Youth Advocacy
Youth Advocacy
Year 3, Week 48 (186 total reports)
21.11.2023-28.11.2023
REVIEW and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Advocating for young people as politicians and judges seek blatant control and abandon all pretense of leading democratically.
Best Links of The Week
28.11.2023
Middle schoolers tell Moms for Liberty to ‘stop bullying’ LGBTQ+ youth: ‘Gay is slay’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/28/middle-schoolers-moms-for-liberty/
These young people have learned a lot about bullying and are able to recognize it—even when it is done by adults. I applaud their insights and efforts and commend them for speaking truth to power.
27.11.2023
The Case That Could Destroy the Government
If you haven’t been watching the slow motion take over of democracy globally, this case stands out as another warning sign. In this case, seeking to undermine the SEC, the Supreme Court will give a head start to what Trump, the GOP, and Project 2025, have slated as amongst their top targets, the ability to prevent the wealthiest of the wealthy from taking over the courts and government. I do not believe I am being alarmist given the direction laid forth by the Supreme Court and it’s dismantling of decades of precedence in Roe v. Wade, Gerrymandering and now this case. If you haven’t been hearing alarm bells for the demise of democracy in the United States, I hope you will read this article. Voting is the primary tool to stop this takeover, which is already in progress.
26.11.2023
Seamus Heaney Was Too Nice
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/11/the-letters-of-seamus-heaney-poetry/676107/
The first paragraph in this article grabbed me. Poet, Seamus Heaney, asks, “What is the opposite of poetry?” His response, “Noise…” Not just the sounds we hear audibly, but the constant cacophony inside of our head. To be creative, enjoy poetry—or to write it—we must silence that discordance and seek out opportunities to hear the silence.
25.11.2023
Why America Abandoned the Greatest Economy in History
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/new-deal-us-economy-american-dream/676051/
In a word, Reaganomics, when America was duped into thinking there was such a thing as Paul Harvey’s Trickle Down Theory. A democratic economy thrives only when the middle class is given economic preference and dies when tax cuts and fiscal policies favor the wealthiest. If you doubt this, go to factcheck.org and look up the article on “Trump’s Final Numbers.” No president has done worse damage to the economy or justice system including Herbert Hoover.
24.11.2023
A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist on How to Revive the American Dream
The American Dream can be summed up in one sentence, “My children will do better than I did.” Pulitzer-Prize winning author, David Leonhardt, tells us that dream is seriously endangered for the majority of the American people and being replaced by a sense of hopelessness about our economic future. But there is a way to revive it and a way to help our children thrive. Take the three to four minutes necessary to read this summary and perhaps order the book, it is well worth remembering that—as congress can’t keep create a budget more than a few weeks at a time—our primary aim should NOT be the world we live in, but the world we pass on.
23.11.2023
The Decision That Could End Voting Rights
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/voting-rights-act-section-2-court/676060/
As I stated above, this is a time for warning bells. Far Right, conservative, evangelical Christians are attempting a coup of our democracy—even before the 2024 election. The primary hope of the United States is to resoundingly vote these authoritarians out of office. They are not interested in leading, they are interested in controlling.
22.11.2023
Talk of “Border Crisis” Is Misleading. The Real Crisis Is US-Imposed Poverty.
It is not unusual for the adolescent mind to attack their parent when they feel a deeper anger they are unable to express. This tactic is similar in the Immigration policies of far right politicians. They attack the results of the problem instead of the cause. This article does a good job of examining the causes of our “Border Crisis” and how the US has played a part (and is playing a part) in creating the global poverty that drives mass migration.
