EDUC 118 Chapter 1: Youth Urban Agenda Civic Literacy Project
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Youth urban agenda civic literacy project: youth urban agenda program defines civic literacy as the knowledge of how to actively participate and initiate change in your community and the greater society. It is the foundation by which a democratic society functions: citizen power as a check and as a means to create avenues for peaceful change. The youth urban agenda civic literacy project is an effort to promote activities that educate students in terms of their civic responsibilities with the experience of building a real political agenda. Project is implemented by the following three phases: o: students generate an urban-conscious agenda. This process begins in the classroom where students learn to identify their needs. There are many ways to get students participating in their society. Students can organize voter registration efforts and collect pledges from citizens who promise to vote. Students may also hold job interviews for candidates running for office.
