Youth in Action: Brandon 'Abdullah' Willis, Community Organizer
Geoffrey Dobbins You voted. Now what? Willis hopes more musically inclined activists will consider community development as a career option.
Geoffrey Dobbins You voted. Now what? Willis hopes more musically inclined activists will consider community development as a career option.
David Parker Jr. Four years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans public schools struggle to serve students and the educational waters are still muddy.
Liza Featherstone:As the cost of college hits the stratosphere, students are organizing to bring it down to earth.

How has the recession affected you, your family or someone you know? Essays should not exceed 800 words and should be original, unpublished work that demonstrates fresh, clear thinking and superior quality of expression and craftsmanship. Essays will be accepted from May 1 to June 15, 2009. Both high school and college students eligible. Winners receive $1,000.

Onnesha Roychoudhuri
Welcome to politics Bus Project style, where costumes are encouraged and successful activism is measured in both efficacy and, well, fun.
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Jamilah King You voted. Now what? Look in your own backyard to find an issue close to your community.
Kristina Rizga : Student Movements
If you want cleaner air and water and less poverty, Juan Reynosa, a community organizer with New Mexico Youth Organized, thinks you should consider environmental justice work.
Cole Robertson : Higher Education
The credit crunch is hitting students hard, but is government aid going to shareholders and CEOs instead of the borrowers who need it most?
Nina Jacinto Is Barack Obama is America's first hip-hop president?
Richard Kim
Why the left should support student occupations at the New School and at NYU.
Leanne Shear
"You Voted, Now What?" For Boeve, becoming an activist begins with small things--like setting up a lemonade stand.
Victor Lopez : Mental Health
This essay, the college winner of The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues for a federal oversight panel to overhaul the treatment of those in foster care.
Laine Alison Zalac : Youth, Education, & Children
This essay, the high school winner of The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that until inequities in education are eliminated, a permanent underclass will continue to exist.

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The Nation and Campus Progress are hosting our sixth Student Journalism Conference in Washington, DC on July 9th, 2009. Watch this space for registration information, and check the Campus Progress website for highlights of past conferences.

The Nation/Campus Progress Youth Journalism Conference
| A roster of terrific journalists will be on hand on July 9 in DC.
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