Generation Waking Up

Every summer in North America, Generation Waking Up hosts an intensive seven-day leadership training that brings together a diverse group of young changemakers from campuses and communities across the continent, and from around the world. This year’s GenUp Summer Leadership Training is taking place from July 28 – August 4 at the EarthRise Retreat Center at IONS located forty-five minutes …

This past July, Generation Waking Up hosted its first seven-day GenUp Summer Leadership Academy at the Whidbey Institute near Seattle, Washington. A group of 44 young people came together from across North America and from five countries including Mexico, Colombia, Thailand, Canada, and Cameroon. Our week together was high-energy, fast-moving, and filled with transformation. From sharing the depths of our personal stories, building community …

A certain practiced apathy exists among those who choose to roam the political spectrum. It doesn’t pay to get overly attached to a certain idea or person when in another moment a gigantic media upset could destroy everything any man ever stood for and with that any chance of that individual taking his or her place in office. Take everything …