The ABC Directory of

Young People + Social Change

1. Activism - Young people leading advocacy for social justice throughout their communities.

2. Activist learning - A revolutionary alignment of activism with learning, with youth voice, critical reflection and action at the center of the educational process.

3. Adultism - The oppression of young people that is perpetuated through systematic, cultural, attitudinal, and institutional structures.

4. Adults as allies - Resources that can assist adults in serving young people leading social change.

5. Adult allies reading list - Publications for adults to learn about supporting young people in meaningful, empowering ways.

6. Anti-war and nonviolence - Young people working for peace through education and activism in their local communities and around the world.

7. Arts - Young people leading cultural change by employing artistic skills, including theater, dance, song, poetry, graffiti, and other methods.

8. Censorship - Young people challenging cultural, musical, educational, and personal censorship in the media, schools, and popular culture.

9. Children's rights - Young people working to enforce the rights of children and support the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child.

10. Community involvement - Publications that educate and advocate for youth engagement in many aspects of the community.

11. Community planning - Young people working with city officials to inject young peoples' opinions, experiences, ideas, and knowledge into the course of community leadership.

12. Classroom research - Young people conducting research on schools around the US.

13. Cooperative games - Information on activities that can help build teamwork, communication, and leadership skills.

14. Curfews - Young people organizing educational and action-oriented campaigns against curfews.

15. Education - Publications advocating for increased student voice throughout schools.

16. Education advocates - Young people seeking to inject students' voices into the course of institutional education.

17. Education planning - Young people working with educators to guide their individual learning as well as planning affecting their whole school.

18. Educating adults - Information and resources created to assist adults in becoming allies to young people.

19. Educators - Resources for both youth and adult educators designed to educate about social change led by and with young people.

20. Environment - Young people advocating for environmental justice through activist and education projects.

21. Ephebiphobia - Information to combat the extreme fear of youth.

22. Foster youth - Young people in foster care advocating for youth voice in decision-making and assessment.

23. GBLTTQQ youth - Young people seeking to ensure the rights and participation of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgendered, Queer and Questioning youth.

24. Global movement - Young people working to create unified international movements for solidarity among young people.

25. Glossary - Definitions of dozens of words that are used a lot in social change movements.

26. Grantmaking - Young people working within foundation structures to learn and promote philanthropy.

27. Hip hop activism - Young people mobilizing hip hop culture tools to work for social justice.

28. Homeless youth - Young people living on the streets working to infuse their voices into decision-making often made on their behalf.

29. Homeschooling - Resources for young people to learn in a structured environment at home.

30. Intergenerational partnerships - Young people and their elders working together to create social change.

31. International youth - Young people working together around the world for social change.

32. Job discrimination - Resources for young people to demand their rights in the workplace be upheld.

33. Juvenile injustice - Young people working for prison and justice system reforms through activism, education, and advocacy.

34. Libraries - Information for young people to become meaningfully involved in community learning centers.

35. Local nonprofits - Young people involved in decision-making in local nonprofit organizations.

36. Media - Young people employing a variety of mediums to inform and engage youth and adults in social change.

37. Measuring social change - A tool designed to assist young people in planning and assessing social change.

38. Money - Resources for funding social change led by and with young people.

39. National nonprofits - Young people involved in decision-making in national nonprofit organizations.

40. Participatory action research - Young people engaged in studying, activating, and reflecting on social change.

41. Politics - Young people injecting their opinions, experiences, ideas and opinions into formal and informal political structures.

42. Quotes - A collection of useful quotations on young people, youth empowerment, and more.

43. Racism - Young people working to dismantle racism through education and advocacy.

44. Research - Resources that explore the roles of young people in social change and the impact they have on their larger communities.

45. School decision-making - Young people working in formal education structures to infuse student voice.

46. School evaluating - Young people partnering with adult allies to study students' opinions, experiences, ideas and knowledge about schools.

47. Service learning - Young people leading opportunities for students to learn through serving their communities.

48. Sex education - Young people educating and advocating for informed personal decision-making.

49. Social change - Publications advocating for engaging young people in social change.

50. Social change research - Information about young peoples' involvement in various aspects of social change.

51. Social justice - Resources for young people to engage in larger social movements.

52. State boards - Young people participating in formal decision-making and advocacy structures within state government.

53. Student-led reform - Young people organizing students and communities to promote school reform that is inclusive of diversity and equity.

54. Student rights - Resources for young people and adult allies to advocate for student rights in schools.

55. Sustainable agriculture - Young people creating and educating others about holistic approaches to food creation and distribution.

56. Teaching - Young people facilitating classroom instruction.

57. Unschooling - Young people engaged in learning from life, without any formalized learning approaches.

58. Urban community renewal - Young people working to rejuvenate inner-city communities through activism and education.

59. Voting age - Young people promoting youth suffrage and the enfranchisement of young people by lowering or eliminating the voting age.

60. War on young people - Information the social stigma surrounding young people and perpetuated by many adults.

61. Washington state - Information about organizations that promote youth voice and activism throughout Washington.

62. Young people - Publications providing a progressive exploration of young people in respect to engagement in social change.

63. Youth-adult partnerships - Information for young people and adult allies to explore the potential of partnerships for social change.

64. Youth action councils - Young people infusing their opinions, ideas, experiences and knowledge into community, organizational, and cultural life through action.

65. Youth involvement - Young people becoming meaningful participants in decision-making that directly affects them.

66. Youth leadership - Information for young people and adult allies who promote young peoples' development as responsible and engaged leaders.

67. Youth liberation - Resources for young people and adult allies to advocate and educate others about the possibility of freedom for all youth.

68. Youth rights advocates - Information on what organizations are working to secure more acknowledgement of the rights of young people.

69. Youth rights definitions - Resources educating young people about their current rights.

70. Youth rights demands - Information detailing how young people want to change the political agenda, focusing on civil, economic, and legal rights for ALL young people.

71. Youth rights movement History - Information covering a wide breadth of influences on youth rights organizations from the 18th century until today.

72. Youth rights publications - Information advocating for young peoples' rights in society.

73. Youth rights research - Resources promoting access to local, state and national youth-focused rights and violations.

74. Youth rights today - Information about what rights youth have now, and resources to learn about what rights young people do not have.

75. Young women-led activism - Young women leading social change by organizing their peers and educating their communities.

76. Zeal - What young people bring to movements for social change. Defined as (n.) Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor.