Youth Happenings
Teenagers and youth phenomena in the news today
Hippie Pandas
May 15, 2012 — by
The Hippie Pandas are an all-girl science team from Rochester, NY. Their response to the “food-factor” theme of this years STEM Awards (a science and technology for middle-schoolers) was to build a solar pasteurizer for women in Nicaragua who, as a result of drinking unpasteurized milk, have a higher rate of miscarriage. While researching their project at Springdale Farms’ robotic milking farm, they noticed that none of the cows had names. In response, they named fourteen of the cows, implementing the new data into the farm’s computer system, and made birthday cards for all of the cows with upcoming birthdays.
Texting Saves Lives
May 10, 2012 — by
In a TED talk I recently watched, entitled, “Texting Can Save Lives,” Nancy Lublin CEO of Dosomething.org speaks of the changing patterns in social media, realizing that teens are much more likely to take note of something they receive via text as opposed to opening loads of lengthy email blasts. More…
Love Graffiti
May 8, 2012 — by
Writings on the walls in Rome is nothing new. Like every other big city, graffiti (of all kinds) has always been a constant presence in the eternal town. Something quite peculiar about Rome though, is the massive presence of “teenage love graffiti” all over the place.
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Freedom School!
May 7, 2012 — by
Student activists at several Detroit public school have started a Freedom School in response to unjust suspensions and expulsions related to a joint student walk-out, organized to protest school closures and inadequate learning conditions.
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Marc Vallée: Dissident Youth
May 1, 2012 — by
Documentary photographer Marc Vallée has a soft spot for outsider dissident youth. Over the course of his career his sensitive and beautiful portraits of youth have evolved from subculture to political resistance, and everything in between. Director Matt Wolf talked to Marc about his inspiring work.
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