Leadership Summit Inspires Teens to Become Activists

Here is a news article about the Global Citizen Corps Leadership to go along with the video and pictures posted below.

High school students from across the country met in New York in early October and participated in a Leadership Training Summit. The Summit take place every year to encourage and assist young people interested in global activism. Similar summits were held at the same time in other parts of the world. Meetings were set up via satellite allowing the New York group to see and chat and even sing with the Iraqi group!


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More From the Leadership Summit in Portland

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GCC Leadership Summit 2009: Portland

The Mercy Corps Global Headquarters in Portland Oregon hosted its very first Global Citizen Corps (GCC) Youth Leadership Summit from October 9^th through 12^th! The summit brought together 25 high school leaders and GCC alumni from across the US to develop their awareness and provide tools for action on global issues such as hunger, health, climate change, human rights, conflict and access to education.

The students who met in Portland are part of an international program that connects youth leaders from around the world through online dialogue and action projects. The program is now active in the USA, UK, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian Territories.

Student leaders participated in discussions and workshops on the issues with Mercy Corps staff, an amazing crew of Global Citizen Corps alumni, guest speakers, and went on local field trips. They were also able to participate in a live video conference with their peers in Iraq to discuss the issue of access to education, and they ended the event with a talk from Mercy Corps CEO, Neal Keny-Guyer.

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Global Citizen Corps on Blogger.com

Welcome to the Global Citizen Corps' blog! If you're not familiar with us, we are a part of Mercy Corps, an international development organization that works in over 38 countries around the world. Global Citizen Corps is Mercy Corps’ international youth program that brings high school and university aged students together to make a difference on the issues that matter.

Our theory is Awareness + Action = Impact. Students from around the globe discuss issues like climate change, conflict, education, health, human rights, hunger and water. They learn how to take action on these issues in their communities and how together we can make a collective impact. This blog is about this international network of youth who are determined to make a difference. It’s also a way for you to get involved. Welcome, enjoy and don't forget to check out www.globalcitizencorps.org to get involved in the conversation or learn more about ways you can build awareness and take action.