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"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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Worcester Telegram &  Gazette

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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...

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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