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 | Marcus Grignon: Journey of a Young Native Leader
by Marcus Grignon
March 14th, 2012
The launch of “Let’s Move in Indian Country” on the Menominee Indian Reservation inspired Menominee youth to become leaders of the nation in nutrition and eating healthy. I sat in the audience and felt proud to know I played a part in bringing national attention to the work of the Menominee Nation. |
 | Join MobilizeU and Help Make Every Day Earth Day
by Carra Beth Cheslin, MobilizeU
January 30th, 2012
As part of Earth Day Network’s global effort to Mobilize The Earth™, Earth Day University is activating college students to join the MobilizeU movement and enable their campus environmental initiatives to have a greater impact than ever before. |
 | Zander Srodes Talks Turtles
by Laura Bridgeman
May 1st, 2011
Zander Srodes, a 2005 Brower Youth Award winner, spoke at this year’s Tedx Teen event in New York City. |
 | Checking out the Clinton Global Initiative
by Ruth Gebreyesus, Clinton Global Initiative
April 18th, 2011
On April 1st through 3rd, the 4th annual Clinton Global Initiative University conference was held on the UC San Diego campus. The three-day conference started with a networking session in Friday, a full day of panels and plenaries on Saturday and ended with a day of service with the San Diego Food Bank on Sunday. We had a great Brower Youth Award presence this year, with myself and Marcus Grignon in attendance! |
 | Nonprofits101.org - A New Resource on the Block
by Laura Bridgeman
April 7th, 2011
Nonprofits101.org is a newly-released resource center for its companion, as-of-yet unreleased book, Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals. This site is for those of you who aspire towards managing your own non-profit, and making the changes you envision for a better world come to fruition. |
| Join in the Summer of Solutions!
March 22nd, 2011
Applications are now open for the Summer of Solutions, a summer learning and job training program for young people ages 14-30 that creates self-sustaining green economy projects that have a direct impact on their communities. |
 | The iMatter March - Alec Loorz and his Crusade Against Climate Change
by Laura Bridgeman
February 7th, 2011
Alec Loorz, 2009 BYA winner, is planning a march of over a million youth in cities around the globe. This march will send the message that our dependence on fossil fuels must change, and that young people are ready to stand up for their generation's future. |
 | Varsha Vijay: Environmentalist Extraordinaire
by Laura Bridgeman
January 31st, 2011
Varsha Vijay's life is kept busy with new projects and ongoing work, all of which are inspired by her love of nature and her concern for tribal populations. |
| JUST FOOD: The Latest in Food Justice
by Laura Bridgeman
January 24th, 2011
The Earth Island Institute, together with Ashoka's Youth Venture, have created JUST FOOD: a program which provides teams of young people with training, mentoring, seed funding and ongoing support in creating sucessful social venture initiatives related to issues of food justice.
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