Category Archives: Featured
Child Abuse Prevention: Abolish the Abuse
Our group is studying the many kinds of child abuse in America and how to prevent it. Child abuse is very common; 1 in every 6 children will [...]
Sexual Assault and Trafficking: Girls bodies, not commodities
Our group is studying sexual assault and trafficking. There are millions of women and girls being trafficked every day. Their minds are mani [...]
Turning the World into a Rainbow: LGBTQ Rights
Our group is studying LGBTQ rights. We are specifically focusing on kids and teens. We think it is really important for everyone to be more [...]
Uplifting kids and adults with disabilities: Access to Sports for the Disabled
Our group is helping and learning about kids and adults with disabilities, and the accessibility they have to play sports. Being active is s [...]
Your Body, Your Choice: Women’s Reproductive Rights
Our group is studying Women’s Reproductive Rights. Women are not getting the right maternal care that they need. In fact, the U.S. is 60th [...]
Freedom of Speech
Our group is focusing on Freedom of Speech and how it behaves in the world. Journalists, writers, and activists have their unalienable right [...]
Don’t Waste the Waste
We care about our earth. There is just too much overconsumption on our planet, which leads to pollution and other ill affects on our natural [...]
Stop Police Brutality
When you feel unsafe, you call the police. That’s what you were told to do. But who do you call when the police make you feel unsafe? [...]
Food and Health
Fast food restaurants are everywhere. They portray their food as healthy and good. Most people don’t realize what’s really inside th [...]
Glass Ceiling: Sexualization of Women
We are a group of eighth graders who care about women in the workplace. Why are so few women in positions of leadership in the Fortune 500? [...]
Stop the Shots: Gun Violence in America
Our group is focused on preventing gun violence in America because we do not have strong, clear laws to prevent gun violence in our country. [...]
More Than Just An Image: Young Girls/Teens and the Media
Our group is focusing on the portrayal of women in the media and how it affects young girls and teens. Girls see stereotypical pictures of w [...]
Change Climate Change
Climate change is a global issue that each of us contributes to. There are pipelines running throughout the world that could potentially mak [...]
Take Hunger off the Menu
Our group is studying hunger in the United States. Hunger is a fast growing problem in our country. Over 48 million people are food insecure [...]
Ending Youth Poverty One Bite at a Time
1 in 6 people in the U.S. are impoverished. 500,000 children in New York City alone live below the poverty line. Growing up in poverty can m [...]
Funding Cut Our Future
Public schools in New York alone are owed over 5 billion dollars. Important programs, like art and music, are being cut. The schools that ar [...]
