On Wednesday, August 25, I organized a screening at Global Kids of the new documentary "Abraham's Children," a series of intimate and frank profiles of ten Muslim-American teenagers in the New York area directed by my friend Nina Froriep. It was a very special night as around 30 people gathered to watch the film, share…
Category: Civil Society
Going Back to Cali: Moving back to the Bay in 2011!
So I've been alluding to some major life changes on the horizon. It's time to come clean: Sometime in early 2011 I'm moving back to the San Francisco Bay Area. It's something I have been pondering for the past year or so. Over there I've got a wonderful (an enormous) extended family that I feel…
Showing of Documentary about Muslim Youth in America on August 25 in NYC
I'm excited to be helping organize this screening of a documentary film directed and produced by my friend Nina Froriep next Wednesday. It's going to be a special night, so I hope many folks can come! Here's the official announcement: Global Kids and Clockwise Productions cordially invites you to a showing of the film “Abraham’s Children,”…
Global Kids in the New York Times: Helping NYC Teens Engage with the World!
Returning from vacation, I was very happy to see the news that my organization Global Kids got a nice write-up in the New York Region section of the New York Times a couple of days ago. Entitled "Learning in Summer, Gladly," Clyde Habermas writes about how Global Kids as a nonprofit works with New York…
Who is Preparing Kids to Respond to Bullying, Online and Off?
The New York Times has an interesting article on how schools are responding to incidents of "cyber-bullying" (what a 90s term) that happen among their students, whether or not it occurs on school grounds. It's obviously a difficult issue for educators, parents and youth workers to deal with, since it involves actions that can occur…
Join the Global Kids Online Leadership team! (job opening)
I'm very excited to announce that the Global Kids Online Leadership Program is looking for a new program associate to join our crack team of digital educators. The job opening begins: Global Kids, Inc., a New York City based non-profit organization dedicated to transforming urban youth into successful students and global and community leaders, is…
Global Kids Challenges NYC Teens to “Level Up” their Serious Gaming Skills this Summer
This July, Global Kids is holding our first serious gaming camp that we are calling "Level Up"! Designed for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, this week-long summer intensive will train you in basic game design, global literacy, and how to combine the two into a serious game design addressing a critical social issue. It…
USIP Conference on Media & Peacebuilding on May 12: Watch the Webcast (updated)
The nice folks at the US Institute of Peace send out the news that they are holding an all-day conference on "Seizing the Moment: Media & Peacebuilding" this Wednesday, May 12, at the Newseum in Washington DC. It looks like a fantastic event, which will consider "specific recommendations on ways to harness the power of media for…
IBM’s CityOne Game: Solve Real World Problems in a Virtual City
CityOne, a new game being developed by IBM, combines the god-view SimCity experience with current urban development challenges like clean water, overcrowding and small business growth. The goal of the game is "to teach laypeople how to better cope with complex modern problems by showing them the forest of solutions that have to be brought…
My Talk on Youth Learning Networks at the WebWise Conference in Denver (video)
The organizers of the excellent Webwise conference that I attended last month in Denver have recently posted to the web videos from the event. While there, I spoke on a panel on "Creating Connections and Promoting Networks" focused on the challenges and opportunities of using new media to transform user experience and provide a network…