Election '08: Perspectives from High School Leaders
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, May 1, 2008
How is your vote tied to your race, class and gender identities? Youth Outlook follows a group of San Francisco high school presidents to get their take on it.
Why Build a Movement Among Youth-Driven Music Spaces?
By Shannon Stewart, WireTap, April 30, 2008
Because using the most popular form of cultural expression among youth may be the best way to build power and promote activism.
Anti-Nuke Youth: The Next Generation
By Adam Waxman, WireTap, April 28, 2008
They're not waiting for WWIII: The millennial generation sets out to promote peace and a world without nukes.
Opinion: Why I Campaign for College Tuition Relief Now!
By Vicente Garcia, WireTap, March 24, 2008
As 2007 marked the first time California spent more money on prisons than public colleges, young activists mobilize for a ballot initiative that will help low-income students access universities.
Long Live Jorge Castro
By Ivan Natividad, WireTap, February 28, 2008
Personal Voices: Work with low-income families in Richmond, California made me reexamine the meaning of hope for progressive change.
Fellow Travelers
By Scott Thill, WireTap, January 23, 2008
Young People For's fellows work for change from the bottom up. Get the lowdown on this generation's budding grassroots leaders.
Top 10 Youth Activism Victories in 2007
By Nicole McClelland, Kristina Rizga, WireTap, January 4, 2008
From shutting down toxic waste facilities to making colleges more affordable, young people all over America put their energies into remarkable actions for their communities, and for the world.
Iowa: Young People Just Made History
By Kristina Rizga, WireTap, January 3, 2008
Youth turnout in Iowa almost quadruples proving that candidates that connect with young voters win.
Mideast Digital Détente
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, November 24, 2007
Students in the Middle East and North Africa, from all different nationalities and faiths, come together to form a cyberdemocracy.
Youth Guide to Politics Part 2: Lobbying
By Ally Klimkoski, WireTap, October 24, 2007
Lobbyists are powerful, influential and unelected folks who get Congress to do their bidding. What do youth need to know about these key players?
Trade Talks
By Adam Waxman, WireTap, October 15, 2007
Student activists across the country are teaming up to take on some of America's biggest corporations. They've won impressive victories over the last 10 years using fair trade on campus as a strategy. What's next?
Africa Active!
By Dani McClain, WireTap, October 10, 2007
A new generation of young African activists are trading violence for positive change through music and organizing.
DRUM Majors
By Beena Ahmad, WireTap, September 17, 2007
Youth working with Desis Rising Up and Moving creatively and legally empower post-9/11 immigrants.
Personal Voices: From Anger To Activism
By Teresa Tomassoni, WireTap, September 11, 2007
As social injustices continue, a new generation of youth leaders prepares to lead the way.
Personal Voices: Surviving 'Kilwaukee'
By Biko Baker, WireTap, September 7, 2007
Biko Baker explores how to organize urban communities and move beyond violence in Milwaukee.
Who Will Rock the Vote in 2008?
By Michael Connery, WireTap, August 7, 2007
In 2004, a handful of grassroots music activism organizations registered over 1 million new voters. As many of these groups struggle for survival, who will use music to reach out to 50 million Millennials in 2008?
FreeBurmaSpace
By Nicole McClelland, WireTap, July 13, 2007
MySpace is no longer just a Great American Diversion; it's the newest weapon in Burma's fight for democracy.
Working for Change: Andrea Batista Schlesinger
By Kristina Rizga, WireTap, June 27, 2007
Wiretap kicks off a new monthly interview column highlighting different career options in the progressive movement.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
By Anand Gopal, WireTap, June 25, 2007
Students in West Virginia stare down the toxic silo of Big Coal. How will youth cope with the destruction of Appalachia and future environmental legacies? WireTap treks to the Mountain State to find out.
Peace Keepers Embedded on Campus
By Carolyn Goossen, New America Media, June 22, 2007
When two high schools erupted in large-scale fighting over the past school year, Youth Together was on the front lines, working with what they call "non-traditional student leaders" to end the violence and find long term solutions for peace.
