OPERATION SHINE AMERICA

Sunday, October 31, 2010

MAY 14

THE LAUNCH

Our Event Time Line

Purple Hand Day

Youth all over the country are wearing purple

and painting there hands purple in honor of

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

homeless youth. Up to 40% of homeless

youth are LGBTQI. The Purple Hand is a

powerful and meaningful symbol to

LGBTQI youth. Find out more: HERE

National Sky Lantern Events

On the evening of May 14, 2011 groups and

individuals coast to coast are releasing Sky

Lanterns in honor of homeless youth.

Sky Lantern event.

Email Chloe Noble: noble.echo@gmail.com

* Our Eco Wishlanterns are wire-free

and 100% bio-degradable, animal

safe, nonflammable, and using woolen

string rather than wire.

You can purchase Sky Lanterns: HERE

Launch OSA New Website

OSA is launching a new interactive website!

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WE UNDERSTAND

That the core cause of homelessness is a break down within and the loss of - healthy and empowered communities. Whether those communities are familial, urban, national, or global - the fact still remains - communities need certain things to simply survive. They also need specific things to sustain themselves and thrive on their own. In order to communicate and work harmoniously with other communities, certain needs must be met. Communities exist, so that Humans may have a source and platform for free expression; that we may share with one another our hopes and dreams; that we may learn to overcome our common fears and ailments. Each one of these levels of community are essential for the Human Being. It is our job as people, to make sure that all of these needs are met within every community - no matter where or who they are - so long as the communities are willing to practice empowering and uplifting one another, instead of breaking one another down.

VISION STATEMENT

We envision a harmonious world where respectful and compassionate communities work with one another, celebrating the authenticity and diversity of our cultures, strengthening the integrity of our collective society, learning new ways of living without fear, resolving any issues that cause imbalance to the collective, and establishing justice and full equality for all.

MISSION STATEMENT

We raise awareness of the homeless youth epidemic in America, and encourage positive social change through community awareness training, youth activism, and direct action. We mentor and empower youth to advocate for themselves and their community. We celebrate cultural diversity, by building positive bridges between communities; and we teach mutual mentorship to inspire and empower the public through positive personal, local, and national activism.

"Children organizing for political rights will probably be treated initially with ridicule and derision, and then with misunderstanding and perhaps eventually violence if the experience of the struggle for women's suffrage is any precedent. Undoubtedly the greatest obstacle to be overcome is the adult refusal to acknowledge that children suffer political discrimination and exclusion. Adults do not perceive children as a minority group but as helpless, inexperienced, defenseless young people who need protection. Adult paternalism seeks to protect and if in this process it curtails freedom, truncates potential and destroys civil liberties this is taken to be incidental. The belief in the legitimacy of paternalism justifies and cements the existing power relationships between adults and young people. This attitude must be confronted, challenged and refuted if young people are to secure their political rights."

- Bob Franklin on "The Rights of Children"

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Sunday, October 31, 2010

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