Top Youth Activism Victories of 2008
By Jamilah King, Kristina Rizga, Tomas Palermo, WireTap, December 27, 2008
In a year that saw war, violence, human rights abuses and environmental degradation, WireTap also found powerful examples of young people making a real difference.
Best WireTap Stories of 2008
By The Editors, WireTap, December 22, 2008
Our editors' and readers' favorite stories, columns, blogs and videos of the year!
Free Wheels: The Scraper Bike Movement Rolls On
By Jamilah King, WireTap, December 15, 2008
This youth-led bike movement began as a way to combine entrepreneurship and creativity. Can it also help save Oakland?
You Voted. Now What? Juan Reynosa's Environmental Mission
By Kristina Rizga, TheNation.com, WireTap, December 10, 2008
If you want cleaner air, water and less poverty, Juan Reynosa, a community organizer with New Mexico Youth Organized, thinks you should consider environmental justice work.
You Voted. Now What?
By Kristina Rizga, TheNation.com, WireTap, November 17, 2008
A young voter's guide from grassroots to the Hill: three ways to continue the activism and change the world.
Young Organizers Speak: We Are a New Coalition for the Common Interest
By Matt Singer, Jefferson Smith, TheNation.com, WireTap, November 10, 2008
Opinion: Our generation can move beyond old battles of single-issue silos and narrow constituency interests into broader rainbow coalitions of new progressives.
Young Organizers Speak: It’s A New Era
By Biko Baker, WireTap, November 5, 2008
League of Young Voters’ director Biko Baker witnessed working-class youth and youth of color truly believe in change by participating in the election.
20 Questions With Billy Wimsatt
In These Times, October 20, 2008
Seasoned organizer Billy Wimsatt talks politics, movement-building and life.
Fighting Poverty With a Green Economy
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, October 8, 2008
Emily Kirsch explains how green jobs can open doors and lift communities out of poverty.
When We're Not Working: The End of Capitalism?
By Matt Ryan, Gavin Leonard, WireTap, October 3, 2008
Podcast: Two Rustbelt organizers grapple with the meaning of our economic crisis, Sarah Palin and living Biblically.
From Slingshots to Solutions: Goals for Organizers
By Matthew Birkhold, Calvin Williams, WireTap, September 24, 2008
Opinion: The recent RNC demonstrations reveal that activists have some work to do.
Podcast: When We're Not Working
By Matt Ryan, Gavin Leonard, WireTap, September 5, 2008
Can you stay honest and effective as a community organizer and own a house some day? Two Rustbelt community organizers discuss and disagree.
Getting into the Swing of Things
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, September 5, 2008
Swing Semester's Anima La Voy talks about how she's trying to get progressive youth to swing the nation.
Taking On the Democratic Party Machine
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, August 18, 2008
State Rep. Tony Payton is part of a growing movement of committed, young progressive outsiders working to bring the Democratic Party back to the people.
Globe Trotting
By Thomas Coen, Campus Progress, August 6, 2008
International volunteer organizations may do a lot of good, but they also have problems that need to be addressed.
Election '08: Perspectives from High School Leaders
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, May 1, 2008
How is your vote tied to your race, class and gender identities? Youth Outlook follows a group of San Francisco high school presidents to get their take on it.
Why Build a Movement Among Youth-Driven Music Spaces?
By Shannon Stewart, WireTap, April 30, 2008
Because using the most popular form of cultural expression among youth may be the best way to build power and promote activism.
Anti-Nuke Youth: The Next Generation
By Adam Waxman, WireTap, April 28, 2008
They're not waiting for WWIII: The millennial generation sets out to promote peace and a world without nukes.
Opinion: Why I Campaign for College Tuition Relief Now!
By Vicente Garcia, WireTap, March 24, 2008
As 2007 marked the first time California spent more money on prisons than public colleges, young activists mobilize for a ballot initiative that will help low-income students access universities.
Long Live Jorge Castro
By Ivan Natividad, WireTap, February 28, 2008
Personal Voices: Work with low-income families in Richmond, California made me reexamine the meaning of hope for progressive change.
