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Youth Leadership Council Affiliations


	The Youth Leadership Council Members have been historically involved in student organizations, political groups, international youth conferences and conventions and spiritual organizations.* Check out these links to learn more about their interests. Earth Restoration Corps The Earth Restoration Corps’ Mission is to: promote a fundamental shift, restoring the balance in the way humans relate to Earth and each other; inspiring a sense of global interdependence based on a shared vision and responsibility of ecological restoration founded in Natures Laws (the Elements), that have sustained life since the beginning of time, upon which the survival of all life depends develop a global commitment to human transformation thereby changing the self-destructive direction of humanity train youth for sustainable jobs in Earth restoration, creating alternative livelihoods and alleviate unemployment by developing a new ecologically sensitive eco- economy create a culture of peace based on respect and gratitude for nature and cultural diversity securing a healthy planet to ensure a future for all life. Global Youth Action Network The Global Youth Action Network is a not-for-profit organization that act as an incubator of global partnerships among youth organizations. The Mission of the Global Youth Action Network is to facilitate youth participation and intergenerational partnership in global decision-making; to support collaboration among diverse youth organizations; and to provide tools, resources, and recognition for positive youth action State of the World Forum: Emerging Leaders Program The State of the World Forum is a gathering of artists, social thinkers, and political, corporate and public interest leaders convened each year, in the words of Forum President Jim Garrison, "to establish a global network of influential people who are challenged to engage in concrete action." Over the past five years, the Forum has spawned several initiatives, including a committee chaired by former Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to promote the elimination of nuclear weapons. An emerging emphasis in the Forum has been the support of women, based on a growing recognition that injustice to women is a threat to justice for all human beings. The Democreation Project 20 young activists and artists have embarked on a Mission Possible to impact the California Primary by registering and educating thousands of young voters in the streets and on college campuses. The tour is sponsored by the Democreation Project, a youth-founded effort to unite young artists and political progressives behind candidates who represent their values. The Democreation Project has chosen to endorse Dennis Kucinich in the 2004 Democratic Primary because they believe that his policies will begin to correct the serious problems inherited by young people today, especially pre-emptive wars leading to the inevitable reinstitution of the draft, accruing national debt and the shrinking dollar, disappearing jobs, environmental neglect, limited healthcare and education, and a failed drug and prison policy. The Inclusion Initiative The Inclusion Initiative is a student-initiated, service-learning class that, each semester, places approximately 40 UC Berkeley students in jobs as personal care attendants for people with disabilities. As preparation, participating students take a seminar on the history and philosophy of independent living. Students provide people with disabilities the essential assistance needed to function more easily on a daily basis and work to enhance the understanding between the able-bodied and disabled communities. Youth In Action Youth In Action provides support and recognition for the voices, ideas and positive solutions of youth. As partner in the Global Youth Action Network, a growing collaboration among organizations worldwide, the youthlink.org web site is being expanded as an international clearinghouse for youth voices, resources and action. The Kudirat Institute for Nigerian Democracy The Kudirat Institute for Nigerian Democracy (KIND) was founded in 1997 by Hafsat Abiola. Hafsat is a 27 year old human rights and democracy activist from Nigeria. She comes from a family of dedicated Pan-Africanists and courageous fighters for freedom and justice. Her father, M.K.O. Abiola, won the Presidential election held in Nigeria in 1993 but served out his term in solitary confinement, incarcerated by the military. He died in prison, on the eve of his impending release. Her mother, Kudirat, was a democracy leader who organized major strikes, marches and fought assiduously against the military. In 1996, she was assassinated in the streets of Lagos. To continue the legacy left by her parents, Hafsat founded and directs an organization called the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), which seeks to strengthen civil society and promote democracy in Nigeria. KIND records several achievements in the struggle to restore democracy to Nigeria, organizing: the National Day of Student Action in the U.S. involving over 200 Amnesty groups in support of Nigerian youths; the campaigns for the successful passage of several resolution and sanction bills in major American cities and towns; and the campaign for the co-naming of a New York street after Kudirat Abiola. With the end of military rule, KIND now offers organizational support, leadership development and skills training opportunities to women, youth and community based organizations in Nigeria as well as other countries in Africa. Free the Children Free The Children is an international network of children helping children at a local, national and international level through representation, leadership and action. It was founded by Craig Kielburger in 1995, when he was 12 years old. The primary goal of the organization is not only to free children from poverty and exploitation, but to also free children and young people from the idea that they are powerless to bring about positive social change and to improve the lives of their peers. YES! Youth for Environmental Sanity YES! is a non-profit organization that connects, inspires and empowers young changemakers to join forces for a thriving, just, and sustainable way of life for all. Founded in 1990 by 16-year-old Ocean Robbins and 19-year-old Ryan Eliason, at a time when Nancy Reagan was telling young people to "just say no," we help youth say "yes" to living with meaning, purpose, integrity and commitment. Today YES! is directed by the husband-wife team of Michele and Ocean Robbins, who serve as the organization's co-presidents. Positions taken by organizations with which the members of the Youth Leadership Council are affiliated are not necessarily shared by the New Paradigm Institute. The New Paradigm Institute does not endorse the views of the above organizations. \| The New Paradigm Academy \| Youth Leadership Council Affiliations* \| \| Return Home \| Events Schedule \| Youth Council and Academy \| The Sacred Feminine \| Support the New Paradigm Institute \| Contact Us \| Search Our Site \| Download Page \|