When is Enough Actually Enough?

A Michelle Branch-induced breaking point.

Lowell students spoke up, and the Police Chief listened

Sophomores at Lowell High School have a goal: Create a gun buyback program in their city to make homes and kids safer. They’ve just convinced William Taylor, Chief of Police for the City of Lowell, to work with them.

“Change-making” in Process

I began my role as a Program Associate with Generation Citizen’s NYC team at the start of February 2017 after…

It’s Personal

Within the past few weeks, many of our classes have dove into a variety of issues they feel connected to at the school, neighborhood, city, and state level. Issues our students in Massachusetts have brainstormed include immigration policies, solar panels on public buildings, and consent education to…

Does My Voice Matter?

After years of promising to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, the repeal bill was pulled from the House floor on March 24. This was a surprising turn and a prime example of successful civic engagement swaying our representatives.

Did you just miss a chance to vote?

An update on April 2017 municipal elections

What We’re Reading | April 20, 2017

The articles that caught our eye in recent weeks.