The teen guide to global action how to connect with others (near & far) to create social change

Tells the stories of inspiring change-makers and provides practical tools you can use to get involved.

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Main Author: Lewis, Barbara A., 1943-
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Free Spirit Pub., c2008.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction: What's happening around the world?: Jyotirmayee Mohapatra: Young woman from India works to improve the lives of girls and women through education -- Why more youth today are involved in service and social action -- How to use this book -- Make your difference -- 4 steps to global action: Find your cause: Iqbal Masih and Craig Kielburger: Young Canadian starts an aid organization in memory of a Pakistani youth who spoke out against child labor -- Research your cause -- Plan your action: Standing up for their rights: Students in Poland and textile and mine workers in the United States protest violations of their human rights -- Take action -- Connecting with others: Why work with a group? -- Should I join a group or form my own? -- Joining a group: Benjamin Quinto: New York City teen advocates for youth representation at the United Nations and founds a youth organization -- Forming a group -- Human rights: What are the facts? -- Keep it local: Address injustices in your community: Cindy Perez: Kansas honors student helps to open up higher education opportunities for immigrants -- Florence Nabayinda Babumba: Young woman from Uganda advocates for youth who have disabilities -- Take it global: Promote the rights of people around the world: Wojciech Gryc: Canadian teen founds a human rights organization to honor his sister -- Zach Hunter: Seventh grader from Virginia begins an organization devoted to ending modern-day slavery -- Hunger and homelessness: What are the facts? -- Keep it local: Volunteer in your neighborhood to help those in need: Ilona Seure: Dutch teen helps youth who are homeless in Amsterdam -- William and Patrick Stoudt: Pair of brothers from New Orleans, Louisiana, spring into action after Hurricane Katrina -- Take it global: Help provide food and shelter for people around the world: Mihiri Tillakaratne: California teen helps Sri Lankans in the aftermath of a deadly tsunami -- Nastassia Marina Bondarenko-Edwards: Australian teen works with youth in need living in Brazil -- Peace and friendship: What are the facts? -- Keep it local: Promote tolerance in your school and community: Not in our town: Chicago youth protest hate-crime toward Muslim Americans in the wake of 9/11 -- Juan Uribe: Colombian teen and the Children's Movement for Peace work to end years of war -- Take it global: Foster peace and understanding across borders: Olive branch: Teens from Afghanistan, Israel, Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Jordan, and Turkey seek reconciliation through writing -- Annalise Blum and Katharine Kendrick: Two high school students from California work to help people affected by genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan -- Michelle Divon, Lana Ayoub, and Tara Ogaick: Three teens from the Middle East meet in Canada and prove that people from conflicting regions of the world can get along -- Index -- About the author. 
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