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Youth Coalition Santa
Cruz (YCSC)
We are a dynamic, youth-led group
of high school &
young adult
activists working to make positive changes in the community
Speak
Outs;
Poetry
Readings; Campaigns
for Youth Rights; Peace
& Justice Actions; Workshops;
Fun !
Come to our meetings
Tuesdays 5-6:30 pm at the
Resource Center for Nonviolence
515 Broadway, Santa Cruz CA
Call first to make sure we'll be there
and not out at a fun event!
For more info contact:
Krista
Pelikan, 831/427-5066, ys@scvolunteercenter.org
Some
Amazing Links:
YOUTHSERVE has local opportunities for youth & a link
to Youth Coalition Santa Cruz, a local youth-run group that organizes
speakouts, poetry readings, workshops and so much more. scvolunteercenter.com/youthserve/default.asp
The Military and Draft Alternatives Program of the Resource
Center for Nonviolence (RCNV) provides comprehensive information
about Selective Service Registration (required for all men between
18 & 26), Conscientious Objection to military service, and changing
your mind if you're in ROTC, Deferred Enlistment Program(DEP) or
military service. www/rcnv.org/rcnv/co.htm
Schools Not Jails has a rad website with tons of info about
all kinds of stuff - youth activism, prison industrial complex,
antiwar, and independent news. This group mainly consists of youth
and does incredible work. www.schoolsnotjails.com/index.php
Just Act, Youth Action for Global Justice, a national
organization promoting youth leadership and global justice. Lots
of great resources and links. They organize an annual Bike-Aid
fundraiser that allows youth from poorer countries to visit the
U.S. All the participants are given workshops along the route
to train them to be the next generation of organizers.
www.justact.org/
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts various youth empowerment
organizations. These include the YouthForce Coalition, and three
other radical, firery youth empowerment groups. It is based in
the San Francisco area. www.youthec.org
AWOL Magazine, Youth for Peace and Revolution. Artwork,
artists, news, events and lots of interesting links on a range
of different subjects. Also has hip-hop connections. awol.objector.org/
Global Youth Connect is all about compassion, human rights,
and responsibilities. They provide a wealth of resources and contacts
for international youth activists, including scholarships, awards
and training. www.globalyouthconnect.org/
Youth for Environmental Sanity conducts environmental
education camps and training for environmental and social justice.
They also have a bunch of related links and resources.www.yesworld.org/
Training for Change trains people(usually youth) in ways
of standing up for justice, peace, and environmental harmony.
Their website has lots of information and resources.www.TrainingForChange.org/
The Ruckus Society is an infamous organization which organizes
and trains people for nonviolent direct-action and civil disobedience.
They are notoriously effective and are geared towards helping
environmental and human rights organizations. www.ruckus.org
These other sites are not as centered
around youth but are definitely valuable and of interest to youth
Adbusters is a journal of the mental environment with
information on culture jamming, anti-advertising, guerilla gardening
and other wholesomely subversive activities to break you out of
your role as a lucrative target market. Their website also has
hilarious anti-ads and even downloadable anti-commercials. www.adbusters.org/
The Independent Media Center is an incredible and inspiring
project of journalists and others to provide news that is not
influenced by commercial interests. You never would have thought
that this much stuff was going on in the world so it's a good
thing that they are a global organization. Essential for everyone.
www.indymedia.org/
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