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New school year, new students take a stand!

September 28, 2015by marybethtinker Leave a comment

It was a great week in Boston visiting Cambridge Rindge and Latin HS, Graham and Parks Elementary, education students at Tufts University, law students at Suffolk Law and journalism students […]

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“These Are Mighty Times!”

May 1, 2015by marybethtinker Leave a comment

I met Colin at New York University Law School.  He said these are “mighty times” because so much is going on, and so many students are speaking up.  As I […]

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February: Black history, justice, journalism

March 3, 2015by marybethtinker Leave a comment

N. Dakota is beautiful in February, especially when student journalists move a press rights bill through the state legislature! It all started as a student project at the University of […]

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Flying forward to Spring, looking back…..

January 27, 2015by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Sankofa,  mythical bird of West Africa’s Akan people goes back to pick up what’s important, but keeps flying forward. What a time it is, with so many students saying,  “We […]

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October travels: Media Literacy, Freedom Summer, SPLC, Rob’t H Jackson

November 3, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Democracy is more than one election, and students are finding many other ways to participate in the decisions affecting their lives. I met so many this October who are standing […]

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Week in Review: Columbus, Portsmouth, Athens…Hello again, Ohio!

October 6, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

It was a great week in Ohio,  with no shortage of controversy! First stop:  Sept. 20: Law & Leadership Institute at Moritz Law School in Columbus, live-streamed to Akron, Cincinnati […]

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The Constitution- Too Controversial for School? Happy Constitution Day!

September 17, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

Kids have great ideas, but without the First Amendment, we’ d never hear them.   Chloe Olson-Rubiano had an idea… but her school thought it was too controversial.  Free speech […]

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Cesar Chavez students at Senate hearing on DC Statehood

September 16, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

    Yesterday, at the Dirkson Senate Office Building,  I met a group of middle students from Cesar Chavez middle school  wearing “Statehood” buttons.  When I asked them why, 12 […]

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Back to school (for some)!

September 3, 2014by marybethtinker Leave a comment

What a summer! From Ferguson to the border, from Congress testimony to White House vigils,  kids took a stand. I met Rhaine when she spoke outside the White House on […]

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Thank You!

May 23, 2014by TinkerTour Leave a comment

                        More photos from the night here….

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