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Should we really be celebrating Columbus Day? | Being the Change
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Where youth development meets social justice, community, and advocacy. Should we really be celebrating Columbus Day? Yesterday, I was flipping television channels and I heard a woman say:. 8220;Thank you Christopher Columbus for discovering America.”. And if you’ve been reading or you know me personally, you know that I have several problems with this statement. It completely leaves out the consequences of Columbus’ “discovery,” which was the start of the genocide of the. We have to wonder why our govern...
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More Posts to Come | Being the Change
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Where youth development meets social justice, community, and advocacy. More Posts to Come. The end of the program year was a whirlwind to say the least. Just as I’m catching my breath while being buried alive by end of the year reports, I realize that it’s been two months since my last post. That means there is much to catch up on! Our True Colors Talent Fashion Show. Facebook and Youth →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Error: ...
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Facebook and Youth | Being the Change
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Where youth development meets social justice, community, and advocacy. To Facebook or not to Facebook with your youth, that is the question. We all know that social media is extremely prevasive in today’s generation. Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr, our youth are using social media. This leads to the question of should youth workers friend their participants on Facebook. In order to answer that question, I recommend asking the following questions. What are your organization’s guidelines? With m...
