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• Center for Democracy and Citizenship at Augsburg College
  07/01/09
• "Citizens have got to assume their place as equal partners"
  06/30/09
• Iran and the politics of "yes we can"
  06/24/09
• PA stories from Denver
  06/23/09
• Essay contest will bring youth to Jakarta for World Movement for Democracy assembly
  06/17/09
• Who's the 'we' in 'yes, we can'?
  06/16/09
• Organizing to create a unique field experience
  06/11/09
• Transferring lessons to reform of public education
  06/10/09
• The Wall
  06/09/09
• Congratulations, Click4Life!
  06/02/09
• "Part Time" embodies the power of Public Achievement
  05/28/09
• Listening to the future
  05/26/09
• How do you say "We are the ones we've been waiting for" in Urdu?
  05/25/09
• Five girls took a stand
  05/21/09
• Like hallways in a school
  05/19/09
• Student athletes work with Farmington Warrior to Citizen Group
  05/15/09
• Box City Vigil 2009
  05/08/09
• A Palestine that may have a chance for peace
  05/05/09
• We are the ones we've been waiting for
  05/04/09
• "I learned to have confidence in myself"
  04/30/09
• What is education for, anyway?
  04/29/09
• Dreams of organizing Suzhou, China
  04/27/09
• Tom's Drugstore: University--Community Connections
  04/27/09
• Preparing South Africans for life in a full democracy
  04/20/09
• Could citizen journalists help save news organizations?
  04/13/09
• May conference on educating for community stewardship
  04/13/09
• Worldwide Public Achievement and you are now friends
  04/09/09
• When neighborhoods are united around children's learning
  04/07/09
• "If we pay attention to our civic duties, we CAN change health care"
  04/06/09
• Does holistic health care include policymaking?
  04/03/09
• Another creative idea from Farmington, Minn.
  04/01/09
• Humboldt High School students learn public work skills
  03/31/09
• "Engage"
  03/24/09
• E-organizing example from Minnesota Indian Country
  03/17/09
• Citizen Journalism
  03/16/09
• Something stirring in higher education
  03/13/09
• Citizen fire chief
  03/11/09
• A future biomedical engineer and organizer
  03/10/09
• Taking on racism, health, and the environment
  03/09/09
• "Obama can learn from Burnsville mayor"
  03/03/09
• Public Achievement in Ukraine
  03/02/09
• Making the community your extended family
  02/26/09
• Venturing outside the classroom
  02/26/09
• What should citizens know, believe, and do?
  02/25/09
• "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants"
  02/04/09
• Warrior to Citizen: Stories of Minnesota's Most Recent Veterans
  01/29/09
• The Takeover
  01/23/09
• From service to citizen power
  01/22/09
• Happy Birthday, Dr. King!
  01/19/09
• U of M Gophers organize around health
  01/08/09
• Another deployment
  01/07/09
• Organizing comes to the military
  01/05/09
• Did he say “citizen architect"?
  01/02/09
• Warrior to Citizen group earns first Yellow Ribbon City designation
  12/16/08
• What public works programs can do beyond creating jobs
  12/16/08
• Can organizing save lives?
  12/10/08
• "It is time to act"
  12/05/08
• The First Yellow Ribbon City in Minnesota?
  11/18/08
• More than a federal holiday
  11/11/08
• Struggling? Off the charts successful? PA coaches share lessons
  11/10/08
• A new era of organizing?
  11/05/08
• Some candidates are open to interpretation
  11/04/08
• Until they can, this group is focused on getting others to vote
  10/30/08
• A growing, important part of the nation's political dynamic
  10/29/08
• "Green" civic organizers achieve success on local project to improve water quality, Part II
  10/27/08
• Students who are "citizen therapists" help Naropa University win award
  10/23/08
• A frighteningly good time
  10/22/08
• Can teen jobs be meaningful?
  10/20/08
• Volunteers organizing to support veterans
  10/15/08
• A "citizen rabbi"
  10/13/08
• A Growing Family of Combat Veterans
  10/08/08
• Organizing for better family health
  10/08/08
• A “citizen naturalist" on St. Paul’s East Side
  10/06/08
• "It serves the state better" - staff organize in the Minnesota Legislature
  10/01/08
• Farmington organizing to support veterans, military families
  09/29/08
• Revising the constitution
  09/26/08
• Memo to public health officials: ask more young people to be advocates and educators
  09/24/08
• This "coach" helps athletes develop skills for life, active citizenship
  09/22/08
• A living classroom
  09/16/08
• "Organizing is a way to integrate my faith and everyday life"
  09/11/08
• The peculiar attack on community organizing
  09/09/08
• A vehicle for learning in St. Paul
  09/08/08
• Protest politics at the RNC
  09/03/08
• Students lead the way in connecting a university to its neighborhood
  08/28/08
• Little Grocery on the Prairie
  08/26/08
• Young environmentalists look at power and privilege
  08/18/08
• Yes, we can?
  07/28/08
• All Around the Neighborhood: Keeping it Local. Keeping it Real.
  07/23/08
• Youth share their creativity and interests through print media
  07/21/08
• Neighborhood-based public work in Saint Paul
  06/30/08
• How often are you able to be a true partner in your health?
  06/25/08
• Kosovo: A New Way of Working
  06/18/08
• From Gugulethu, South Africa
  06/09/08
• Obama focused on work we can do - must do - together
  06/05/08
• "If you know how to network, you can do anything"
  06/02/08
• Happy 18th Birthday, Public Achievement!
  05/16/08
• From Warrior to Citizen: a guide to greeting returning veterans
  05/16/08
• Role of higher ed in creating an enduring sense of civic agency
  05/09/08
• New funding will support cross-cultural citizen work
  05/08/08
• Frustration, maybe, but apathy? No way! Young people want to be engaged in civic life
  05/05/08
• Doing public work - apprehension, then inspiration
  05/02/08
• Judge's work on and off the bench contributes to a vibrant democracy
  05/01/08
• Seeking VISTA member to support neighborhood-based learning in St. Paul
  04/29/08
• The power of active citizens to generate power
  04/28/08
• Hmong teens and young adults find ways to bridge surprising cultural differences
  04/16/08
• Picturing power
  04/11/08
• Vital step in community organizing easy to overlook
  03/26/08
• Lessons for My Future Work in Tanzania
  03/24/08
• Working Together to Support Latino Student Achievement
  03/19/08
• Minnesota citizens step up when veterans come home
  03/12/08
• Race between Clinton and Obama surfaces radically different views of politics, citizens’ roles
  03/11/08
• Is Democracy Worth the Time it Takes?
  02/28/08
• Civil rights history informs 'We are the ones'
  02/26/08
• A Wake-up Call
  02/25/08
• "Youth Caught Being Intelligent!" post by Sara Benincasa
  02/21/08
• "Green" civic organizers achieve success on local project to improve water quality
  02/20/08
• These youth apprenticeships have civic impact
  02/14/08