Buzz for March 22!

Always My Son

This short documentary tells the story of how the Plata family moved from struggling with EJ's sexuality to becoming a model of support.  Powerful and moving!

The Future of Education

This is the video that people, particularly educators, around the globe are talking about. It just goes to show that great initiatives often come from small ideas.

The President talks to Youth

President Obama dropped by a roundtable meeting featuring youth leaders to discuss issues of concern to them and to also announce a new youth initiative.  Imagine for a moment this happening in Canada!  Visit the White House site and click on the video.

State of the World's Children

Young people are the key to a more equitable and prosperous world, according to UNICEF's new flagship report, 'The State of the World's Children 2011 - Adolescence: An Age of Opportunity,' launched in February.

Youth Leadership

The National Youth Agency believes that young people should have a voice in everything that affects them, and that the performance of services will be improved by taking proper account of that voice.  They have just published "Challenge and lead" a resource designed to help young people who are passionate about creating positive change, and/or those who work with them, to identify issues important to them and to follow through by organizing a campaign that will lead to positive action.  Question: Is there a Canadian organization with a similar mandate?

More U.S.  Youth Say They Are Not Having Sex

According to US research the number of U.S. teenagers and young adults who say they are abstaining from sex is on the rise, even as more young women report having sexual contact with each other.

Do Something

Does anyone know of a youth organization in Canada that comes close to "DoSomething.org"?  We have followed this US group for years and have come to respect it's relationship with the private sector over a reliance on government?  We invite you to check out this video and check out this site.

Great or Questionable Parenting

Hilarious 30 second video.

Words & Actions: The Community Sector & Canada's New Narrative

"...the act of volunteering must evolve beyond today's view of it as an option for individual expression of personal values to one that is viewed as the defining act of citizenship in a democratic society..." An interesting item written by Tim Broadhead for the Tamarack Institute.

One-third HIV cases in age group 15-24

Of the over 33 million HIV-AIDS cases reported worldwide every year, around one-third are adolescents of the age group 15-24 years.  This from a new UN Children's Fund report.