Politicians are always trying to find the demographics that they appeal to and gain their support. One politician in India is calling on the youth to support him, and in doing so, is drawing attention to the youth movement in India.
Rahul Gandhi, a young Indian politician who is the Congress party general secretary, is gaining recognition as a youth leader in India for his recent political moves. According to the New York Times, "Mr. Gandhi traverses the country, often on secret trips, to recruit as many as 10 million new youth members." Gandhi is the great grandson of the first prime minister of India, and is under 40 years old.
In September, he held trainings for over 400 youth in Punjab in the hopes that they will be able to, “Supervise proper implementation of the central government’s schemes and to curb corruption,” reports the Thaindian News. This project is called, “Aam Admi Ka Sipahi’ (AAKS - soldier of the common man).”
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As an aspiring nurse, I was happy to hear about the Senate Finance Committee’s approval of a health care bill aimed at covering about 94% of Americans. With that many people getting medical care, you’d think the government would have thought about the workforce necessary to give that care.
Apparently it hasn’t.
The current health care bill doesn’t address the shortage in health care workers, especially primary care physicians. That affects nurses too because the more patients there are, the more doctors are needed. And the more nurses are necessary to support those doctors.
But even without an increase in patients, there’s already a nursing shortage. I’m worried because once I become a nurse, I don’t want there to be too few healthcare workers to care for all the sick people. Patients will suffer and the doctors and nurses will get overworked.
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When: July 23rd, 2009 from 6pm-8pm
Youth Radio and Beyond Borders are partnering up for a FREE video screening at the Oakland Museum on Thursday July 23rd.
Beyond Borders was an after-school storytelling program specifically for immigrant youth. Ten youth were given cameras, matched with mentors, and created amazing autobiographical films of their immigration experiences and their views on life in America. This will be your chance to see a sneak peak of their work.
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