#takingitglobal

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Colour pages for Inner Tranquil Arts projects (#RisingYouth project, which has been generously supported by TakingITGlobal and funded by the Government of Canada. It is a volunteer-led initiative, which seeks to improve the mental health and wellbeing of community members through distributing art kits, including mindfulness colouring pages created by local artists for children and women shelter residents in Scarborough, Ontario.

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The latest live recording of @ctnpodcast was mad real. Thank you to @cazhblanche @takingitglobal @shevyprice @hfxcollective @commongood4all @themagicproject_ and @youthartconnection for making it happen #changingthenarrative #takingitglobal #shevyprice #halifaxcollective #commongoodsolutions #themagicproject #youthartconnection 📸: @efraser1o3 (at Common Good Solutions)

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Temitayo Etomi of Lagos, Nigeria - TakingITGlobal

A Nigerian marketing professional, Temitayo Etomi serves as head of operations for the Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency. Also active with philanthropic causes, Temitayo Etomi supports TakingITGlobal. Operating throughout the world, TakingITGlobal enables youths from various countries to come together with the mission of improving the Earth. This organization functions as a network by which adolescents and mentors can unite, learn about problems affecting different nations and peoples, and develop solutions. Today, more than 500,000 individuals representing over 100 countries offer their services to this group. One of the key elements behind TakingITGlobal is its “Theory of Change.” Based on the writings of Ken Wilber, this concept recognizes four areas that promote personal growth and global citizenship. Youth Development refers to teaching youths about civic responsibility and global concerns. With Youth Action, they apply these lessons to practical situations by participating in worldwide initiatives dedicated to helping others. The third quadrant, Social Movements, enables them to partner with like-minded individuals and organizations on ongoing endeavors. Finally, they have Societal Values instilled in them so that they can approach all situations with the goal of developing a better world.                            

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Check out this pretty neat website, TakingITGlobal.

It was one of the earliest social media websites, made in 1999!  You can look through groups and projects centered on world issues.  The website is mostly aimed at young people.

I've never heard of this before, but it seems like the kind of thing that should be more widely known about in activist spaces...

[UPDATE:  the twitter feed is active, but I haven't found any groups that are recently active.  Not that the search feature seems capable of specifically finding recent activity...  I still think some kind of website/organization like this has a lot of potential, though.  And they do have links to educational material and stuff...]

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Taking IT Global - Final Report

This article, Taking IT Global's Final Report: 2006 (http://tig.phpwebhosting.com/clc/report/The-Report-Final.pdf) presents a really interesting analysis of Canadian youth; their participation in Canada, their relationship with technology, the benefits of and challenges to youth participation and strategies to aid in supporting youth participation plus recommendations to increase youth participation! A fascinating read to help us out in this searching phase. 

I snagged some interesting snippets taken from the report that I found particularly interesting/inspiring. 

"Young Canadians need to find their own way into traditional organizations or create new forms of engagement that are relevant and effective.  Youth need not sit back and try to emulate past generations as engaged citizens when they have the potential to exceed expectations. " (p.14)

"Additional challenges to youth participation frequently cited in the literature include: a lack of financial resources, feelings of powerlessness, not knowing how to become involved, a lack of knowledge, low interest and motivation, stereotypes of youth as irresponsible or uninterested, time restraints and competing priorities, a lack of leadership and visible results in some organizations, an information age paralysis – too much information and that they are part of a culture that values consumerism and individualism socially conscious puts you out of the norm as being barriers in becoming involved in and working for change several strategies prove effective in promoting youth participation at various levels." (p.16)

I found the challenges presented particularly interesting and while they do offer some recommendations it would be interesting for us to keep these in mind as we continue our research and eventually move into action.  -Krista Pineau 

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The next Education Fast Forward debate, "From Learner Voice to Global Peace", will be held on July 10! Students and Teachers will be able to watch the debate, and participate LIVE with questions and comments via Twitter, by using #eff5

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Who Are Your Heroes?

The June issue of Panorama has now been published! The theme for this month is "Celebrating Heroes Around Us", where we are celebrating those we know who are inspirational, courageous, let their voices be heard, and make a positive impact in someone's life. We welcome members to submit their written pieces about those around them who are real life heroes.

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A global issue is a broad description that is often used to explain matters of great social concern that affect human populations locally and that are shared among diverse human societies within our global community.

Global Issues on the TakingITGlobal website connects people to the issues that matter to them most and to the online resources, tools and opportunities for collaboration that can be used to make a lasting impact in communities all over the world.

The Global Issues pages are dynamic and interactive resources, which allows TIG members to generate their own content through the Global Issues' Group Blogs, discussion boards, petitions & commitments, global issues' online events, and even by contributing their knowledge on a specific global issue to our wiki pages.

Want to join the team and make your contribution to TakingITGlobal's Global Issues pages? Find out more!