Activists Under 30

Global Youth, Social Justice, and Good Work
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-90-04-37717-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 164 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 118 g

Reihe: Youth, Media, and Culture Series

This unique book is divided into two sections. The first section highlights specific international youth activists, their biographies, work, and accomplishments. The second section is a collection of work by youth, who address their own activism, goals, identities, and needs. Commentaries by teachers, community workers, and facilitators compliment the entries, creating a unique, intergenerational and multi-faceted volume.

The book will serve to fill a gap in teacher education, highlighting and listening to youth, themselves, who, the editor, contends, should be intimately involved in their own education and futures. A new model for teacher education, this book allows teachers to understand that youth must have, and demand, a voice in the determination of their lives and futures. Previous work with youth tends to “deal with them” as a problem to be solved, a group to be managed. This book insists that youth are viable citizens and create a voice which is heard internationally.

Activists under 30 is the first book of its kind, to be addressed to youth, teachers, parents, and activists. It reminds us that youth are our most valuable resource, and insists we incorporate them, invite them, and listen to them.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Steinberg, Shirley R

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Politische Soziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Soziologie und Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Soziologie, Bildungssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Community Care, Bildung, Freizeit, Freiwilligenarbeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Effecting Change, Making a Difference—Celebrating Youth Activism

Shirley R. Steinberg

Part 1: Global Youth Activists

1 Abdel Rahman Alzorgan, Jordan: Saving Water in Jordan

Revital Zilonka

2 Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne, Sri Lanka: The Generous Tree of Sri Lanka

Revital Zilonka

3 Charlene Carruthers, US: African American Youth Activist

Venus Evans-Winters

4 Luis Fernando Cruz, US: Activist for Differently Abled People

Laura Mooney

Interlude 1: Freedom

Shannon Patrick Garrett, Jr.

5 Tavi Gevinson, US: Empowerment of Teenage Girls

Miranda Campbell

6 Elba Hernandez, Guatamala: Let Girls Lead

Lara Forsberg

7 Celia Ho, China: The Elephant Girl

Tanya Merriman

Interlude 2: Uncertainty

Sarah Thirkell

8 Natividad Llanquileo, Chile: Speaking for Indigenous Political Prisoners

Fernanda Soler-Urzúa & Michelle Harazny

9 Dylan Mahlingham, US: Social Enterprise and Web-Based Relief Initiatives

Shirine Aouad

10 Kamilia Manaf, Indonesia: LGBTTIQ Rights Activism

Rima Arthar

11 Tamer Shaaban, Saudi Arabia/Egypt: Human Rights Activism

Hala Kamaliddin

12 Natsuno Shinagawa, Japan: Raising Awareness and Getting Involved

Paul Chamness Miller

13 Specs & Veil, Canada: Film & Media Activism

Kayf Abdulqadir, Fartousa Siyad, & Diane Watt

14 Matthew “Creeazn” Wood, Cree: First Nations Activism

Diana Pearson & Shima Robinson

Part 2: Youth Voices

15 Notes on Part 2

Michael Holden

16 Occasion for Hope

Sharon Friesen

17 Ten Hearts, One Thought: The Rant and Relate Team

Asbah, Shivom, Simerta, Reeana, Sanjeevani, Sadia, Divjot, Puneet, & Avreet

18 Brunch Buddies: A Time for Students to Build Positive Cross-grade Relationships

Bridgette, Ian, McKinley, Owen, Angela, Ethan, Michelle, & Peyton

19 Nelson Mandela High School and the #MandelaCares Project

Laiba, Mariam, Hadia, Mansi, Jenny, Ms. Martin, Mr. Chee, & Mr. Sagriotis

20 The Future Will Be Found in Walking Together

Sameer Harris & Alix Esterhuizen

21 It

Maxwell Starko

22 Dear People My Age

Andreea Alexandra Duica

23 “We Have to Listen to Our Kids, and Understand Where They’re Coming From”

Interview with Karsen Black Water, & Shane Wells

24 “We’ve Been Here, and We’re Still Here, and We’re Still Going to Be Here for Thousands of Years”

Interview with Students of Kanai High School: Karsen Black Water, Carley Shot Both Sides, Jordan Weasel Head, Keyshaun Mountain Horse, Kiara Blood, & Shane Wells

Afterword: My Story

Assmaa Yassin

Über Autor(innen)

Shirley R. Steinberg is an internationally known scholar, activist, and author. She is the founder of freireprojec.org, an on-line community devoted to Critical Cultural Community, Youth, and Media Activism. Her work is grounded in a critical pedagogical approach to social justice, equity, and human rights.