All Ages Movement Project

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http://allagesmovementproject.org/about
I just discovered this organization and I think it's worth checking out and supporting. I've just purchased my copy of "In Every Town" and I'll try to follow up with a little review soon. In the mean time, I lifted this blurb from their website:

“Music scene” is another word for “music community”, and every young person is a participant in some music community somewhere. Just like a religious community or a literary community or any community, music communities have within them the potential to create change. Unlike other communities, music communities are exceptional at reaching young people, because they are essentially created by young people.

An introduction to AMP from All-ages Movement Project on Vimeo.

AMP organizations work hand-in-hand with these music scenes. In some instances, we are the music scenes. Because of this, we are usually the first to open doors for young people to get involved and build skills for the future. The effects of our work reverberate beyond the volume of our stereos. Sometimes we like to say that we use culture (music and art) as a vehicle for community change and that we use community organizing as a vehicle for cultural change. woot woot.