Archive for the ‘Social Activism’ Category

Girl Scouts Of America is turning 100 years old in 2012, and while the organization retains its core values of environmentalism, loyalty, leadership, and service to others, its program is getting a major makeover to bring it into the modern …

The Occupy Wall Street movement has captured the attention of students across the country. In fact, today, there is an Occupy Colleges protest scheduled for 4:30pm, when students at more than 90 colleges plan to walk out of class to …

Get ready to be inspired! Ypulse spoke with eighteen-year-old Sarah Cronk, winner of the 2011 Do Something Award about how she makes a difference for students with disabilities. Sarah founded The Sparkle Effect, an inclusive cheerleading squad. What started small has …

Today’s post comes to us from Sydney Coates, who attended the UN International Year Of Youth Culmination Celebration as a delegate. She gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how the event inspired her to do her part to make the …

Ypulse was very privileged to attend the UN Year In Youth Culmination Celebration organized by AllyKatzz and Monique Coleman. We sat in the very same room where UN delegates meet, only this time it was filled with tomorrow’s leaders: …

You might know Monique Coleman best as Taylor McKessie from the High School Musical series, but she’s recently taken on a new role that she thinks is the most important of her life. She is working with the United Nations as …