Generation Waking Up

After a smashing success of reaching our goal of 5,000 WakeUp participants for 2012, we are already off to an amazing start to 2013!! Just since the New Year, the GenUp network has inspired and engaged over 1,500 young people, with over 43 WakeUps worldwide. These are some highlights from what WakeUp facilitator across the country and world have made happen: …

Generation Waking Up is excited to partner with you for a 2013 Fall Kick Off event to jumpstart student engagement on your campus! We offer a number of effective options to kick off your school year, including: GenUp First Year Orientations GenUp Kick Off Assemblies WakeUp Days Please see below for more info, fill out this GenUp Program Interest Form, …

As our collective awakening continues to gather momentum for a global transformation, we are beginning to see a surge of innovation and collaboration coming from local communities. Not only are people Waking Up to our current crisis, but also coming together, building relationships and taking action to create real changes. During the month of May, join thousands of people across …

Of all the WakeUps that have come to life in the past couple years, “WakeUp Humboldt” stands out as a shining example of a truly collaborative intergenerational WakeUp experience. Organized in partnership by students at the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) at Humboldt State and Arcata community members, the event brought together nearly two hundred people with a rich …

My name is Kira Poncelet, and I’m a senior at Head-Royce School, a small private school in Oakland, California. At the end of the year, seniors get a month off of school for Senior Projects, which allow students to intern and shadow jobs in areas of interest.  For my senior project I decided to work at Generation Waking Up in …

I am sitting in the Pachamama Alliance and Generation Waking Up shared office drinking green tea, totally fired up from my bike ride to work where I was treated to stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the vast, cold Pacific ocean.  My name is Dan Jubelirer, and I am from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and a college student …

Head-Royce WakeUp Blog Post My name is Kira Poncelet and I am a senior at Head-Royce High School, a small, private school in Oakland, California.   At the end of the year, seniors get a month off of school for Senior Projects, which allow students to intern and shadow jobs in areas of interest.  For my senior project I decided to …

My name is Jose Sanchez and I’m volunteering with the Pachamama Alliance in their Communications Department. I was invited by Generation Waking Up team, which is a partner organization to the Pachamama Alliance, to help facilitate a Wake Up at my Alma Mater Cal Poly. Being a passionate Cal Poly Mustang, how could I refuse? On the weekend of April …

Co-authored by Jeremy Capdevielle Last month about 20 of us joined together at Thrive Bay Area’s first “Village Square.” It marked the beginning of what will be recurring “Village Squares” where bay area friends will be together and share in meaningful conversation. The theme of the Village Square was the power, abundance and possibilities that emerge when we act as …

We are excited to be launching the much anticipated new version of the WakeUp Experience! The updated WakeUp curriculum has been redesigned to be an even more powerful & effective tool for our generation, including:       A new “Who Are We As A Generation” video & additional revised videos       A clear & remastered narrative in the facilitator script       More games & …