People Shaping Youth

Social Media ABC’s: An International Opportunity

June 23, 2009 by Amy Jussel 9 Comments

June 23, 2009 Changeblogger and informal learning pro Jasmin Tragas, (also one of my fellow NextNow Collaboratory global gal pals and co-contributors to the Age of Conversation Gavin Heaton and Drew McClellan's collaborative social media project for Variety, the Children’s charity) has put together a stunningly simple alphabet slide show that's Sesame-Street-easy in imparting … [Read more...]

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Youth Advice Slinger With A Story to Tell: Josh Shipp

June 8, 2009 by Amy Jussel 15 Comments

June 8, 2009 One week ago today I watched Josh Shipp, a guy who self-defined as a high school class clown with hair that “looks like a chia pet” open the Ypulse Youth Marketing “Mashup” as keynote speaker. Josh Shipp is the kind of guy who charismatically creates a following like the Piped Piper, and ends up senior class president on a lark (he used the slogan “Shipp … [Read more...]

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Teen Girl Moguls & Social Entrepreneurs: What’s Your Story?

June 6, 2009 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

June 6, 2009 Calling all ‘young people who rock’ between the ages of 14-17...this is the final week to START to tell your tales in ‘Girls Helping Girls’ style (by June 15 to begin submissions, June 30 to finish them) to vy for the Youth Service America Gladys Coccia Award. Who is Gladys Marinelli Coccia? What’s her story? Let’s just say anyone who became a business woman at … [Read more...]

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Susan Boyle’s Encore: A “Memory” For Us All

May 24, 2009 by Amy Jussel 15 Comments

May 24, 2009 Speaking of WorldShapers, as I was researching the 'Twitter updates' on Narada Michael Walden's mega-Memorial Day music fest for Christopher Rodriguez, I ran across Sheryl Brueker's interview with him, and popped over to her 'Twitter" feed to hear the buzz about the star-studded musicians performing... Lo and behold, as I was doing so, I stumbled upon Sheryl's … [Read more...]

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“About Face” Body Image Benefit: America the Beautiful Movie

May 15, 2009 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

May 15, 2009 He’s baaaaaaaaaack! ‘Tell it like it is’ director Darryl Roberts of America The Beautiful is wrapping his last personal appearance on his U.S. screening tour to benefit two worthy Bay Area orgs promoting positive body image: About-Face.org (love their "don't fall for the media circus" tagline) and Beyond Hunger ("freedom from the obsession with food and weight) … [Read more...]