Jan. 16, 2017 Update This year it's particularly poignant to contrast the ethics, integrity and service values of our outgoing President Obama with the stark greed, corruption, and narcissism of the incoming oligarchy that threatens our very democracy, so this is a call to action for each and every American to serve not just today, but year-round. On the #MLKDay … [Read more...]
Shaping Youth writes extensively about the need for a massive media mindshift away from the sexualization and commodification of girls, so it’s with great pride and ‘atta girl’ go-power that that we announce one of our own honorees in our All Things Girl round-up is seizing the headway and momentum to launch her renamed site The Girl Revolution! Chock full of fun freebies … [Read more...]
Dec. 30, 2016 Update Now THAT's what I'm talking about... Teen Vogue has just released their 2017 New Year's resolution playlist, and a historic lens of where the tradition came from, and given that I'm now a subscriber and newfound fan of Teen Vogue's scorching truth-telling journalistic lens, it's heartening to hear younger voices ringing loud and clear instead of … [Read more...]
The "audacity of hope"...It's a powerful potion for all ages, not just Generation "WE." I wrote about "marketing hope" awhile back on this post Inconvenient Truth Meets Digital Earth and am in a bit of deja vu, balancing equal parts challenge and roll up the sleeves pragmatics... I wonder what category I ended up in via Facebook’s “largest online rally in … [Read more...]
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