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It’s Election Day! And Issue #3 of Watch Us Rise

It’s Election Day! And Issue #3 of Watch Us Rise, the @kidizenship youth civics magazine, is here! With a great trove of youth-powered, election-related content.
Midterms may lack the sizzle of a presidential race, but today’s elections will determine the makeup of the 118th Congress, allocating 435 seats in the House and 30 of 100 seats in the Senate. Gubernatorial candidates are battling for the leadership of 39 states. A new generation of candidates is making their first run for office and a new generation of young people is having their first experience voting, volunteering in campaigns, and participating in democracy at local, state, and federal levels.
We’ve dedicated this third issue to understanding the midterms and the key roles that young people are playing in this election cycle. Look out for pieces that feature young rising stars entering politics this election cycle, an examination of whether voting should be voluntary or mandatory, and profiles of kids who have been helping out candidates across the country — and, of course, a feature explaining why the midterms matter! The content is written by and for young people nationwide.
Please check it out at www.WATCHUSRISE.com !!
Share with friends and teachers, and of course rally the #VOTE today! Democracy is always a work in progress. The midterms are another opportunity to engage and help create a more perfect union.
Graphic by @adam_stolorow_studio ❤️🙌
#democracy #vote #kidizenship #youthrising #watchusrise

Heads up young photographers! One week left in the

Heads up young photographers! One week left in the @kidizenship contest, running through October 10, asking kids nationwide to document civic action in their communities. All-star judges -- @petesouza @katattack42 @shealahdcphoto and @sbmaneyphoto ! The mission: Inspire rising artists and engage them in democracy!
Prizes in two age categories of up to $1000, sponsored by @vanderbiltu . The contest is co-hosted by @ymca Youth & Government programs and open to all kids ages 8-18.
Details: kidizenship.com/snap-your-solution

I’m so excited to be a part of this event Friday

I’m so excited to be a part of this event Friday eve with the one and only @pk_rolf — chef and human extraordinaire — hosted by @thenashvillefoodproject — an org that’s doing incredible work alleviating hunger and supporting local food webs in the Nashville community. I’ll be talking about the climate change, sustainable agriculture and food justice. Come join us! It’s almost sold out but a few tickets remain, link in bio. #climatejustice #nashvilleevents #chefpopup #foodsecurity #foodjustice #community

CHEERS to the passage of the most significant clim

CHEERS to the passage of the most significant climate legislation this country has ever seen! It’s long overdue, and there’s a long way to go, but the Inflation Reduction Act is an important beginning.
As for the vid, we encountered this little bit of magnificence on the back roads of northern Wisconsin a few weeks ago and it pretty well sums up what has entered the climate discussion— hope. I say this having just returned from Bordeaux, which is burning, and knowing full well how much bad news there is out there on #climatechange — but possibility is growing alongside the peril. #thereisnoplanetb #nofilter

Grateful and thrilled to have gotten to present @k

Grateful and thrilled to have gotten to present @kidizenship at the @whitneymuseum in #nyc ! #RethinkEducation just held their annual ed-tech summit where we shared our #WatchUsRise youth civics magazine content and streamed the knock-out winning submissions of our Sing Your Anthem contest (that’s 1st place winner Mahogany, age 13, singing her anthem “Love Rains Down” in slide 4!). We spread the word about our upcoming photojournalism contest with @ymcayag inviting kids to document civic action in their communities.
The more I work at my day job — teaching journalism to undergrads and writing about #climatechange and #sustainablefood — the more I’ve come to believe in this new effort to empower young citizen journalists — giving kids space to engage creatively in democracy. I can think of no better way to help solve the challenges of our time. #youthrising #democracyisaworkinprogress #kidizenship

Amazing times at the @YMCA Youth & Government conf

Amazing times at the @YMCA Youth & Government conference in DC! Biggest hit of hope I’ve had in months — hundreds of youth governors and change makers gathered to discuss how to improve American communities and restore democracy and civil discourse at the grassroots. What an honor to share @kidizenship with this great audience!
It reminded me of two core beliefs: 1) Democracy is a work in progress. 2) Creatively engaged kids become citizens who VOTE. #youthrising #democracy #hope

It’s here!! Our second issue of Watch Us Rise,

It’s here!! Our second issue of Watch Us Rise, the youth-powered civics magazine of @kidizenship
I’m so excited about this and proud of the amazing young talent on our team.
We’ve published personal essays, opinion pieces on topics from the Ukraine to youth mental health, historical investigations, interactive quizzes, summer reading lists, a scavenger hunt, and — my personal favorite — a new column we've created of thank-you letters from students to teachers. We're especially pumped that we have twelve guest authors from high school journalism programs across the country. Check it out at WWW.WATCHUSRISE.COM and share with friends and neighbors! Collage in graphic by the great @adam_stolorow_studio #kidizenship #watchusrise #youthrising #civics #hope

An incredible experience to meet with @speakerpelo

An incredible experience to meet with @speakerpelosi and discuss @kidizenship and the power of young voices in our democracy! Our work at Kidizenship.org is non-partisan and our team is meeting with politically diverse public figures, locally and nationally, to discuss the promise and future of civics ed and youth news media.
I’ve been missing this space—head down in teaching, writing and next steps! We have a new photojournalism contest coming up — in which kids document positive civic action in their communities — and we just launched a youth civics magazine built with the help of an amazing team of my students at @vanderbiltu — more to come on this soon!
#democracyisaworkinprogress #youthrising

