by Ananya Singh, NYLC Youth Advisory Council Member I’ve been involved with NYLC by serving on their Youth Advisory Council (YAC), a team of servant leaders (pictured above) from across the country that advises NYLC on its programming and brings valuable youth perspectives to the organization’s work. Over the past two years, I’ve gotten so … Continue reading Reflections on Justice in Action
Talking Turkey
by Maddy Wegner, Director of Engagement Who knew that the recent immigrant community of Twin City Somalis could be a bridge to present-day Turkey? Consider the new Campus Café Turkish Grill on Riverside Avenue, situated in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, between Augsburg College and the University of Minnesota. This joint venture is a Somali/Turkish … Continue reading Talking Turkey
Service-Learning in Japan
By: Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO I had the honor to speak at the Japanese Conference on Philanthropic Education on Saturday, March 17 at Komaza University, Tokyo. Japan has placed great emphasis on peace education ever since WWII including the incorporation of it in their 9th grade civics classes and in their constitution under Article 9. My … Continue reading Service-Learning in Japan
Justice in Action Hits the Streets
Thanks to all of you who joined us in balmy St. Paul for the 29th Annual National Service-Learning Conference March 11-13! We’ve been awash in reflections as we hear the news you’re making putting justice into action, planning for change, advocating — in short, making history. Thanks both to participants and to the amazing volunteers, … Continue reading Justice in Action Hits the Streets
Service-Learning March Digest
Thanks to all of you who joined us in St. Paul March 11-13 for the “Justice in Action” National Service-Learning Conference! We have been buzzing since, with news about all the ways you are making impacts in your communities — most recently with March for Our Lives. Check out a conference participant’s experiences in the local march in … Continue reading Service-Learning March Digest
Service-Learning and Protest
by Maddy Wegner, NYLC Director of Engagement Are you prepared (the “P” in service-learning’s IPARD cycle) to March for Our Lives tomorrow Sat., March 24 — to put some justice into action? At NYLC, we have been in a post-conference reflection zone, thinking back to the inspirations of March 11-13, when many of you gathered … Continue reading Service-Learning and Protest
This is What Democracy Looks Like
“Love. Not hate. We want to graduate!” “We are students. We want change!” “Tell me what democracy looks like? THIS is what democracy looks like!” Among those chanting these demands in St. Paul, Minn. this past Saturday, during the March for Our Lives, was eighth-grader Lindsey, along with two friends and approximately 20,000 others. She … Continue reading This is What Democracy Looks Like