[COMM-ORG] query: agency-based educational experiences regarding urban inequality

Sat Jul 11 08:29:08 CDT 2009

[ed:  thanks to Wallace for replying to LeeAnn's post.]

From: "Wallace Roberts" <wroberts at cvabe.org>

Hi All,

I don't know of a full-blown program like LeeAnn requested but the New 
England Literacvy Resource Center is worth checking out: 
http://www.nelrc.org/index.html

In particular their semi-annual publication, The Change Agent - Adult 
Education for Social Justice: News, Issues, and Ideas, is excellent. see 
http://www.nelrc.org/changeagent/backissues.htm

A quick review of the site shows that none of their resources is as 
specific as her request, but there are some good starting points for 
people to develop our own programs, something the students probably 
would find interesting, maybe exciting.

best wishes,

Wally Roberts
Development Coordinator
Central Vermont Adult Basic Education
46 Washington St. - Ste. 100
Barre, Vt. 05641
802.476.4588
802.476.5860 - fax

On 7/7/2009 9:11 AM, Discussion list for COMM-ORG wrote:
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> [ed:  while LeeAnn's question is placed in a social service context, 
> there may be lessons from urban community organizing efforts that still 
> apply, so please feel welcomed to copy those to the list.]
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> From: LeeAnn Lands <llands at kennesaw.edu>
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> Hi,
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> I am working with a social service organization associated with an 
> Atlanta congregation.  Besides offering emergency assistance to the 
> poor, the organization is a site for summer-long, full-time internships 
> (usually college students), pastoral education, and short-term, one day 
> to one week community projects for church/educational/social groups 
> looking for service activities.  
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> While I am at the site working in a different capacity, the 
> staff/volunteers and I have discussed the challenges of educating the 
> interns, students, and episodic volunteers about urban inequality (and 
> urban inequality specifically in Atlanta).  Certainly, the staff 
> examines these issues with the interns, students, and others, but they 
> are considering introducing a more sustained and structured program to 
> accompany both the long (8 to 12 week) internships and educational 
> placements and the short, episodic community projects.
>
> I am familiar with the curriculum that is used in youth empowerment 
> projects and (adult) study circles, photovoice, etc., but I'm coming up 
> short in trying to identify models of popular education work focused on 
> adult education and regarding urban inequality.  (I am familiar with the 
> _history_ of popular, radical education -- highlander folk school and 
> the like.  And I am well versed in service learning, etc., -- but this 
> would not be a university-based program; it would be owned and delivered 
> by the agency, even if educators were involved.)
>
> Do any of the list members have such programs in place, programs that 
> examine urban inequality historically or sociologically, based out of a 
> non-profit, and that augment on-going training, intern experiences, or 
> community volunteer work? or can you point me to any?  
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> I appreciate the help!
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> LeeAnn Lands
> Atlanta, GA
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