Service News Worldwide May 2008
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May 2008
Issue
55
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By Charmagne Campbell-Patton,
ICP Program Associate
ICP's Program Associate,
Charmagne Campbell-Patton had a busy month of
travel this April. She first flew to Panama
City, Panama to attend the International
Association for Volunteer Effort 20th World
Volunteer Conference from April 2 - 6.
Charmagne spent less than two days back home in
Washington, D.C. before flying to Minneapolis,
MN to join Susan Stroud, ICP Executive
Director, at the National
Youth Leadership Council's National
Service-Learning Conference from April 8-13.
Charmagne shares her experiences at both
conferences. Read
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Youth Service News
Brunei: Government Approves
NYS Internet spurs upswing in volunteerism USA - Youth volunteerism is surging as high school and college students use the Internet to mobilize quickly and nationally. Read More>>
Civic
Reawakening The Institute of Politics at Harvard University has conducted biennial polls of college students' political views since 2000. Read Past Youth Surveys Here>> |
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ICP News
World Bank
International Experts
Meeting
ICP and the Children & Youth Unit
at the World Bank
are partnering to convene an
international experts meeting on measuring the
impact of youth voluntary service
programs this week at
the World Bank headquarters in
Washington, DC. The meeting will bring
together
researchers, policymakers and
practitioners from the field of youth civic
engagement and particularly of youth service. A report from this
meeting will be available in a few weeks. Email
campbell-patton@icicp.org
for more information.
Director of
CLAYSS Visits ICP
ICP welcomed Maria Nieves
Tapia Basilico, Director of Centro
Latinoamericano de Aprendizaje y Servicio
Solidario (CLAYSS) during her visit to
Washington, D.C. earlier this month. Snra.
Nieves spent a few days visiting the ICP office
to talk with ICP and the Taillories Network
about current and upcoming projects, winding up
her visit as a guest speaker at a Brown Bag
Lunch for the ICP staff.
Seeking Program
and Policy
Contributions
Service News Worldwide is ICP's monthly newsletter. It is intended to be a resource for current news and events related to service, country information, relevant publications and internet resources, and in-depth discussions of different types of service and the issues that accompany them. |
Celebrating
the 75th Anniversary of the
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC): The
CCC Legacy in a Warming
World
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Young People Around the World
Celebrate Earth Day and Global Youth Service
Day Millions of young people across the world rallied in support of youth environmental and civic engagement in the last half of April to mark the 39th Earth Day on April 22nd, 2008, and the 20th Global Youth Service Day, April 25th, 2008. ICP applauds the Earth Day Network, Youth Service America, and the Global Youth Action Network for their success in coordinating this year's international turn-out. Read More>> |
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SAVE THE DATE! IANYS will present its 8th Global Conference November 19-22, 2008 at the Fondation des Etats-Unis in Paris, France. This conference is an exciting opportunity for practitioners, policymakers, government officials, and researchers to come together to discuss the potential for scaling up national youth service for greater impact on community and youth development. More information>> REGISTRATION BEGINS IN MAY! |
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May 8-9 Youth
Change Strategies to Teach and
Counsel Troubled Youth Conference
Seattle, WA; http://www.youthchg.com
May 11-18
AmeriCorps Week; http://www.americorps.org/about/americorpsweek/index.asp
May 13-14
AfterSchool for All Challenge
Washington, DC; http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/home.html
June
1-3 National Conference on
Volunteering
and Service/National Senior Corps
Conference Atlanta, GA; http://www.volunteeringandservice.org
June 5-8
Cyzygy: City Years Annual Convention
Boston, MA; http://www.cityyear.org/dynamic_ektid3021.aspx
June 16-21 CIVICUS Youth Assembly Glasgow, Scotland; http://www.civicusyouth.org June 17-21 - Tunza International Children's Conference on the Environment Norway; http://www.unep.org/tunza/children/events/icc_2008 June 22-25 Students Against Destructive Decisions National Conference; Phoenix, AZ; http://www.sadd.org/conference.htm June 22-26 - The National Educators Institute for Jewish Service-Learning - College Park, MD; http://www.panim.org/educatorsinstitute
June 23-25 - 2008
Summer Institute on Service-Learning - Clemson,
SC; http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.
June
25-28 - Community-Campus Partnerships
for Health's 11th Summer Service-Learning
Institute - Leavenworth, WA;
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/servicelearning.html
June 25-28
National Association of Student Councils
Conference Ft. Worth,
TX; http://www.nasc.us
June 30-July 1
- 2008 Education Leadership Colloquium: 21st
Century Workforce and Civic Development:
Policy, Practice and P-20 - Austin, TX; http://www.ecs.org/html/ProjectsPartners/nclc/docs/ELC2008Final.pdf
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The Talloires Network The Talloires Network is a collective of individuals and institutions committed to promoting the civic roles and social responsibilities of higher education. This month the Network has been busy expanding with the addition of new international partners and with increasing the scope of its Global Project by partnering with UNESCO's Education for All Campaign. |
Youth-Led
Community Organizing: Theory and
Action
The International Journal of
Volunteer Administration; Volume XXV, Number
1
Al-Ahram Weekly Quarterly Supplement
"Beyond": Of
Youth
Engaged for Success:
Service-Learning as a Tool for High School
Dropout Prevention |
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