I write for youth engagement in community organizing for social change. Youth participation in social change focuses more on issue-oriented activism than traditional partisan or electoral politics. Youth have taken lead roles in public protests and advocacy around anti-war activism, anti-crime and government corruption,pro-sexual education, anti-government censorship, expanded educational access, and public transportation access. Technology and the use of digital media has changed the way youth participate in activism globally, and youth are more active in media than older generations.
One of the most important ways that a society advances is through social change. As you encounter social issues affecting your community, country and world, and are exposed to different viewpoints on those issues, your own perspectives and opinions may change. Some issues will evoke feelings strong enough that you feel compelled to “take a stand.”