Now, we all know the summer and the freedom from lack of school can induce laziness and make you want to never use your brain again, but education certainly does not stop after school ends. Summer is sometime politics’ busiest season, so here are some ways to stay engaged and informed with what’s going on in your city during the summer.
1. Keep reading and watching the news! Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean nothing’s happening anymore.
2. Keep reading this blog 😉 We definitely aren’t going on hiatus either!
3. Think of ideas to promote youth engagement – mention interesting tidbits to your friends, raise debates with friends and family, and use social networking to raise your voice!
4. Summer gives you time to think and be creative. Maybe you can start your own blog, writer letters to the aldermen/newspaper/mayor/etc., hold a strike, start your own cause or work on a club to start in your school next year.
5) Look at the world around you, and see what you like, what you don’t like, and what could be changed in our city. Awareness is key to creating change!
Basically, do what you’ve been doing this whole year! Summer doesn’t mean we no longer have to think anymore.
So next time you’re lying around on a beach in Hawaii enjoying your summer, start thinking about some of the issues facing youth in our city, and how you can make change happen! Keeping a healthy mind during summer will ensure a graceful transition to whenever it’s mandatory to use your brain again. 🙂
Have a great summer everyone!