http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php news, opinion, discussion - for and by and about teens en Copyright 2007 2007-02-01T18:43:00-08:00 http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1007hajaj_singing_for_sanitation_nepal/ http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1007hajaj_singing_for_sanitation_nepal/#When:19:43:00Z MEXICO CITY, Mexico, 27 March 2006 – At the Children’s World Water Forum here last week, children from around the globe reported to one another on their water projects. Some of them were shy at first, but over the course of the week they became more and more outspoken. One impressive young person was Shanta Chaudhary, 14, who comes from remote Dhikpur village in the Dang District of Nepal. YoungMinds, Education 2007-02-01T19:43:00-08:00 http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1007unicef_aminata_palmer_child_activist/ http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1007unicef_aminata_palmer_child_activist/#When:19:40:00Z Aminata Palmer is an 11-year old girl who lives in Sierra Leone. According to Aminata, the leaders of her country believe that children should be seen, but not heard. However, Aminata advocates, “If you love children, you can listen to children”. YoungMinds, Activism 2007-02-01T19:40:00-08:00 http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1007chevigny_childrens_world_water_forum/ http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1007chevigny_childrens_world_water_forum/#When:19:34:00Z MEXICO CITY, Mexico, 20 March 2006 – Yesterday, a delegation of African children attended the 4th World Water Forum, where adult decision-makers are meeting to raise awareness about global water issues. The young people have been participating in the Children’s World Water Forum, which is also being held here this week. They were determined to draw attention to their concerns as young people about water, sanitation and hygiene on their continent. YoungMinds, SocialIssues 2007-02-01T19:34:00-08:00 http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1007mcreynolds_weblogs_changers_or_waste/ http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1007mcreynolds_weblogs_changers_or_waste/#When:17:42:01Z Are weblogs just vanity publishing or an opportunity to share ideas and opinions? YoungMinds, JustTalking 2007-02-01T17:42:01-08:00 http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1007headliners_unaccompanied_asylum_seeker/ http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1007headliners_unaccompanied_asylum_seeker/#When:17:39:00Z 17-year-old Alem is an unaccompanied asylum seeker; who will be forced to return to a country she escaped from and where she knows no-one. YoungMinds, HumanRights 2007-02-01T17:39:00-08:00 http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1999nurnberg_know_your_rights/ http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1999nurnberg_know_your_rights/#When:16:23:00Z Did you know that you have rights? Did you know that there is a law called the Convention on the Rights of the Child? Your rights are about what you are allowed to do, and what the people responsible for you have to do for you to make sure you are happy, healthy and safe. Of course you also have responsibilities towards other children and adults, to make sure they get their rights. A convention is an agreement between countries to obey the same law. When the government of a country ratifies a convention, that means it agrees to obey the law written down in that convention. YoungMinds, Activism 2007-01-10T16:23:00-08:00 http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1007bernstein_young_people_do_care/ http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1007bernstein_young_people_do_care/#When:18:23:00Z What many younger people lack is context.  The kind of experience that enables one to make the connection between the events of Iraq and the period of Vietnam are simply not part of their consciousness. Bernstein_Kenneth, YoungMinds 2007-01-09T18:23:00-08:00 http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1999lau_child_migrant_farmworkers_usa/ http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1999lau_child_migrant_farmworkers_usa/#When:17:53:01Z In my middle-class suburban community, the biggest problems the teenagers face usually revolve around how to get an “A” on the next test or how to make up an excuse for breaking the curfew. What we don’t have to worry about is laboring long hours every day for a pittance of a wage or being exposed to dangerous pesticides. YoungMinds, SocialIssues, Americas, NorthAmerica, UnitedStates 2007-01-09T17:53:01-08:00 http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1206beger_we_can_make_this_possible/ http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1206beger_we_can_make_this_possible/#When:17:19:00Z HIV-positive children orphaned by AIDS? Isn’t that an African story? Not necessarily. But although their story is similar to many others here in Ethiopia, the impact on their lives is worlds apart. YoungMinds, Activism 2006-12-08T17:19:00-08:00 http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1206ben_school_in_sary_moghul/ http://youngminds.humanbeams.com/index.php/youngminds/comments/ym1206ben_school_in_sary_moghul/#When:17:05:01Z We stayed overnight in Sary Moghul, a village in southern Kyrgyzstan...We used the morning of our departure for a stroll around the place and ended up at the village’s only school. YoungMinds, Education 2006-12-08T17:05:01-08:00