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Civic Action

You're Never Too Young to be Civically Engaged

Reflections on what it means for Indigenous youth to participate in civic life at the end of Native American Heritage month

BY Cordelia Falls Down

Blog Post

11.30.2020
Employment and Jobs

EOP Newsletter, November 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Of Interest

11.30.2020
Employment and Jobs

EOP Newsletter, October 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Of Interest

10.29.2020
Climate Change

For Gen Z, Climate Change is a Clear and Present Danger to our Planet

The solutions to climate change that we learn about as young people have been inadequate or nonexistent.

BY Kiera O’Brien, & 1 more

Blog Post

10.13.2020
Identity and Equity

Decolonization Can’t Happen Without Indigenous Voices

True decolonization means genuinely listening to Indigenous community members and creating shifts in the power dynamics.

BY Owen L. Oliver

Blog Post

10.09.2020
Society

A Love Letter to the Next Generation

Fellows at the 2020 Resnick Aspen Action Forum shared a vision for the world that they would like to leave behind.

BY Aspen Global Leadership Network

Blog Post

08.29.2020
Society

Young People Can Lead as “We Meet the Moment.” But, They Need Our Country to Invest in Them

Young people of color from places of long-time disinvestment, a history of racist systems, and concentrated poverty are starting from even further back than most.

BY Stephen A. Patrick

Blog Post

06.24.2020
US Education Policy

Youth Lead Now! Hope, Education, & Pathways to Progress

Former U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, discusses how youth can stay engaged with community action and foster hope in the face of adversity. Moderated by Kriste Dragon and Jasmine Adams, the conversation explores why youth are essential for community-driven leadership and how they can play a pivotal role as leaders during the current COVID-19 crisis.

BY Youth Lead Now!

Video

04.22.2020
Around the Institute

Aspen Young Leaders Fellowship Graduates First Cohort in Arkansas/Mississippi Delta

Sixteen aspiring young leaders from Arkansas & Mississippi graduated from the Aspen Young Leaders Fellowship Program on July 14, 2019 in Clarksdale, MS.

BY Aspen Young Leaders Fellowship

Blog Post

07.29.2019
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