As much as we'd like to, we can't empower you through this website, but we do hope that some of the information we've provided will help you along your journey. Youths across the world, and in BC, are working to secure equal rights and freedoms for youths. To find out more, or to become involved, check out these websites or search in your town for a youth organisation making change.

Where do you look? Try reading your local newspaper, upcoming events and the recreation centre's calendar. If your community has a youth centre, stop by and check it out. Most communities have something going on, your local library may have a red book or community listing, as well as an outdated (but still helpful book) called Linking Youth.

Recommended Books:

Generation On Hold

James Cote

*not only is this book empowering, it's Canadian!

 

Revolution X

Jon Cowan and Rob Nelson

*this book was written by two college/university students who formed the now extinct organisation, Lead or Leave. Search for lead or leave on the internet and you will get quite a list of some interesting, informing and empowering information.

 

Dumbing Us Down

*I can't remember the author's name but this book gives all kinds of information about how our shool systems our designed to keep us stupid and to learn by dictatorship rather than democracy.

 

The Future is Ours - A Handbook for Student Activists in the 21st Century

John W. Bartlett

*this is a great book for anyone who has an idea for change they want to create or for someone who is just starting out and wants to become involved in improving our world. Great beginners guide!

 

 

 

Check these sites out, they may change your life

 

 

The Activists Resource Network

www.envirolink.org/orgs/arn

 

American Bar Association

Publishes a magazine addressing legal issues affecting students.

www.abanet.org/publiced

 

Amnesty International

A worldwide human rights organisation working for the release of prisoners of conscience.

www.amnesty.org

 

Centre for Global Education

Offers semester-long and short-term study abroad programs for students and young adults.

www.augsburg.edu/global

 

Children Now

An advocacy organisation for children focusing on policy development, mass communications, and community outreach programs.

www.dnai.com/~children

 

Common Dreams

www.commondreams.org

 

Cultural Survival

Research centre and advocacy group for the rights and needs of indiginous peoples around the world.

www.cs.org

 

Electronic Activist,

an e-mail directory

www.berkshire.net/~ifas/activist

 

Free the Children

www.freethechildren.org

 

Human Rights Watch

A human rights advocacy group using urgent action letter-writing and phone campaigns to put pressure on governments committing human rights abuses. *You have to have access to gopher in order to get to the address below.

gopher://gopher.humanrights.org:5000

 

IGC

they carry these sites: ConflictNet, EcoNet, LaborNet, PeaceNet and Women'sNet

www.igc.apc.org/

 

Loud - youth media

www.loud.org.au

 

National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

An association of private colleges in the United States, NAICU has useful resources for campus organising against cuts in student aid.

http://student-aid.nche.edu

 

Oblivion

www.oblivion.net

Youth articles, poetry, stuff by youth for youth

 

PeaceNet

They offer issue analysis and resources withing the filed of "peace and justice," including international conflict, human rights and anti-racism.

www.igc.apc.org/peacenet

 

Project Vote Smart

If you're american or if you are interested in american politics, check out this site. They've got the voting records for a variety of issues for most members of Congress.

www.oclc.org/VoteSmart/

 

Spank Magazine

www.spankmag.com

Youth culture on online. Check out youth articles, spout off about what you believe, read poetry and music reviews.

 

Technoteen

www.technoteen.com

Get reviews written by teens, chat, check out their humour (50 ways to be really annoying), get advice for your problems and read about other peoples problems.

 

United Nations Gopher

Current information on the United Nations and its agencies, backgroud papers, and other documents.*You have to have access to gopher in order to get to the address below.

gopher://nywork1.undp.org:70/1

 

Youth Action Network

I don't have a website address for them but I'm putting them on the list because they're Canadian. They are a youth-directed non-profit organisation that works with student organisers to confront important issues of our time, from the environment to human rights.

yan@web.apc.org