http://jonah.tigblog.org/ What's on the minds of young leaders from around the globe? en-us http://jonah.tigblog.org/post/675237
http://blog.trendctv.com/glamorous-life-blog/2009/04/10/one-week-until-the-big-ygl-event/]]> Thu, 21 May 2009 17:39:00 EDT http://jonah.tigblog.org/post/675237 38.9905556 -77.026388938.9905556-77.0263889 http://jonah.tigblog.org/post/668907 There are a lot of young people serving in very senior positions in the Obama administration. Here are three:

Joshua DuBois, 26, Head of White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1877501,00.html

Jon Favreau, 27, Director of Speechwriting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Favreau_(speechwriter)

Chris Hughes, 25, Coordinator for Online Organization of the Obama Campaign
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hughes_(Facebook)

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Sure, I'm aware that this "advice" could be used for the Obama-Biden administration staff selection process, which I'm interested in, so I'll go with a first person narrative.

In 2000 I co-founded the Global Youth Action Network, with a dream, much like Obama's platform, of empowering greater youth participation in politics. I believe that when young people are given a voice, a place to stand, or a voice, and are inspired and unencumbered, they are capable of great things. Many have called young people the "world's greatest untapped resource."

My advice to the administration is to set in motion a series of structural and political "opportunities" that open the door for citizens, and especially young people, to "participate" in greater and greater ways.

I helped Brazil develop its national youth policies. One piece of legislation requests that all high schools in the country create environmental councils. Picture students organizing to be stewards of their school, working together to map its carbon footprint and reduce waste. It's inspiring a new generation of environmentalists. Another policy, created by earlier creative legislators, requests that all schools have student unions and elections. They encourage democratic participation early on. Another "innovative" idea, in the laboratory of social technologies, which is Brazil, is the "Participatory Budget." Picture a city setting aside 1% of its annual budget, each year, to projects determined by consensus-inspired, citizen-led decision-making processes. Imagine dozens of young people getting together to determine whether their town should invest in a job training center or a music recording studio. They learn from each other in the process, and realize that "job training" serves a greater community. I saw it happen and that kind of deliberative process created more trust, ensuring that the Job Training Center was very successful, with lots of participation, doing much more than your traditional center could ever do.

Brazil is just one of many countries in the world with innovative social technologies that bring people (especially young) together in new ways. 45 of the 46 countries in the Council of Europe have "National Youth Councils." They provide a platform for young people to engage in the democratic process and deliver their political recommendations to national legislatures. Dozens of countries around the world have "National Youth Service" programs where "conscription" doesn't mean serving the army, but serving communities instead. Malaysia has National Youth Awards which recognize the extraordinary contributions of young people to their communities each year. The honor inspires many to choose community participation over materialism. My friend in Viet Nam runs a radio show where young people talk about their solutions for the country's problems. Another friend manages a Latin American network of young people who read newspapers, identify mis-representations of youth, and youth issues, and then respond by writing editorials and educating journalists. Another friend in the Gambia brings truck loads of city youth into the countryside. They connect with the land, the produce, the origins of their food, and commit themselves to an organic, independent future. The global food security alarms that went off earlier this year were silent in his backyard.

The world has a lot of wisdom and ideas to offer us, here in the USA. Many of these programs don’t cost a penny. All we need is the idea, or the visibility, or the convener, or the wave of the legislative wand. Maybe it's coming?

The Bush administration looked out into the big unknown world with fear and suspicion. This new administration doesn't. I think we should create a Presidential Commission on Youth and Intergenerational Partnership. I'd be happy to share my vision of what it could be… but who's ear do I have? Yours? Email me: jonah@youthlink.org (www.bridgingnetwork.org)
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I'm now living in the USA, near Washington, DC. I'm a dad. My son is almost four. I helped build the Leverage Alliance (a network of young philanthropists) and then the Bridging Network (www.bridgingnetwork.org) to consult on young philanthropy.

In July of 2007 I launched www.ezintouch.com to help people with contact management and email marketing and in September of 2007 I became the chief system geek at Distributive Networks (www.distributivenetworks.com) to be part of the team that developed the technology for Obama's text messaging platform.

Oh, I also just helped my Dad launch a bed and breakfast / vacation rental on his farm in Union, WV. Check out www.pynemountainfarm.com

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I just found two more today by surfing the net for "global youth"

The UN Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
http://www.undcp.org/global_youth_network.html

The World Conservation Union's Global Youth Reporters Programme
http://www.iucn.org/info_and_news/gyrp/

World Youth Organization on Climate Change
http://www.wyocc.org/

I've listed a bunch at the bottom of this page:
http://www.youthmovements.org/analysis.htm

... more to come ...

]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2002 12:09:00 EST http://jonah.tigblog.org/post/3198 38.9905556 -77.026388938.9905556-77.0263889 http://jonah.tigblog.org/post/2301 to youth around the world and why youth should be involved in decision-making/democracy?

Please add links.

1.
My private set of links http://www.youthmovements.org/articles

2. Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development, "Rejecting the Isolation of Youth--Adults and Organizations Dramatically Benefit"(Preview of article from the Nonprofit Quarterly, Winter 2001). Historically adults and programs excluded young people in program development and decision-making. In the 1990's, people recognized and data indicated that this practice had negative consequences and leaders of all ages began to transform their daily activities and programs. The results have been enormously positive and have powerful implications for many organizations and the sector as a whole. Click here: http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/youth/rejectingisolation.php

3.
http://www.freechild.org/youth_involvement_main_page.htm
Welcome to The Freechild Project's SIYI. Around the world, there is a powerful movement that gains more momentum every year, and it is called youth involvement. Youth involvement seeks to include the voice of youth throughout society, in communities, governments, and organizations. Through the SIYI I am studying the implications, impacts, and outcomes of youth involvement. Here are some of the resources I have identified in that study. For more information on the SIYI contact info@freechild.org.

