You want to change the world?
“Yo Shorty, what’s good? Thanks for coming to my party! So check it… if you want to change the world like me and my brother are gonna do, all you’ve got to do is get connected.
Look down - keep scrolling - see, I put together a list of a bunch of people I know who are working to make a difference in the world - to make the world a better place. I’m talking about right here. Right now. In New York City.
Pick something you care about – something you want to change… violence, child soldiers, poverty, teen pregnancy, WHATEVER - and hook up with people who are already working to make a change. You don’t have to do it on your own…there’s strength in numbers and that’s the truth.
Alright, gotta go. But hey - hit me up. Let me know what you’re up to. Peace out.
– Miranda, aka Mimi, aka MissPanda, aka BrooklynsFinest02ow”
GENERAL
CITY AT PEACE. You know what we do. If you want to audition, click here. If you want to donate, click here. If you just want to get involved, click here.
DoSomething.org. Using the power of online to get teens to do good stuff offline. A place to shop around for a cause that fires you up. Learn about causes that matter and take action!
Global Action Project. Works with young people most affected by injustice to build the knowledge, tools, and relationships needed to create media for community power, cultural expression, and political change.
GLOBAL ISSUES (Child Soldiers, Poverty, AIDS Crisis, Healthcare)
FACE AIDS. A joint project with Partners in Health that works with students in schools to increase global health equality.
Touch Foundation. Provides training and other resources to doctors and hospitals in Tanzania while building awareness here about access to healthcare.
Oxfam. International relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger and injustice.
Invisible Children.Spread the word about child soldiers and work with a vast network of young people around the world working to provide aid and education to youth affected by war in Uganda.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Transform America. Empowers communities to create and sustain social justice movements for positive change by bringing together students, non-profit, for-profit and community organizations.
Witness. Uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations while allowing people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change.
Make the Road New York. Promotes economic justice, equity and opportunity for all New Yorkers through community and electoral organizing, strategic policy advocacy, leadership development, youth and adult education, and high quality legal and support services.
VIOLENCE
Center for Anti Violence Education. Works with women, LGBT people, teens, children, and other communities especially affected by violence to help them heal from, prevent and counter violence to create a peaceful community.
Teen RAPP (Relationship Abuse Prevention Program. Youth working to educate their peers on healthy dating relationships.
LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) ISSUES
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). Promotes understanding and acceptance, and advances equality in the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories and holding the media accountable for the words and images they present.
International Gay &Lesbian Human Rights Commission. An international organization dedicated to human rights advocacy on behalf of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Ali Forney Center. Offers recreational activities, support groups,counseling, and medical services for LGBT homeless youth.
Audre Lorde Project. Programs for LGBT people of color, plus summer youth program.
Bronx Community Pride Center. Provides direct social services, cultural sensitivity trainings, community education and a home to promote the health, education, social growth and well-being of the Bronx LGBT community.
FIERCE. An organization building the leadership and power of LGBTQ youth of color in New York City. FIERCE develops politically conscious leaders who are invested in improving themselves and their communities through youth-led campaigns, leadership development programs, and cultural expression through arts and media.
The Trevor Project. Established to promote acceptance for LGBTQ youth and to aid in crisis and suicide prevention among that group. Workshops and training to equip youth with the tools to be able to recognize the warning signs of depression and suicide among their peers as well as to identify the most effective ways to respond to those warning signs in a way that keeps young people safe.
GENDER EQUALITY / WOMEN’S ISSUES
National Organization for Women (NOW). Works to promote reproductive health, achieve economic empowerment, and end discrimination and violence against women through public education, grassroots organizing, lobbying, action and advocacy.
TEEN PREGNANCY / SEX EDUCATION / HEALTH ISSUES
Planned Parenthood. Delivers sex education and information to millions of women, men and young people worldwide, while advocating for sex education and health care rights.
Latino Youth in Action. Leadership training for Latino youth to fight the spread of HIV.
EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY
Educational Alliance. Offers a wide range of programs that integrate education, social services, arts and recreation throughout Downtown Manhattan to help break the cycle of poverty for low income children and families.
POVERTY & HOMELESSNESS
Homes for the Homeless. Provides homeless families with opportunities and support to move out of the shelter and live independently.
Broadway Community Inc.. Provides emergency food, clothing, shelter and life-skills to people in need.