National Youth Leadership Training

occurred when police officers opened fire on a crowd of peaceful black protesters in Sharpeville. 69 people were killed and anger and riots occurred due to the tragedy. This unrest pushed the apartheid government of South Africa to banning the African National Congress. In 1961, Mandela and the other activists accused of treason were all acquitted of their crimes. After the tragic events that occurred since his trial, Mandela had decided a more radical approach must be taken towards his…

the damage on an individual basis. Yet, their simple message seems to be blaming racism on those who are most directly affected by racism. They say to interrupt racism in their daily lives, to free themselves from all of racism's effects, to take leadership, to form deep relationships across racial lines, and to support the work of other individuals and organizations in ending racism. It encourages people…

he did not know how. In addition, Dudayev’s national defense strategy, which allowed all Chechens to buy guns legally, transformed the state to a “free zone” of violent economic crime and terrorism, and inevitably undermined the state capacity. Dudayev lost his control over the armed population and Chechnya eventually became a security threat to Russia. As shortly mentioned above, the conflicts generated from both Yeltsin’s and Dudayev’s leadership, made the war inevitable. There are four…

communities locally and globally. The work being performed is instrumental in providing essential aid and resources to communities in need. Globally, the Lions Club is renowned for its humanitarian efforts, such as providing health services, leadership training, and general support for those in need within developing countries. On a local level, I have seen Lions Club chapters work tirelessly to address pressing issues within their communities, ranging from food insecurity to community support…

Introduce the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to Your Students. Use the Amnesty Animated UDHR Video and/or America Needs Human Rights Video. Give each student the UDHR Passport for classroom study and personal use. Human Beings/Human Rights pp. 38-40 from Human Rights Here and Now leads participants to define what it means to be human and to relate human rights to human needs - http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/edumat/hreduseries/hereandnow/Part-3/Activity1.htm. Students can learn that…

foremost improve and develop skills that are crucial to not only have in the work field but to use on a daily basis. The Resident Assistant position puts an emphasis on serving as a leader and given the opportunity, I will be able to exhibit my leadership abilities helping the student body mediate common interests. With over 50% of the student body being out of state students, I myself being one of them, it is very important to have and maintain a healthy environment where each and every student…

were attached to hospitals. Nursing students at that period were in hospital cleaning, doing laundry. Student nurses were not paid at all. During that period, many organizations were established such as the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses in 1893, the Nurses ' Associated Alumnae of United States and Canada in 1897; the latter renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911, and the first nursing Act was established in North Carolina, New Jersey, Virginia, and…

Rosa Parks, although known and celebrated for one particular incident, led a life of boldness and tenacity, which was rare for her gender and generation. On that day in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, when the bus driver said, “I’m going to have you arrested,” Parks simply answered, “You may do that” (Rosa Parks). “You may do that,” a short, but powerful, reply and a summary of Parks view on racial justice. Although it is easy to remember a person based on one particular…

dollar earned by men. Black women earn on average 64 cents and Latinas only 54 cents for each dollar earned by white men.” (ACLU para. 1) Employers must demonstrate wage disparity only based on differences in skill and experience not by gender. The National Organization for…

Mussolini were dictators in Europe after World War I until the end of World War II. Hitler and Mussolini have similar aspects and ideals, yet they both have their own key differences. Each dictator affected their respective countries through their leadership and heavy influence. Hitler’s and Mussolini’s rise to power can be compared and analyzed by showing their influences of power that affected their economical, political, social changes on society. Hitler and Mussolini came into power to…