Written by S-L Street Team Member, Kelsie O’Flanagan Earlier this semester, the Street Team promoted the Boston Book Festival - an annual event that allows book-worms across Boston to join together for a day to celebrate both reading and 826 Boston (one of our beloved Community Partners). I had a chance to connect with Executive Director... Continue Reading →
By Spring 2018 Service-Learning Teaching Assistant for Education in the Community Lauren Silva Exploring Boston's Neighborhoods This spring, students in the Education in the Community Service-Learning course, taught by Polly Attwood, completed a neighborhood walk, individual reflection, and group presentation for their Exploring Boston’s Neighborhoods project. The neighborhoods included Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, South End, The... Continue Reading →
What? Come to an incredibly cool event sponsored by our very own Social Impact Lab, Human Services Program, and Generation Citizen at Northeastern University. How Change Happens: Communicating Change and Grassroots Organizing will include panelists: Alan Khazei, Be the Change, Inc., Tina Cassidy, Inkhouse, Ciana Cronin, March for our Lives and Rene Mardones, Somerville Comm.... Continue Reading →
By S-L Street Team Member Meiling Zhang Looking for something to do in the upcoming weeks? Check out these awesome events in the neighborhood! South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade WHAT: The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council (SBAWVAC) hosts the annual St. Patrick's Day/Evacuation DayParade, which will include an appearance by the USS Cole, a Navy... Continue Reading →
By S-L Street Team Member Chung-Ping Chou Looking for something to do in the upcoming weeks? Check out these awesome events in the neighborhood! IN THE NAME OF CONFUCIUS CC-Official FB Event Page WHAT IN THE NAME OF CONFUCIUS is a one-hour documentary about the Chinese government’s multi-billion dollar Confucius Institute (CI) program and... Continue Reading →
By S-L Street Team Member Anna Moore Looking for something to do in the upcoming weeks? Check out these awesome events in the neighborhood! Empowered 002: A Night of Poetry What? In support of Girls’ LEAP, an organization that aims to end cycles of violence by teaching girls they have the right to be safe... Continue Reading →
By S-L Street Team Members Emily Aoki and Tyler Nicholson https://youtu.be/m95QLk1GYkc
By Service-Learning Program Assistant & Co-op Asta MacKie Creating Partnerships in Service-Learning Service-Learning is, first and foremost, a relationship constructed to meet the goals of a community organization and the learning goals of a course. A successful partnership is one in which students are able to perform meaningful service with a community organization while simultaneously... Continue Reading →
The very last of our series of Community Service Informational Videos! As you go in to your neighborhoods of service, be sure to keep your eyes open to what assets the community already has, and therefore perform your service with asset-based community development in mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBFCbzxxyWw
