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Contact: Rebekah Sills, Faith Rice-Mills               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Phone: 936-425-6693, 281-593-9445                     January 12, 2008

E-mail: Geowareness@gmail.com

 

LOCAL YOUNG ADULTS FROM 'GENERATION NEXT' WILL LAUNCH NEW BLOG TO COMBAT APATHY

Geowareness.blogspot.com set to launch January 14, 2008

 

Faith Rice-Mills and Rebekah Sills decided to take a different approach to activism. Instead of simple volunteerism they wanted to write about the triumphs and challenges of their generation and how young people change the world.

 

"Faith and I were both in need of a little inspiration," said Rebekah Sills, co-founder of the Geowareness blog. "Sometimes it feels like nothing's being solved, but that's really not true. People our age make contributions to the world every day. We want to celebrate these contributions."

 

Geowareness will include monthly features and editorials centered on the generation of young adults who are currently 18-30 years of age.  Readers will have the chance to publicize their comments and opinions, as is the case with most blogs.

 

"People call our generation the 'Quiet Generation' and 'Generation Look at Me,' and I don't think we necessarily deserve these labels.  We want to give our generation a voice, particularly with the up-coming presidential elections in 2008," Faith Rice-Mills said.

 

The blog's first publication will include articles about a Houston band and a think tank powered entirely by students. Each publication will also feature a segment called "In the Time It Takes to...," which will show young adults how much time it actually takes to do something such as register to vote or volunteer compared to time spent on typical daily activities, such as watching a reality show or updating their Facebook/Myspace profiles.

 

Geowareness will launch January 14, 2008. Sills and Rice-Mills say their long-term goals include turning the blog into a non-profit organization that gives grants to other organizations. "But we're years away from that," said Rice-Mills.

 

Geowarness will be hosted at blogspot.com. For more information visit Geowareness.blogspot.com or e-mail Geowareness@gmail.com. Please call Faith Rice-Mills or Rebekah Sills with any questions.