Tag: civic engagement
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Neighborhood Leadership Program: Graduates Think Big
By Dianne Anderson For the latest group of community improvement enthusiasts of the Neighborhood Leadership Program, graduation is just the start to power ahead and implement their own vision for changing their city. After several memorable and motivating experiences, participant Astra Varnado is brimming with ideas. For their Day of Discovery, they rode a charter ... -
BLU Teaches Advocates to Spark Change
By Dianne Anderson Sitting silent and agonizing over all that the community lacks in money and resources is not the most effective way to spark change and reform policy. This month, aspiring movers and shakers can learn how to get in the mix to advocate for their communities by serving on city boards, commissions and ... -
Reflections on Diversity, Hate and Racism
By Dianne Anderson Social justice, criminal justice, and diversity awareness has stepped up the conversation for activists and students a few notches this past year in light of continued protests against police brutality and increased hate crime, sometimes both occupying the same space. In Orange County, late numbers show that the African American population is ...