Project Set is a nonprofit media arts organization that reaches underserved youth in New York City through media literacy training programs, mentorships and leadership seminars.   Founded in 2006 by Alisha Cowan-Vieira, Project Set’s vivacious Executive Director, the organization educates young people on the media industry and encourages civic engagement.  “I really believe it’s important for young [...]

Apathy means?  Indifference.  Accordant means?  Agreeing.  Periphery means?  Fringe.  Three successful answer choices into Free Rice , an online word game developed by the UN World Food Program and Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and I have acquired 30 grains of rice in my virtual bowl, which will be donated to feed the world’s hungry.  [...]

“We are the largest youth coalition working on climate and energy issues in North America.  But if you visited our website, you would never know it.”  Pete Griffin, 29, is the congenial Campaign Director of the Energy Action Coalition, an alliance of 50 North American organizations lobbying for a clean, renewable energy future.  He joined [...]