This Week’s Links
28.11.2023
Middle schoolers tell Moms for Liberty to ‘stop bullying’ LGBTQ+ youth: ‘Gay is slay’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/28/middle-schoolers-moms-for-liberty/
Childhood Stability Fosters Risk-Taking and Exploration - Neuroscience News
https://neurosciencenews.com/neurodevelopment-stability-exploration-25267/
How parents can help their kids feel seen
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/62762/how-parents-can-help-their-kids-feel-seen
6 Small Habits Of Exceptionally Calm People
https://www.yourtango.com/self/small-habits-exceptionally-calm-people
27.11.2023
The Case That Could Destroy the Government
The Supreme Court case seeking to shut down wealth taxes before they even exist
https://www.vox.com/scotus/2023/11/27/23970859/supreme-court-wealth-tax-moore-united-states
Police warning parents about new iPhone feature
https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/tech/iphone-safety-warning-privacy/
How American Classrooms Are Being Censored in 2023: Report
https://www.advocate.com/news/educational-gag-orders-surge-nationwide
A 12-Question Test for Childhood Family Trauma
Alone Together: An Illustrated Celebration of the Art of Shared Solitude
https://www.themarginalian.org/2023/11/26/bear-is-never-alone/
14 Habits Or Behaviors That Can Indicate Someone Is Actually Very Insecure
https://www.buzzfeed.com/fabianabuontempo/things-insecure-people-do
How gratitude rewires your brain
https://www.ted.com/talks/christina_costa_how_gratitude_rewires_your_brain?rss=172BB350-0207
26.11.2023
Seamus Heaney Was Too Nice
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/11/the-letters-of-seamus-heaney-poetry/676107/
Americans think the American dream is dying
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/25/american-dream-poll-wealth-inequality
25.11.2023
Why America Abandoned the Greatest Economy in History
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/new-deal-us-economy-american-dream/676051/
A new documentary shows the impact of book bans in Florida public schools on the kids
4 Things That Happen to Your Child’s Brain When You Play with Them, According to Science
https://www.purewow.com/family/childs-brain-when-you-play
The rise of fascism in the US and Canada
https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/the-rise-of-fascism-in-the-us-and-canada/
24.11.2023
A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist on How to Revive the American Dream
Rediscovering Yourself After Experiencing Trauma
10 jobs and professions that pay very well and don't require a degree
23.11.2023
The Decision That Could End Voting Rights
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/voting-rights-act-section-2-court/676060/
Mike Johnson Said He Wanted to Revisit Supreme Court Decision That Legalized Gay Sex
https://www.advocate.com/politics/mike-johnson-gay-sex-scotus
How the body keeps the score of trauma
https://bigthink.com/series/legends/van-der-kolk-trauma-physiology/
Top 10 Jean Jacques Rousseau Quotes to Ignite Your Revolutionary Spirit
https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/jean-jacques-rousseau-quotes-ignite-revolutionary-spirit
10 Thought-Provoking Immanuel Kant Quotes to Expand Your Mind
https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/immanuel-kant-quotes-expand-mind
Top 10 Marc Aurel Quotes to Inspire Inner Strength and Wisdom
https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/marc-aurel-quotes-inspire-inner-strength
Virginia School Board Rejects $10k It Gets Better Grant Supporting LGBTQ+ Students
https://www.advocate.com/news/lynchburg-schools-reject-lgbtq-grant
10 Thought-Provoking Immanuel Kant Quotes to Expand Your Mind
https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/immanuel-kant-quotes-expand-mind
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear tells Jen Psaki that trans kids “children of God”
22.11.2023
Talk of “Border Crisis” Is Misleading. The Real Crisis Is US-Imposed Poverty.
Why George Santos' lies are even worse than the usual political lies – a moral philosopher explains
The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.
https://newrepublic.com/article/176854/republican-red-states-brain-drain
10 Powerful WEB Du Bois Quotes on Race, Equality, and Justice
https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/powerful-web-du-bois-quotes-race-equality-justice
California students will soon be taught how to spot fake news
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/media-literacy-classes-california-tiktok-rcna126210
'Relentlessly report what the facts are': Experts on combatting disinformation
Psychologist explains why everyone feels exhausted right now and it makes so much sense
Bilingual Brains Show Enhanced Attentional Control
https://neurosciencenews.com/bilingual-attentional-control-25238/
World's richest 1% emitting enough carbon to cause heat-related deaths for 1.3 million people, report finds
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/worlds-richest-carbon-emissions-climate-change-report/