It may be a "small world after all," but the Earth contains about 7 billion people, with half of them packed densely together in urban areas. China and India alone have 36% of the world's population, and the world's population is still growing at a rate of 1.22% per year. As top predators, humans consume lots or resources, many of them nonrenewable, which puts considerable strain on the environment.
The debate around young Trustee's has really gained some momentum and heat in recent years. This is partly due to government encouraging initiatives that promote participation from an apathetic and disengaged generation, but also, partly down to charities wanting to improve their internal governance. But the question I have is whether charities should include young people on their Boards if the only justification is that some of their work is youth orientated/inspired. Is that the only valid reason?
The world is full of people that are trying to change the world one small (or big) action at a time. Are you one of those people? Do you know someone that has taken a stand against injustice and made someone's world a little better by doing so?
Standing up against bullying requires action, not just empty promises. 
The Anoka-Hennepin School District came to this realization after six current and former students brought up a lawsuit against the district.
SOPA or the Stop Online Piracy Act and PIPA or the Protect IP Act have been all over the Internet in the last few weeks, ironically finding the most coverage on the sites that would be the most harmed.
Living in the United States of America makes us partakers in its government, policy-making systems, and society. By "us" I mean the young adult age group, a demographic that is constantly disregarded, by both its members and politicians, as constituents that could not truly have an impact on politics.
Most of the popular comics that fill up your local newsstands revolve around a superhero kicking some kind of major butt, or zombies eating the last of the humans living on Earth. Writers of your favorite graphic adventures don’t usually delve deep into emotional plots in realistic scenarios. When they incorporate reality into fiction, though, the enhanced material tugs at the heartstrings of certain readers and the superhuman characters become a little bit more relatable.
While media coverage has slowly been dying down regarding gay bullying, shocking incidents continue to occur. In the Anoka-Hennepin school district in Minnesota (coincidentally also the district that Tea Partier Michelle Bachmann represents), nine students have committed suicide in the past two years. Out of those nine, four were openly gay and the rest were constantly bullied. Other teens that have been targeted by bullies are refusing to stand up to it, though. In late July, five students sued the district for allowing schools to be hostile environments for the young LGBT community.
There are lots of myths floating around these days that people have to work hard to dispel. The one that bugs me the most? The one claiming that young people are apathetic.
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