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De:	Daniel Roth [ Profil ]
Sujet:	Youth Action Team Update
Envoyé:	Aug 11th, 2006 - 14:30:42

	Youth Action Team Update The Youth Action Team continues to build partnerships among young leaders and youth organizations from around the nation through the America's Sustainable Future Campaign. Visit our page on the US Partnership site to download our 1st year report: "The Youth Action Team Profile." One way that the Youth Action Team engages youth leaders is through strategic organizing of youth participation at key 'sustainability' events. Over the Spring the team was leading workshops and catalyzing local action networks in the Philadelphia area at the Sustainable Business Network conference and the 14th annual Food and Health Expo. Another effort this summer was organizing a US Youth Delegation of 8 representatives from diverse organizations and regions to attend the UN Habitat's World Urban Forum and World Youth Forum in Vancouver, BC from June 15-23. Our delegation joined over 500 youth leaders and 10,000 diplomats, NGOs, local authorities, and the business leaders gathered to discuss the complex issues and practices required for "urban sustainability" Youth had an active role in the entire process and to learn more visit www.eya.ca/wuf/. Check out photos from our delegation at our team communications portal http://projects.takingitglobal.org/uspyouthactionteam Another way the Youth Action Team is building youth leadership for a sustainable future is through Local Youth Council development. Youth Connect is a County Youth Council pilot project underway in Ithaca, New York, . Local youth leaders between the ages of 15 and 30 are documenting their work to share with their peers around the country. Contact the team if you are interested in helping develop youth councils in your area. One exciting outcome of the World Youth Forum will be the formation of a new listserve for youth in the US and Canada to learn about the successes and challenges of National Youth Councils from their peers around the world. For background information please download the NEW international report on National Youth Councils: http://www.takingitglobal.org/images/resources/tool/docs/762.pdf This summer the Youth Action Team steering committee has grown. Welcome to our new team members Kevin Kalra, founder of Global Teaching Network and student at UT Austin, and Farah Hussain, involved in Small Business Education at Alternatives Federal Credit Union in Ithaca New York. Sincerely, Daniel Roth (518) 727-6723 Executive Committee US Partnership for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development www.uspartnership.org Graduate Student Adult and Extension Education Cornell University Ithaca NY 14850

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