Mid-Point at Global Trade Watch
It is hard to believe that time is passing so quickly and that I am more than halfway done with my internship at Global Trade Watch! It has been an action-packed couple of weeks, full of research...
View ArticleLooking Back On My Time At WINGS
During training we were advised that these children came from traumatic backgrounds and that these backgrounds gravely affected them. While I’ve always known and been advised that these campers are not...
View ArticleWhat Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
Me: “Kisa ou ta renmen ye le ou gran?” Translated to English, “What would you like to be when you grow up?” In Haiti, when you ask students what they would like to be when they grow up, they always...
View ArticleGiampietro Gallery Post #2
I can’t believe how the time is flying this summer at the gallery! My impression of the gallery remains complete awe and admiration. Fred, the owner, and Katie and Adam, run an incredibly personable...
View ArticleReflections: New York Communities for Change
What have I learned about social justice work? Professor Wallace concluded ED170A, “Critical Perspectives in Urban Education” by distinguishing between social service and social justice. Social...
View ArticleMidway Update from The Benson-Henry Institute!
Hello WOW Blog readers! Gianna here, with a report of my second month’s adventures at the Benson-Henry Institute. This month has been a busy one, with an increase in responsibilities and a greater...
View ArticleSeeing Inequality Firsthand
After working at PRONTO for about a month, what became apparent to me was the level of inequality that the clients have been facing. Many clients have been part of the system for years now. One person...
View ArticleThat’s a Wrap! Final Thoughts on my Internship with the Rhode Island...
Working with the Rhode Island International Film Festival has been a truly eye-opening and rewarding experience. I am going to miss reviewing independent films everyday, seeing my coworkers each...
View ArticleBlog Post 3: New York Communities for Change
Prompt: What does change or progress look like at your organization? Change for me starts small. It’s shifting one man’s stature and expression. He’s hunched over his phone, eyes narrowed, scrolling...
View ArticleReflecting on my JVS Summer
At the beginning of the summer I did not imagine that I would feel extremely sad to leave JVS on the last day of my internship, however, during the past week as my summer internship came to a close, I...
View ArticleFinal Week at Public Citizen
My final week working at Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch was as action-packed as ever. For my last week only myself and one other intern remained, so we got a lot of one-on-one time with our...
View ArticleFinal Reflections from my time at the Benson-Henry Institute
I originally set out with the goal of learning the Relaxation Response and being able to understand it and integrate it into daily life. However, this is only one of so many things I learned during my...
View ArticleLast post: Overall internship experience
Interning at The Center Houston during this summer has helped me achieve academic and career goals. Marketing has always been something I had an interest in, along with not-for-profit work. The Center...
View ArticlePost 4: Communication is a Skill
Naming every skill I’ve gained in the past eight weeks would not fit in this blog post, and the skills I’m aware of make up probably only half of the total skills I’ve attained. That being said, my...
View ArticleWOW Post #1
My name is Devorah Meyers and I am a rising junior at Brandeis University majoring in education. This summer I wanted to find an opportunity to be in a school environment which led me to become an...
View ArticleTake Aways from My Time at the Hartford Public Defender’s Office
This past Friday, I completed my final day as an intern at the Hartford Public Defender’s office. While I am excited to enjoy the rest of my summer and prepare for my semester abroad to Peru over the...
View ArticleWorking abroad is no easy task
Volunteering or working abroad is not an easy task. You find yourself stepping out of your comfort zone, traveling miles before reaching your workplace, communicating with people who do not understand...
View ArticlePost 5: Final Reflection
What have you learned about social justice work? With one of the younger Samsungwon children It’s sometimes hard to completely explain what one’s gotten out of an experience; however, with this...
View ArticlePost 5: Reflection
This summer internship was extremely eye-opening and rewarding. From meeting with TriMet leadership to grassroots organizing to arranging and managing events to raise public awareness, I’ve learned...
View ArticlePost 5: What I Have Learned
What have I learned about social justice work? Activism is the keystone of social justice work, but there are so many layers to being a good activist. You have to be patient. You have to be...
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