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A DECADE OF WORK IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: SOCIAL SERVICE OR SOCIAL CHANGE? (OR, WHAT DOES MOVEMENT TOWARD SOCIAL JUSTICE LOOK LIKE?). Gina Stiens and Adam Renner Rouge Forum Louisville, KY March, 2008. Contact Lenses (Audre Lorde). “I see much better now And my eyes hurt”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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  • A DECADE OF WORK IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: SOCIAL SERVICE OR SOCIAL CHANGE? (OR, WHAT DOES MOVEMENT TOWARD SOCIAL JUSTICE LOOK LIKE?)Gina Stiens and Adam RennerRouge ForumLouisville, KYMarch, 2008

  • Contact Lenses (Audre Lorde)I see much better nowAnd my eyes hurt

  • Overview: Conviction that change is possible (Freire)Concepts to keep in mind when generating service partnerships (understanding/interrogating power)Social service vs. social change (Kivel)Short range vs. long range goals (Gil)The buffer zone (Kivel)History of our tripsPartnersProjects/ProcessApplying concepts to our work: getting ahead vs. getting togetherFeedback

  • Transcending normalChallenging status quo, emergent reflection, critical consciousnessShort range vs. Long range goals (Gil)Short range = necessary, reduce intensity of injusticeLong range = social transformationSocial service vs. Social changeSocial service = get aheadSocial change = get togetherCaution: buffer zoneTake careKeep hope aliveSocial control

  • Our work at the intersection of compassion and justice A couple of thoughts on our service learning processService learning for caring solidarityOvercoming boundariesReciprocity--dialogue, trustLong termDynamic of server / servedCharity vs. development vs. social justice (Farmer)

  • History1998-1999-high school students2000-2001-committed friends; scripts2002-service learning with TMC; dissertation2003-learning conference2004-CCSA2005-2007-strengthening relationships2008-(PT)

  • PartnersBlossom GardensSince 1998Bringing food, medicine, toiletriesHelp with construction projects$West HavenSince 1998Bringing food, medicine, toiletriesOutfitted local mens football team$Partnering with our DPT program, 2008Ambassadors for Christ School1999-2004books, school suppliesrebuilt rooftaught lessons in school$

  • PartnersMrs. Kaye (and Barrett Hall Basic School)Since 1999Books, school supplies, stove, desks, Taught lessons in schoolServed on school boardDown payment on her landSponsored and hosted graduation ceremonies 2004-2006Putting her through Sam Sharpe Teachers College and providing monthly stipend to familyOther $OtherHave brought more than 70 different people to the island to work with these partners since 1998Thomas More now sponsors a parallel trip every yearNew partnership with DPT and doctor/hospital in Colorado (for work at West Haven)Full scholarship secured at BU for Jamaican studentHelped move students family to the US

  • Getting ahead vs. Getting together Social service/Short-range upcoming 10 day trips, meeting immediate needs in the childrens homes, planning lessons for a school, Mrs. Kaye and the Fentons? Who has gotten ahead?Social change/Long-rangecontinuing this trip year after yearits evolution (people, purposes), linking it to others work (TMC, PT Dept., Colorado,), ongoing discussion from last years group, Mrs. Kaye and the Fentons? Who have we gotten together?

  • Litany for survival (Audre Lorde)So it is better to speakRememberingWe were never meant to survive

  • FeedbackIf you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But, if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.


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