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Music Video for Bullied Children by a Peer Phenom

12 year-old Savannah has performed with  J Lo and Gladys Knight. She was recently featured on “Good Day LA” after they ‘discovered’ her on Youtube. She performed for Clive Davis, Quincy Jones and Stevie Wonder, as well as other A-list celebs, when she recently sang “The National Anthem” for the opening of the star studded “Carousel of Hope!”Her soulful, seasoned voice would be expected from a 20 something woman.

“I used to stand on my mom and dad’s coffee table and give them ‘concerts’ when I was a little girl. My parents started loading videos of me on youtube so my extended family could keep up with my accomplishments. That was when “Good Day LA” saw a video of me singing in Long Beach, Ca. They invited me to sing on their show live, and that was when my whole life started to change. Things are really starting to get exciting and fun, and I am so excited about future possibilities.

Everything changed in February, 2011. That was when Savannah got a call from Ellen DeGeneres. The rest is a blur. Savannah signed with Ellen’s record lable eleveneleven and has performed on Ellen w/her idol Jennifer Hudson, and met some of her biggest influences. It seems the sky is the limit for this talented young singer. We’ll review her first release later this year.

  • Posted on November 03, 2011 in music, video, Youth  |  
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Monday: A Generation Waking Up to Sufficiency



What would a generation growing up with sufficiency in our consciousness & lives look like? What does it mean for a culture to recognize that we have all of the solutions & resources needed to turn the tide of history?

You are invited to an engaging discussion with Joshua Gorman, Co-Coordinator of Generation Waking Up, a global campaign to ignite a generation of young people to bring forth a thriving, just, sustainable world. Come learn how Millennials are waking up, standing up, and taking action with allies of every generation, in such a way that humanity’s probable future shifts toward a meme of sufficiency.

You can register for this free call here.


Joshua Gorman is the Co-Coordinator for Generation Waking Up and is accountable for the Thrive Leadership Program and the WakeUp Program as well as development and partnerships. Joshua designed a major called “Global Youth and Social Change” at George Mason University. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Global Youth Action Network/TakingITGlobal-US and supports youth-led projects around the world. In 2008, he co-founded Global Passageways, a network of individuals and organizations working in the fields of youth & community development, contemporary rites of passage, intergenerational mentoring & collaboration, and cultural renewal. He is a lifelong student of human development and transformational education with a focus on providing young people the experiences, knowledge, and skills they need to thrive in the twenty-first century. Currently he is at work completing a book titled Generation Waking Up: How A New Generation Of Young People Is Coming Of Age And Changing Our World.

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  • Posted on April 23, 2011 in Events, Youth  |  
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Teen Transformation

Teen Challenge helps teens see other teens as humans with their hurts and the tactics they use to try and make themselves feel better like bullying or calling their classmates names. We’ve all been thought it but this program exposes and heals in a powerful way. And, it shows that beliefs and habits can shift in a day with the right catalysts.

Proof of Reincarnation

Reincarnation is a much debated subject but this comes as close as anything I’ve seen to proving it.

Young Heroes

When we think its hard to make change or get discouraged in trying, we can be inspired and reinvigorated and learn that there is always a way if we never give up. These two youth leaders, Kimmie Weeks of Youth Action International and Jennifer Corriero of Taking IT Global,  never gave up and the extraordinary results they produced are reminders of what can happen at any age when we say yes to the best urges in us and act on them. Please let me know what you think about this video.