05w47:1 Darren O'Donnell on kids in politics Posted November 23rd, 2005 by timothy. 0 Comments Good Reads Mailing List | 2005 week 47 number 1 (Darren O’Donnell on kids in politics) Thanks to Darren for allowing me to host his essay from the recently released uTOpia (Coach House Press) on Goodreads – Timothy ——————————————————————— Toronto the teenager: why we need a Children’s Council | Darren O’Donnell http://goodreads.ca/darrenodonnell/ “If you’re searching for utopia, you need look no further than the kids. The beautiful thing about focusing on youth is that while we may not be kids now, we all were once. And we carry the somatic memory of those days into almost every encounter; we all share, to some degree or other, a visceral understanding of powerlessness. Barring children from full political participation not only makes no sense when we consider the rights of the child, but also when we take into account the greater good. Excluding a huge segment of the population – a segment in the midst of forming views and attitudes that shape their behaviour for the rest of their lives – is a narrow-minded act that can only serve to limit our own possibilities as adults. So, while this proposal is for the children, it’s truly benefit of who those children become, for the adults who have to deal with results of eighteen years of their own political disenfranchisement.” —————————————- http://goodreads.timothycomeau.com To remove or add yourself to this list, go here emailed by Timothy on Wednesday 23 November 2005 @ 10:31 PM
