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Despite having to wake up earlier than usual, I attended my first Just Coffee as an intern for the Center for Community Engagement.
Ashley Simon Alvarez, who is the Administrative Coordinator for the CCE here at Sonoma State, participated with 12 other Black women in an interview with Sonoma Magazine. Upon reflection, Ashley states that “It feels great to be recognized as a part of the community.
“It is a constant reminder of how much we are losing,” said Chief Shirell Parfait-Dardar during the Critical Collaborations event.
“I identify as mixed and Black and it really depends on the context… Even though I know I don’t identify as white, my identity in other forms has shifted a lot over time,” says Courtney Bonoam as she explains how her identity has helped her become the person she is today.
This last fall semester, I was in Professor Homzie’s communications 200 course when she assigned the Covid Diary Project (CDP) to the class. I was a bit hesitant to start this project because I wasn’t sure what medium (daily journaling, blogging, a short video, etc) I wanted to pick.
“Words are important, they are powerful, they have consequences,” said panelist Oscar Chavez during a Community Conversation on Race event that focused on topics addressing inequity.
On behalf of the CCE I would love to take a moment to recognize just how much we value our AmeriCorps VISTA members.
When the news broke about the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters, I found myself cycling through a series of emotions.
“My service-learning course provides Spanish/English translation. It has existed for 15 years. I proposed and developed the course because we had a need.”