Archives for March 2008

Screen A Movie, Make A Difference: A Media Model for Mobilization

Just as “What are you doing?” sparked a social media revolution with the evolution of Twitter, “How can I make a difference?” has the potential to be answered swiftly with a brilliant media model from “Two Angry Moms.” Shaping Youth is proud to partner with documentary producer Amy Kalafa and Susan Rubin (seen here yesterday on the Rachael … [Read more...]

Shaping Youth Features “All Girls Week:” A Gender Discussion

As we wrap up Women’s History Month this March, Shaping Youth kicks off a full week of “all things girl, asking the $10,000 question, have we gone forwards or backwards in shaping youth the last two decades? We'll start with the 'whorses' of the new Strutz line of toys targeting femme/Freud in the 4-8 demographic, (eesh) and segue to Packaging Girlhood in its … [Read more...]

Youth Engagement In Virtual Walk for Water (World Water Day)

Update Mar. 22, 2016 World Water Day  As the privatization of water controversy makes a splash with multinational corporations like Coke and Nestle jockeying to be part of the scarcity solution, (sigh) "awareness raising" needs to go beyond "cup half empty or full" questions to massive critical thinking about interdependence and human rights. How will we unify? … [Read more...]

Kids’ Gardening, Spring Break, & the ‘Seinfeld’ Equinox

“Mom, why does the date keep changing for the first day of Spring (and Easter, too?)" When the vernal equinox confounds even the science fair kiddies with calendar confusion (20th vs. 21st) it’s time to hunt down the whys so I don’t sound like a goof and give the wrong info. Ah, what to Google first?! Equinox vs. solstice. Reasons for seasons. First … [Read more...]

Facebook Study Group Verdict: Zero Sum Game

CBC News reports 18-year old Chris Avenir is now a free man, able to go about his Ryerson University classes without the deluge of digital cameras flashing around him and microphones "poking" him in Facebook style. His precedent setting social media hearing quickly became an attempt to determine whether an online study group constitutes ‘cheating’ in 21st … [Read more...]