THIS right here is an amazing podcast! Hosted by b

THIS right here is an amazing podcast! Hosted by best friends and incredible conversationalists — Harvard prof @kgibransr and journalist @etcetras — who grew up together on the South Side of Chicago. They discuss racial identity and justice in America with honesty and intimacy. They go deep on Critical Race Theory, how the Obamas discuss race, and how art can build equity. They also talk tennis lessons, Martha’s Vineyard, and Lethal Weapon. At one point in the first episode, Khalil says to Ben (describing two movie characters) “Their authentic relationship has to rise above the rules that apply in a society that is broken.” In every episode of this podcast, this is exactly what happens.
@etcetras is a friend and mentor of mine and I’d be shouting #someofmybestfriendsare from the rooftops whether or not I knew him. Have a listen and spread the word! Find it here: Podcasts.pushkin.fm/best-friends
#pushkin #podcast #chicago #southside #race #listen #art #justice #socialjustice #obama #harvard #friends #friendship #conversation #wordsareevents

Scenes from #COP26 — grateful to have been able

Scenes from #COP26 — grateful to have been able to sit down with John Kerry who’s running the negotiations for team Biden, and while it’s easy to dismiss these #climate talks as blah blah blah, they are in fact crucial to building a #zerocarbon global economy. It means hammering out an international carbon trading framework, cracking down on methane and deforestation. showing deference, respect and representation for the the least developed and most vulnerable countries, holding rich countries accountable and mobilizing trillions of dollars of capital.
It means working 20 hrs a day for two weeks and still be willing to ham it up with a journalist. This morning @barackobama said of Kerry: “this man is tireless…the Biden administration is stepping back into the leadership role [on climate] and everybody who’s watched John run around here knows he takes that role seriously.” It was also a huge pleasure to moderate panels on food system transformation for @foodtank and to witness the power and magic of Kenyan activist Wanjira Mathai. #glasgow #wecandothis #thereisnoplanetb #netzero #timetoact

Sun sets over Edinburgh 😍 #cop26

Sun sets over Edinburgh 😍 #cop26

Protesters marched and danced by tens of thousands

Protesters marched and danced by tens of thousands in #Glasgow today outside of #COP26 —led by @gretathunberg, indigenous leaders and youth activists pushing for real action on climate from politicos. Swipe for some of the tiny marchers in the group. Rain poured down and a rainbow broke through and the legions erupted in cheers. I went from this scene to a great convo with Gov. Jay Inslee and was joined by some of the @vanderbiltu students who are immersed here at COP26. Both on the streets and inside the conference, the kids are BRINGING IT. #thereisnoplanetb #youthrising

Halò from Glasgow! Covering #COP26 for @bloomberg

Halò from Glasgow! Covering #COP26 for @bloomberg and so grateful to be here. These #climate conferences are a lot of talking and little *doing* but they can drive enormous momentum in markets and national policies. They also define climate messaging and this particular message — a neon art installation at the venue — says it all. HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME. Our climate realities are grim, but solvable. It’s an honor to witness and chronicle this moment in history. My first piece will publish tonight — check it out at my column link in bio.
Also gotta say — despite the fact that it’s far better for the planet if we all fly less — it felt pretty good to pull out my passport and fly across the Atlantic Ocean then travel by train up through the UK to Glasgow. Beautiful country, incredibly kind people. No amount of zooming can create the kind of human synergy that happens here. Now we just have to create zero-carbon air travel!! #possible #thereisnoplanetb

I love this! Listen up young musicians: You have 1

I love this! Listen up young musicians: You have 1 week left to submit your songs for the @kidizenship and @ymcayag #SINGYOURANTHEM contest! Create something inspiring and have your music heard by this incredible panel of judges: @jasonisbell @rhiannongiddens @genesisbe @dariusrucker 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Ask yourselves, If you were to write your own anthem, what would it sound like? What would it say? @kidizenship wants to hear your values and vision for your community, *your* America.
Deadline is next Tues, Oct 12. #Prizes up to $1k for kids ages 8-18!
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#kidizenship #YMCA #YMCAyag #YOUTHRISING #rhiannongiddens #jasonisbell #genesisbe #dariusrucker #music #lovemusic #musicislife #song #songs #album #band #sing #singer #singersongwriter #songwriter #writer #write #performance #musiclover #youth #teen #teens #kids

Hello friends, been a minute! I'm excited to share

Hello friends, been a minute! I'm excited to share that today I'm appearing on @NPR @TEDRadioHour discussing #fateoffood -- it was a thrill to talk with the great @manoushz about #climatechange #food and the future of #sustainablefarming
The conversation grew out of a @TED talk I did last fall — “Climate Change is a Problem You Can Taste” which somehow has racked up 1.5 million views! 🤗 I’m super grateful to be able to share my work on these platforms, and to continue writing about food, #ag and #climate for @Bloomberg @bloombergopinion Link to TED Radio Hour episode in bio, have a listen if you can!