Impact of Race and Ethnicity on Civic Duty
Mentor 1
Benjamin Trager
Location
Union Wisconsin Room
Start Date
5-4-2019 1:30 PM
End Date
5-4-2019 3:30 PM
Description
This reflection on my community-based internship (CBI) delves into the impact of race and ethnicity on civic duty. While engaging in community-outreach and reflection, holding a leadership position has created a clear pathway to affect change in my community. Based in the city of Milwaukee, my reflection emphasizes the importance of diversity and inclusion within a community and its societal implications. For my research I engaged in guided writing reflections, which critically analyzed my role and duties through my CBI. Through dialectic reflection, I compared and contrasted my immersive CBI experience to that of fellow community members. Additionally, a private reflection with other community members immersed in a CBI allowed for further analysis. As a person of color serving the community, a CBI furthered my civic mindedness by highlighting the need for representation in leadership positions. Also, my position enabled a sense of cultural awareness, through dialogue and community-outreach. A CBI allowed for meaningful dialogue and placed me in a leadership position, enabling a person of color to interact and impact their community. Through representation and inclusion, meaningful dialogue emerges, contributing to a healthy community and civic duty.
Impact of Race and Ethnicity on Civic Duty
Union Wisconsin Room
This reflection on my community-based internship (CBI) delves into the impact of race and ethnicity on civic duty. While engaging in community-outreach and reflection, holding a leadership position has created a clear pathway to affect change in my community. Based in the city of Milwaukee, my reflection emphasizes the importance of diversity and inclusion within a community and its societal implications. For my research I engaged in guided writing reflections, which critically analyzed my role and duties through my CBI. Through dialectic reflection, I compared and contrasted my immersive CBI experience to that of fellow community members. Additionally, a private reflection with other community members immersed in a CBI allowed for further analysis. As a person of color serving the community, a CBI furthered my civic mindedness by highlighting the need for representation in leadership positions. Also, my position enabled a sense of cultural awareness, through dialogue and community-outreach. A CBI allowed for meaningful dialogue and placed me in a leadership position, enabling a person of color to interact and impact their community. Through representation and inclusion, meaningful dialogue emerges, contributing to a healthy community and civic duty.
