freechild Adam Fletcher Status: My latest blog entry Student Voice Is NOT Democracy http://t.co/SMs3Y52TB0 (58.2 days ago)

Title and Organization:		President, CommonAction
Gender and Age:		Male, 38
Location:		Olympia, Washington
Country of Residence:		United States
Country of Birth:		Canada
Nationalities:		Canadian
Citizenships:		Canada
Languages:		English
Website:		http://www.commonaction.org
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About Me

When Bono sang this in a recent U2 song it resonated deep within me. I was 14 when I had the honor of working with a man who inspired me to spend my life working with other youth to create change in my community. My first job was teaching drama to low-income kids in the housing projects of north Omaha, Nebraska (USA) when I was 15, and have worked with young people since then. I've worked with small community based organizations and large national foundations, advocated for youth involvement, and preached experiential learning everywhere I've been. I've worked for nature centers and in schools, drug treatment clinics and theaters. I've worked with the low-income and under resourced, college students and federal workers. My jobs have taken me across the US and Canada working with a lot of 'kinds' of people: immigrants, African Americans, urban and rural, people from Asia and the Middle East, Central America and eastern Europe.

Today I run The Freechild Project, a small organization who's work includes educational programs, workshops, action research, resource development, and program consultation for individuals and organizations around the world. Our popular website, Freechild.Org is entirely funded by our training and consultation activities. We work with community-based organizations, foundations, and government agencies to meet our mission: To build active democracy by engaging young people in social change, particularly those who have been historically denied participation.

I love my work with young people, and I am very thankful that they have let me work with them. This is the work of my heart and hands, and I'm happy to share it. These days I live the creedo: "If you must dream of the world you want to live in, dream out loud!" Thank you for letting me dream out loud.

Countries Visited

Issues of Interest Child & Youth Rights Child & Youth Rights Civil Society Culture Education Health Peace & Conflict    UNESCO Sites Visited Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Dinosaur Provincial Park Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Carlsbad Caverns National Park Everglades National Park Grand Canyon National Park Mesa Verde National Park Olympic National Park Pueblo de Taos Redwood National Park Yellowstone    Friends [ view all ] 203506851 , youthsaccord , sprayadhesive , aprice@middlebury.edu , KPalicz , kellab , StephanSchwartz , DanaBennis

Industries Consulting Education Government/Government Agency Not-for-Profit Organizations     Higher Education Evergreen State College [BA] (2002) University of Washington    Organizations Supported Our American Generation Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Centre National Network Power to the Youth SoundOut! The Campaign for Meaningful Student Involvement The Freechild Project [listing manager]    Events 3rd Annual Youth Decision-Makers Forum (2003-04-23) 13th Annual National Service-Learning Conference (2002-03-20)    Latest Bookmarks Get Loud! Youth Engagement Workshop Guide - Lulu.com Adam Fletcher on Youth Voice Movement Maine Youth Voices Mississippi History Now | When Youth Protest: The Mississippi Civil ... CNCS 2008 Summer of Service Factsheet United Way of Utah County Summer Of Service webpage Summer of Service Act of 2009 CNCS Summer of Service webpage Innovations In Civic Participation Summer of Service page National Affiliate Network for Engaging Youth in Service LSA Newsletter (April 2007) Kids Care Clubs Summer of Service