Why? Twenty Words on Service and Equity
September 18, 2014
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Reflections from 40+ Community Fellows - student leaders of the Swearer Center's Providence Community Partnerships - written at their September retreat.
"Share with your lunch group the motivation for why you are compelled to do this work and why it’s important from a perspective of equity and access. Then, distill your motivations into anonymous statements of 20 words or fewer."