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March 2002

Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders: Global Kids
By Jan Aaron

Do you want your kids to become world leaders? Then, get them involved with Global Kids, Inc., a non-profit youth organization that “turns today’s students into tomorrow’s community leaders and global citizens,” says executive director, Carole Artigiani. “Our mission is to get kids of all backgrounds and all levels of society to participate in their communities and the larger political process,” she explains.

Members have led workshops on democracy and peace building for youngsters in Croatia, Japan, Denmark, and Northern Ireland; participated in the UN World Conference Against Racism in South Africa; The Hague Appeal for Peace in the Netherlands, and numerous other important international gatherings. Since September 11, the organization has run workshops on such topics as bias awareness, civil liberties, security, and US foreign policy.

This month, Global Kids will conduct its Annual Youth Conference, March 26, at Tishman Hall at the New School University auditorium. Kid-led workshops will include local and global responses to September 11; strategies to promote international understanding, mutual respect and the role of youth in promoting an equitable and just world. Members plan their conference, based on kids’ concerns, after school at the organization’s Soho headquarters.

A former educator, Ms. Artigiani created and founded Global Kids in 1991. Since then, her organization has been widely recognized for its work in promoting interracial harmony, violence prevention and school-to-work programs.

Global Kids currently serves youngsters in seven schools in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Program activities take place in school, after school and during school vacation. Scholastically, Ms. Artigiani says, 95 percent of Global Kids graduate from high school and 80 percent go on to college – many on scholarships based on leadership ability and commitment to service. “Many are first in their families to go to college.” For more information call, 212-226-0130.#

 

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