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Guide To Social Change Led By And With Young People, Adam Fletcher, Joseph Varvus Jan 2006

Guide To Social Change Led By And With Young People, Adam Fletcher, Joseph Varvus

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THE FREECHILD PROJECT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE. In the five years since we began, The Freechild Project has identified three powerful trends in social change led by and with young people:

1. Social change led by young people is not all about young people. Instead, children and youth are working for their communities, their families, their cities, and their world. Action that is focused on youth issues often addresses young people as a whole, not isolating other youth because of race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

2. More action has led to more sophistication, creating more sustainable …