Browsing Archive: resources, 2011
Posted by NWA VISTA on Wednesday, January 26, 2011,
I initially came to know about the legendary Sarge Shriver in my Sociology class at Madison, WI. After learning the role he played in creating programs such as "war on poverty," VISTA, Head Start and really activating youth culture to move forward and make impact against social injustices, I was really interested in learning more about his life. Since being in college isn't really conducive to reading about inspiring and interesting people (I was buried under tons of research and regression...
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Justice Talking - The History Teacher
Posted by NWA VISTA on Friday, January 14, 2011,
Back in October I had an opportunity to attend a Justice
Talking training. Justice talking is an exercise designed to invite reflection
about civically engaged activity. The rationale behind this exercise is that
civically engaged people (can be anyone VISTAs, your co-workers, volunteers,
etc.) want to think more deeply and to talk more comfortably with colleagues
about the beliefs and opinions that inform their activity. Moreover, this
dialogue through reflection will help strengthen the ...
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