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Post-Millennials Head to Iowa for First Taste of Presidential Politics

Contact: Maliha Sadiq Cell: 917-515-3166 Office: 312-863-6343 Email: maliha@mikvachallenge.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 5th, 2016 Post-Millennials Head to Iowa for First Taste of Presidential Politics...

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2015: The Year at Mikva Challenge

2015: The Year at Mikva Challenge   We launched 2015 with a discussion on violence in Chicago schools and neighborhoods. Over...

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Watch Video: Democracy is Life

Dear Friends, Grab some popcorn and click above to watch the best Mikva Challenge video ever! The stories of young people impacted...

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Smiles and team building at Perspectives Middle Academy

Last week I arrived at Perspectives Middle Academy to lead the first day of the Mikva Peace and Leadership Council (PLC). I...

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Why the Newly Passed Civics Bill is a Big Deal

This post is written by Adam Heenan, a Mikva Challenge teacher. Follow @Adam_Heenan on twitter. When I ask my students who have never...

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Welcome Michelle Morales, New Chicago Executive Director

We are pleased to announce Michelle Morales as our new Chicago Executive Director. Michelle brings more than eighteen years of nonprofit...

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10 Years After a 50th Year Commemorative Trip: Remembering Emmett Till

By Mikva Alumnus, Miguel Blancarte, Jr. Miguelblancarte.mab@gmail.com Summer of 2005 is a time that I will not forget. As a newly-minted...

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Abner Mikva captivates audience at the Lincoln Presidential Library

Abner Mikva captivates audience at the Lincoln Presidential Library Written by Mike Halpin, A Mikva Challenge Alumnus. We all know the...

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Teacher Voice: Hui-Ling Malone

As an educator who sees the purpose of education as a means for liberation and making society a more just place,...

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Summer at Mikva brings 170 youth to public policy work

Week One of Mikva’s Change-Maker Summer   With young people out of school, summer is really the time for us to maximize our youth development and...

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