Profile: kyledeb_Think
 
 
 
   
 
"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens" - Baha'ullah
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I'm the Street Team '08 citizen journalist from Massachussets.  I was born in Guatemala of U.S. Citizen parents, and spent 18 years of my life there before being accepted to Harvard College.  After completing my freshman year, I ended up taking time off to retrace the route of a migrant from Guatemala into the United States.  Run-ins with corrupt policeman and smugglers that threatened to shoot me changed my life forever.  Blogging the whole trip up was my first introduction to new media and I've committed myself to citizen journalism ever since.  I now blog at Citizen Orange.

 

Read my introductory post to get a sense of what I'm trying to accomplish during my 11 months with the Street Team.  It is the participation of Massachusetts youth in this new media experiment that's going to make this work.  There's no other way.  So get in touch with me and let me know what you want me to cover.  I will defer to your voices.

 

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My Skills & Talents
Speech writing, Public speaking, Bilingual
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My Blog Posts
 
 
A New Vision for Education in Massachusetts

In what is easily one of the most significant developments for Massachusetts youth in over a decade, Governor Deval Patrick just released an ambitious plan to overhaul the way Massachusetts educates its residents.  There is a lot in the report to discuss, most of which cannot be addressed in a single...

Tags: Street Team '08   massachusetts   Deval Patrick   Charter Schools   Readiness...
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Marriage Equality For All?

Picture: Gov. Deval Patrick celebrates the defeat of the proposal to ban marriage equality in Massachusetts (14 June 2007)

Katherine Patrick, the daughter of Massachusetts Governor...

Tags: Immigration   Street Team '08   massachusetts   Deval Patrick   Marriage Equality...
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My Media
 
 
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One Party State
I thought I'd use my first appearance in front of the camera, and my first vlog, to give a brief overview of the political climate in Massachusetts
Tags: Democrat   Republican   Street Team '08   massachusetts   Green-Rainbow   Jeff...
Views 26
by  kyledeb_Think on june 30, 2008
 
   
 
Youth Divided
I've interviewed a lot of youth over these last few months and I thought I'd see where the stand on the race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. It turns...
Tags: Immigration   Barack Obama   Hillary Clinton   gender   Economy   Street Team...
Views 87
by  kyledeb_Think on may 06, 2008
 
   
 
Kerry on the Primary Heat
I caught up with former Democrat presidential candidate and current U.S. Senator John Kerry as he expressed his thoughts on the race between Barack Obama and Hillary...
Tags: Barack Obama   Hillary Clinton   Street Team '08   massachusetts   John Kerry
Views 111
by  kyledeb_Think on april 18, 2008
 
   
 
Leftovers from a Statewide Hunger Summit
On March 27, 2008, hundreds from local, state, and federal agencies, foundations, corporations, community nonprofits, hospitals, universities, and faith-based ...
Tags: poverty   hunger   Street Team '08   massachusetts   Deval Patrick   Anna Hope...
Views 117
by  kyledeb_Think on april 10, 2008
 
   
 
Endless War
On March 19, 2008 activists from across Massachusetts gathered for the fifth anniversary of the U.S. war in Iraq.
Tags: protest   war   Iraq   George W. Bush   Street Team '08   massachusetts   Boston...
Views 337
by  kyledeb_Think on april 02, 2008
 
   
 
Boston Fear
This video is an extension of a post I did on youth violence in the Boston area. Here, local community leaders and politicians discuss youth violence at a forum...
Tags: Boston   Street Team '08   massachusetts   Youth Violence   Dianne Wilkerson...
Views 119
by  kyledeb_Think on march 20, 2008
 
   
 
Deval Patrick State of the State Address
I took these pictures while taping Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's State of the State address. I put together a video with it:
Tags: education   health care   massachusetts
Views 150
by  kyledeb_Think on february 20, 2008
 
   
 
Doing It In The Dark
The Husky Energy Action Team (HEAT), a student group at Northeastern University, has been pretty successful at organizing to lessen NU's environmental impact. ...
Tags: climate change   massachusetts   Energy Consumption   Northeastern University
Views 239
by  kyledeb_Think on february 20, 2008
 
   
 
Deval Patrick State of the State Address
I took these pictures while taping Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's State of the State address. I put together a video with it:
Tags: education   health care   massachusetts
Views 132
by  kyledeb_Think on february 20, 2008
 
   
 
State of the Youth
Remarks from Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's State of the State address are put side by side with the views of Massachusetts youth for an introductory video...
Tags: Governor   Deval Patrick   Massachussetts
Views 163
by  kyledeb_Think on february 01, 2008
 
 
My Groups
 
 
 
   
 
It's Ok to Dream
A dream is the aspiration of youth to matter in the world. This group is devoted to reinvigorating today's youth. What happened to the activism that was so prevalent...
Tags: protest   activism   action   take a stand
by  alex04634 on october 10, 2007
Members  179 Discussions  7 Media  11
 
   
 
Operation Smile Volunteers
How would you like to change someone's life? Operation Smile has been actively working to make children in impoverished areas with cleft lips and other facial...
Tags: students   Operation Smile   Volunteers
by  alex04634 on october 04, 2007
Members  69 Discussions  4 Media  12
 
   
 
Street Team X+Y
This is a PRIVATE group for the Choose or Lose Street Team '08 REPORTERS ONLY for behind-the-scenes strategizing. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST MEMBERSHIP, we are all already...
Tags: generation   street team
by  shelbinator on december 18, 2007
Members  54 Discussions  53 Media  71
 
   
 
ServiceVote
ServiceVote is Youth Service America’s campaign to engage young people in the political process, beginning with voting. Building on the significant recent growth...
Tags: service politics youth election
by  ServiceVote on december 21, 2007
Members  40 Discussions  2 Media  6
 
   
 
Rhode Island
A forum dedicated to the smallest, greatest state in the union. Rhody pride!
Tags: politics   environment   news   New England   Newport   Providence   Rhode Island...
by  rireport on december 12, 2007
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