July 27, 2002

21ST CENTURY BRINGS NEW LOOK AT ACTIVISM AND EMERGING YOUTH MOVEMENT

MINNEAPOLIS, MN—From San José, California to Chelsea, Massachusetts, Utne Magazine's 30 Under 30 Young Visionaries are breaking the mold for innovative, young, 21st century activists. Featured in the September/October magazine, the likes of revolutionary poet and performer Sarah Jones, and the underground publishers of Clamor magazine are choosing the cooperative approach to leadership.

"These incredible thinkers are redefining leadership for the 21st-century," says Karen Olson, senior editor of Utne Magazine. "They are radically changing our future through the simple act of collaboration."

These 30 young visionaries don’t consider themselves "heroes" or even "leaders" in their communities. They share their recognition with their colleagues. Pretty amazing when you're talking about folks who have started progressive organizations such as Al-Faitha—a Web-based gay Muslim support group, the Spanish Immersion Institute run by local youth of Edcouch, Texas or persons such as Malika Sanders, who organized the "Joe Gotta Go" campaign, electing the first black mayor of Selma, Alabama.

• To learn more about the 30 Under 30 Young Visionaries, pick up your newsstand copy, or call Utne Magazine.

• Interviews with these amazing young visionaries can be arranged through Kristin Sawyer, Mktg Mgr for Utne Magazine.

• Check us out on the Web for additional information on the 30 Under 30 section (www.utne.com/youngvisionaries).

Utne Magazine (www.utne.com) is the nation's leading magazine of alternative ideas. In 2001, the magazine’s parent company launched Utne Communities (www.utne.com/communities), dedicated to helping educators, nonprofits and businesses develop successful online communities. Utne Magazine also published two books—Salons: The Joy of Conversation and Visionaries: People and Ideas to Change Your Life, the winner of the 2002 Independent Publisher Book Award for "Most Likely to Save the Planet"—in partnership with New Society Publishers.

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