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  2. Chicano Movement - Wikipedia

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    Before this, Chicano/a had been a term of derision, adopted by some Pachucos as an expression of defiance to Anglo-American society. [14] With the rise of Chicanismo, Chicano/a became a reclaimed term in the 1960s and 1970s, used to express political autonomy, ethnic and cultural solidarity, and pride in being of Indigenous descent, diverging from the assimilationist Mexican-American identity.

  3. Youth participation - Wikipedia

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    ...Youth participation is the involving of youth in responsible, challenging action that meets genuine needs, with opportunities for planning and/or decision-making affecting others in an activity whose impact or consequence is extended to others— i.e., outside or beyond the youth participants themselves.

  4. Gender equality - Wikipedia

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    These levels include reproductive health, economic empowerment, educational empowerment and political empowerment. [ 66 ] UNFPA says that "research has also demonstrated how working with men and boys as well as women and girls to promote gender equality contributes to achieving health and development outcomes."

  5. Literacy Training Service - Wikipedia

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    The LTS is "a program designed to train students to become teachers of literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out of school youth, and other segments of society". [ 1 ] Graduates of the LTS become members of the National Service Reserve Corps , which may be tapped by the state for the delivery of literacy , civic welfare and disaster ...

  6. Affirmative action in the United States - Wikipedia

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    [2] [17] For example, many higher education institutions have voluntarily adopted policies which seek to increase recruitment of racial minorities. [18] [page needed] Outreach campaigns, targeted recruitment, employee and management development, and employee support programs are examples of affirmative action in employment. [19]

  7. Hmong Americans - Wikipedia

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    One of the more prominent examples of apparent Laotian abuse of the Hmong was the fate of Vue Mai, a former soldier. The US Embassy in Bangkok recruited him to return to Laos under the repatriation program, in their effort to reassure the Thai-based Hmong that their safety in Laos would be assured.

  8. Critical consciousness - Wikipedia

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    Critical consciousness, conscientization, or conscientização in Portuguese (Portuguese pronunciation: [kõsjẽtʃizaˈsɐ̃w]), is a popular education and social concept developed by Brazilian pedagogue and educational theorist Paulo Freire, grounded in neo-Marxist critical theory.

  9. Non-governmental organization - Wikipedia

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    Europe-Georgia Institute head George Melashvili addresses the audience at the launch of the "Europe in a suitcase" project by two NGOs (the EGI and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation), which aims to increase cooperation between European politicians, journalists and representatives of the civic sector and academia with their counterparts in Georgia.