HUMAN ISSUES
BULLYING
National Youth Violence Prevention - A one-stop shop for teens dealing with bullying.
Dealing With Bullying - Gives teens advice on how to deal with bullying.
Teen Victim Project - Put out by the National Center for Victims of Crime, this site gives support for teens dealing with bullying and harassment.
POVERTY
3Plus-U - A flashmovie about rights at work.
Global Issues - An incredibly detailed look at the causes of poverty and several links to further investigate the issues surrounding poverty.
The ONE Campaign - A campaign to make poverty history.
CHILD LABOR
Free the Children - A site for youth to help children of all ages.
Child Labor Coalition - A national network for the exchange of information about child labor.
SWEATSHOPS
United Students Against Sweatshops - An international student movement of campuses and individual students fighting for sweatshop free labor conditions and workers' rights.
Co-op America - Looks at the growing problem of sweatshops and actions we all can take against them.
TOLERANCE
Fight Hate and Promote Tolerance - a site just for teens.
Indigenous Peoples – Read through this site to learn about indigenous people, designed for teen reading.
Teaching Tolerance - Attempting to bring down the walls that divide us.
VOLUNTEERING
Idealist.org - A website that lists dozens of organizations for teens to get involved with.
CONNECTING THE ISSUES
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
Roots and Shoots - Join this youth network started by Jane Goodall.
TakingITGlobal - Is run by youth and connects youth from more than 200 countries to improve their local and global communities. Topics discussed include rural youth, human rights, HIV/AIDS, etc. There are discussion boards, weblogs, instant messengers and more. “Now the world’s most popular online community for young people interested inmaking a difference, with hundreds of thousands of unique visitors each month.”
Youth for Environmental Sanity - YES! educates, inspires and empowers young people to join forces for social justice and environmental sanity. Check out their events which include Action Camps.
Make a Difference - Showing young people that they can make a difference in the world, in part, by how they spend their money.