People are using cancel culture as a way to divert attention from what should be focusing on; the standards of how we treat each other in this developing age of social media and how we hold people accountable for unethical behavior.
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Cultures of Dignity’s student editorial advisors joined NPR for a discussion on the importance of civics education. Here are their recommendations to make civics education equitable and relatable.
Using recognition and understanding to frame where others are coming from allows us to take a step back from the intensity of our own experiences, and allows us to appreciate the experiences of others.
In a time when it is so important for adults and young people to do their best to work with each other, here is a list of behaviors that adults do surrounding technology that deprive young people of the benefit of the doubt.
About the Author: I’m Sara Davis, an incoming senior in high school from Colorado. I’m an intern with Cultures of Dignity. In this blog series, I am using the tools...
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When people have the time to make or experience art, they have the time to truly be themselves. When you are in a safe space, it doesn’t matter if you fail. You can try something over and over and over.
Listen to siblings discuss surviving the boredom, dealing with parents, becoming friends, and conflict during quarantine.
We are high school seniors and with the Coronavirus already reducing our contact, our tomorrows are limited.
“Never Again” has been a phrase I heard frequently, yet here I was hearing horrors that did happen again, and when they did, the world turned a blind eye.
Labeling is a necessary evil: important to make sense of the world around us, but a primary enabler of stereotyping. Solutions take consciousness, awareness, and bravery to rethink how we classify and define our social worlds.
Most high school guys will have a friend who needs help with a substance abuse problem. It’s one of those moments when you need to think about the times you’ve said, “I love you man, I love my guys, I’d do anything for my friends,” and realize that these are more than things you say. It’s what you do when it’s hard.
I am Siane François, a 17 year old girl in the Phoenix Valley. I’m a biracial member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the daughter of...
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Students should be able to feel and be safe in their learning environments. They should be taught math and science, not taught how to hide if there’s a school shooting.
We have stepped up to take action in this sometimes dark world and to spread awareness about these issues, and we are trying to inspire as many people as possible to join us and make this a global movement. And that includes our parents…
Kate is a senior in high school from Boulder, Colorado. She is working as a writing and editing intern this fall. Below are her thoughts on what happened when she...
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