Tag: Expression
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Youth Engagement in Youth Infusion
The term youth infusion was coined by expert and Freechild Project advisor Wendy Lesko, who says the term summarizes “where young people are involved in every conceivable way — as volunteers and paid community organizers, as facilitators and trainers, as conference planners, and as full-fledged members on a board of directors.”
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Youth/Adult Partnerships Tip Sheet
The Freechild Institute has found that both young people and adults have the power to help our communities become vibrant, enriching places to live. However, facilitating young people and adults working together can be challenging. The following tips can be helpful when you are working to create Youth-Adult Partnerships.
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Adult Perspectives of Youth
Successful youth engagement depends on developing mature, respectful relationships between the generations. This model illustrates a continuum of adult perspectives of youth, starting at apathy and leading to the ideal of solidarity.
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Who Is Youth Voice For?
The examples provided clearly illustrate that Youth Voice is not just for middle-class white teens; rather, they show that Youth Voice is for all young people, with particular regard for their identity.
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Reflection Activities
Reflection is important for youth changing the world and their adult allies since it helps build self-awareness, strengthen personal and team growth, and improves action in the future. There are many different ways that people experience and learn from the same situations.
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The Freechild Institute Youth Voice Toolkit
Use the Freechild Institute Youth Voice Toolkit to find some of the tools, examples and resources we have created for young people to change the world in positive, powerful ways!
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Facing Adultism Toolkit
The Freechild Institute raises awareness and takes action to face adultism throughout society.
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Introduction to Adultism
Adultism is favoring adults by dismissing young people. It is also the addiction to the attitudes, ideas, beliefs, and actions of adults. Because adultism is bias towards adults, it inherently and obviously leads to discrimination against children and youth.
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Youth Engagement in Gun Control
Here is some information the Freechild Institute has collected regarding youth and gun control.
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Youth Engagement in Youth Summits
Youth Summits are opportunities for young people to become engaged in positive, powerful and passionate action to change the world.
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