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Category: Children

Model UN

Nine years later, my Model U.N. idea became a reality

September 19, 2020 Lonita Benson Charity & Justice, Children, Community/Common good, Uncategorized Leave a comment

I was first introduced to Civitas through my middle school gifted program. My teacher had us participate in the Civitas Model United Nations program,

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12 election questions posed by smart 10 year-olds

January 22, 2020 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2020 Election, Children, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

28-year smart fourth graders visited election headquarters. They asked some very challenging and creative questions about voting.

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art exhibit

A powerful art exhibit, a death in Texas

December 9, 2019 Renee Shur Children, Fine Arts Leave a comment

Entering the contemporary art space located just a few minutes’ walk from my home in the Hudson Valley last fall, I had no idea

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immigration

Zero tolerance for Trump’s cruel immigration policies

February 1, 2019 Renee Shur Children, Immigration, Trump One comment

On December 8, 2018, seven-year-old Jakeli Caal, a Guatemalan refugee who endured a grueling journey with her father to seek asylum in the U.S.,

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school security

Who should pay for school-security upgrades? gun manufacturers

December 15, 2018 Renee Shur Children, Education, Guns, Widgets: Guns Leave a comment

My local school district, the Ichabod Crane Central School District in New York’s Hudson Valley, recently held a vote on a capital improvement project

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Gun laws

Gun laws: the irony, the agony, the insanity

March 7, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Children, Congress, Guns, Legal issues/Law Leave a comment

America’s gun laws are shot through with irony and illogic. Some would want you to believe that our national attitude regarding guns reflects a

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Little League

Let’s have a shout-out for disorganized sports and living life

August 28, 2017 Arthur Lieber Children, Democracy, Human Rights, Military, States, Uncategorized Leave a comment

It may be that I’m romanticizing the past, but I feel so fortunate that when I was younger I had limited exposure to organized

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Don't Shoot

Happy Birthday

June 1, 2017 Hafsa Children, Civil liberties, Crime/Violence, Guns, Justice, LGBT, Police, Public safety, Uncategorized, Violence One comment

In a few weeks, I turn 20. People keep telling me how young I am— how my life is just beginning. But today I

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Diaper Banks: How Congressional disdain for poor people makes them necessary

September 19, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, Charity & Justice, Children, Health Leave a comment

I’m sad to report that it’s Diaper Need Awareness Week here in St. Louis, and across the country–a program promoted by the National Diaper

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“Where to Invade Next:” Notes and thoughts on Michael Moore’s movie

July 7, 2016 Susan Cunningham Capitalism, Children, Cities, Civil Rights, Community/Common good, Good government, International, Justice, Literature/Arts/Film One comment

Should I recommend Michael Moore’s 2016 movie,” Where to Invade Next”? On the plus side, there are some really good jokes.  The biggest laugh

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