4.
http://www.atTheTable.org
Visit At The Table for massive information about youth involvement throughout the U.S., and ideas on how to get youth involved in your area.

5.
Nonprofit Quarterly Editors, "Hampton, Virginia: A City-wide Enabling Environment," (Preview of an article from the Nonprofit Quarterly, Winter 2001). This article highlights not only how one community came to understand the convergence between community health and youth development but also provides some practical suggestions for creating an environment for enabling youth and young adult participation. Click here: http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/youth/citywide.php
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1)

New Publication Links Youth Organizations to Funding Opportunities The Office of Youth Services' "Sources of Funding for Youth Services" provides a comprehensive and up-to-date look at organizations funding youth services, including opportunities in health care, substance abuse and
technology. Tips on proposal writing are also included.

2)

http://www.doleta.gov/youth_services/maps-founding.asp

The Council of Europe has established special funds providing financial assistance for international youth activities:

http://www.coe.fr/youth/english/EYF/funding.htm

3) Here is a web guide to youth fundraising resources created by YouthActionNet.org which is a project of the International Youth Foundation

http://www.youthactionnet.org/files.fcgi/604_resource_guide.pdf

4) The Africa Youth Foundation, in Germany!??

http://www.ayf.org

5) Applying online:

TIG's ideafund: http://www.ideafund.org

GYAN's awards: http://www.takingitglobal.org/action/yiaa.html

Be the Change $: http://www.peacechild.org/bethechange/default.asp

6) I think the two largest youth funders in the USA are the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts

http://www.pewtrusts.org
http://www.wkkf.org

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Source: www.comminit.com
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wl/oneworld/
Promoting Sustainable Development and Southern Voices Online
November 1 2001, iConnect online. OneWorld International has launched a daily news service on Yahoo! News. The sources for the stories and links are NGOs. OneWorld aims to increase the visibility of its 1000 partner organisations, particularly those from the South. It is the first daily non-profit world news syndication on a major corporate Web portal. The news service focuses on events relating to human rights, world poverty, social justice, the environment and sustainable development. ]]> Sat, 08 Dec 2001 07:26:00 EST http://jonah.tigblog.org/post/1938 38.9905556 -77.026388938.9905556-77.0263889 http://jonah.tigblog.org/post/1778
on web logs
http://www.paulandrews.com/stories/storyReader$122

on open publishing and democratic media
http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~matthewa/catk/openpub.txt

Both of them show me that swarms of internet users (probably mostly youth) will create new, open, demcratic media alternatives - mostly via the net, and could perhaps break a media monopoly and traditional power structures. I'm not subversive - the movement is...
]]> Mon, 26 Nov 2001 15:53:00 EST http://jonah.tigblog.org/post/1778 38.9905556 -77.026388938.9905556-77.0263889 http://jonah.tigblog.org/post/1098 http://www.training-youth.net

I wonder - does their exist a comprehensive list of online training resources for youth? Perhaps we should create such a resource list here on TIG?

-Jonah
]]> Tue, 02 Oct 2001 15:54:00 EDT http://jonah.tigblog.org/post/1098 38.9905556 -77.026388938.9905556-77.0263889 http://jonah.tigblog.org/post/877 ready to help violence leave the earth. Here is my recipe. My tears
have gone. How it is all about healing...

I must stare in the the face of dispair with hope.

All my love,

Jonah

===

How do we leave terrorism behind?

The September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States have left
millions in horror and grief. The central nervous system of the global
economy has been paralyzed. It will be a long road to recovery. The
world has changed forever. I believe anyone could become a terrorist,
anyone who is hurt inside.

How can we leave hurt behind?

We must recognize injustice and participate together in healing.
Forgiveness is our greatest healing device.

What can I do?

Be the change that you wish to see in the world. Love as much as you
can. Create a world that works for all.

The existing system for global decision making doesn't work. How can we
change it?

The definition of democracy is "participation of the people in decision
making." Planning must be done by the people, not for the people. Too
few people are involved in decision making. Too many are not able or
not allowed to participate.

Young people are the greatest untapped resource in the world today.
They have idealism and high energy. They rejuvenate institutions and
their allies. They are better connected on the Internet than any group.


The time has come to build a World Youth Parliament that will rest on
the grassroots supports of youth and their allies, will participate in
global decision making, and build world democracy.

The analysis:
http://www.youthmovements.org

Many tools:
http://www.youthlink.org

The Global Coalition for World Democracy
http://www.worldcitizen.org

Ps The chinese character for "crisis" is danger + opportunity.

Wisdom:
http://www.co-intelligence.org
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Two things on my mind.

1)
There is an amazing conference this weekend near nyc. See http://www.resurgence.org

The speakers:

Lester Brown: President of the WorldWatch Institute, Washington DC
Jane Goodall: animal rights campaigner, author of Reason for Hope: a spiritual journey
Hazel Henderson: economist, author of Creating Alternative Futures
James Hillman: Jungian psychologist, author of The Soul's Code and Kinds of Power
Amory Lovins: Director of Rocky Mountain Institute, author of Natural Capitalism
Peter Matthiessen: practitioner of Zen Buddhism, author of Snow Leopard
Frances Moore Lappé: Institute for Food and Democracy, author of Food First
Anita Roddick: Founder of The Body Shop, author of Business as Unusual
Gunter Pauli: Director of Zero Emissions Research Institute
Satish Kumar: Editor of Resurgence, author of Path without Destination
Cathrine Sneed: Director of the Garden Project, San Francisco

2)
Also, this piece of software helps people manage their emotions, be less stressed and in full control of their lives
http://www.freezeframer.com/ by http://www.hearthmath.com

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