http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/ Copyright 2005 Sat, 06 Mar 2004 10:19:19 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.16 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I participate in a list serve for "youth rights leaders". Lately they're talking about the vote. It occurs to me this morning that there's a segue between the vote and school issues that I hadn't thought about before... For most... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2004/03/the_vote.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2004/03/the_vote.html Sat, 06 Mar 2004 10:19:19 -0800 I think previously I've only seen two approaches to YL "introduction" essays: the "bill of rights" format, and what I call the "grocery list" format... The "bill of rights" approach feels like a manifesto. It says: "these are the major... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2004/01/three_approache.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2004/01/three_approache.html Fri, 09 Jan 2004 18:13:25 -0800 A few entries back, I posted a first draft of the youthlib.com homepage. I proposed five broad topics for the purpose of categorizing my essays. I'm thinking now that I ought to add two new topics onto the end of... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2004/01/ideals_that_mot.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2004/01/ideals_that_mot.html Wed, 07 Jan 2004 19:18:33 -0800 To celebrate the turning of 2003 to 2004, I spent four days at the Oregon coast. A group of my friends has a tradition of renting a house for their New Year's celebration each year. In this, the fourth year... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2004/01/yl_presentation.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2004/01/yl_presentation.html Tue, 06 Jan 2004 12:58:01 -0800 I read an interesting New York Times editorial today: "In Search of the Swing Voter" by Chuck Todd (Dec 29). Todd suggests that because 9/11 has politicized this generation of young people, they will be a crucial demographic in the... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/youth_as_swing.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/youth_as_swing.html Mon, 29 Dec 2003 21:58:50 -0800 I carry around little notepads with me, so I can capture ideas as they occur to me. I've fallen out of the habit at the moment, but I enjoy going for a 3-5 mile walk each morning -- during which... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/youth_and_anato.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/youth_and_anato.html Mon, 29 Dec 2003 02:27:09 -0800 I'm an advocate of progressive politics. Furthermore, I think that the Youth Liberation movement should invest itself in progressive politics. Toward this end, I think that it is beneficial to describe adultism as an "oppression" -- thus giving common ground... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/objections_to_c.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/objections_to_c.html Sun, 28 Dec 2003 01:22:22 -0800 The first thing you read as you arrive at youthlib.com (or read my hypothetical book-to-be) should be an abstract -- an overview that tries to summarize all the ideas within in short-form. However, after that, I think the next piece... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/a_new_view_of_a.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/a_new_view_of_a.html Sat, 27 Dec 2003 04:19:47 -0800 [This is a first draft of what the youthlib.com homepage might look like.] YOUTHLIB.COM tools for youth liberation activists This website contains original essays about Adultism and Youth Liberation. Youth activists and adult allies are the intended audience. My hope... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/draft_homepage.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/draft_homepage.html Mon, 15 Dec 2003 03:32:50 -0800 [Here is some text I've just composed for the youthlib.com homepage.] About youthlib.com: This website is about Adultism and Youth Liberation. "Adultism" is an oppression -- like racism, sexism, or classism (etc.). It is the oppression of young people by... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/intro_to_youthl.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/intro_to_youthl.html Mon, 15 Dec 2003 00:27:28 -0800 Tomorrow, for the first time, I'm meeting face-to-face with Adam Fletcher of freechild.org and Tonia Valadez of the new Youth Centered Youth Development Institute. Below is a list of questions that I brainstormed, trying to figure out what we should... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/first_meeting_w.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/first_meeting_w.html Fri, 12 Dec 2003 00:37:22 -0800 Notepad's new address is: youthlib.com/notepad If you've got this page bookmarked, please change the address now. Thanks to gl. and mph, who are helping me integrate Notepad and Generator with my new site-to-be, youthlib.com. [For history's sake, the old address... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/new_address_for.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/new_address_for.html Wed, 10 Dec 2003 22:41:21 -0800 I'm awfully interested in writing process. Here's an experiment where I've set a timer, and will now write for 10 minutes. My friend gl. has suggested that I need to put together some introductory documents about YL. Ideally, perhaps a... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/10_minutes_on_w.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/10_minutes_on_w.html Sun, 07 Dec 2003 19:13:43 -0800 My friend gl. passed along this neat quote from youth activist Ocean Robbins, founder of YES! (Youth for Environmental Sanity): "Sometimes older folks tell me: 'I was idealistic and thought I could change the world once, too, but then I... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/ocean_robbins_q.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/12/ocean_robbins_q.html Sun, 07 Dec 2003 07:53:15 -0800 Hooray! My good friend mph has just helped me purchase youthlib.com, which will become my new domain name. I brainstormed over a hundred domain names before selecting this one. Unfortunately, my top pick, youthliberation.org was already taken. I was really... http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/11/youthlibcom_is.html http://www.youthlib.com/notepad/archives/2003/11/youthlibcom_is.html Sat, 29 Nov 2003 18:05:56 -0800