatens
democracy. Sometimes young people promote globalization,
particularly when it comes to culture and knowledge-sharing.
Resources related to Children,
Youth and Globalization
Check Your
Head (CYH) is a youth driven organization located in
Vancouver. CYH educates young people on global issues, by looking
at the connection between global events and issues and local
realities.
Global Youth Connect
(Mountain View, CA) - Our mission is to build and support a
community of youth working to defend human rights and social justice
and to inspire and empower a new generation of youth to act for
meaningful social change.
www.youthactivism.org
Features stories expanded from Neva Welton and Linda Wolf's book,
Global Uprising: Confronting the Tyrannies of the 21st Century:
Stores from a New Generation of Activists
Globalisation of Youth Activism and Human Rights - An
international survey of how globalization affects youth activists
who are struggling for human rights by Oxfam.
Youth Activism and Global Engagement - A OneWorld US Special
Report that focuses on the intersection of activism among young
people on college campuses and global issues. It represents
excerpts from a longer report prepared for the Global
Interdependence Initiative by Paul G. Aaron, with the purpose of
identifying areas in which young activists and adults engaged in
work on global issues might work together. The report will be
published here in ten segments.
Reading
List on Youth - The Freechild Project's collection of
publications about young people, including globalization
Youth,
Globalization, and the Law -
Edited by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh and Ronald Kassimir. This
book addresses the impact of globalization on the lives of youth,
focusing on the role of legal institutions and discourses. As
practices and ideas travel the globe—such as the promotion and
transmission of zero tolerance and retributive justice programs,
the near ubiquitous acceptance of the UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child, and the transnational migration of street gangs—the
legal arena is being transformed.
Struggling for Solidarity: The 'International Solidarity Movement'
as a Snapshot of Transnational Youth Activism. Written by Mica
Pollock. This article provides a snapshot of youth activism in
relationship to the movement towards global solidarity in the
social justice realm.
Democracy Now
Democracy Now! is a national, daily,
independent, award-winning news program airing on over 450 stations in
North America. It is excellent, with host Amy Goodman providing a
powerful, insightful and just perspective on the news. DN frequently
covers social justice, globalization and even youth activist news.
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