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Podcast: Turning A Moment Into A Movement
Episode: COMMUNITY MATTERS: WHAT IS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? w/ Desiree Smith
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TOPIC: COMMUNITY MATTERS: WHAT IS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? w/ Desiree Smith
Being part of a healthy community helps us feel connected and part of something larger than ourselves. Civic engagement focuses on how community organizes itself. It requires active participation, collaboration and commitment to promoting social justice, equity and democracy
Desiree Smith, Founder / More Than a Hashtag
More Than a Hashtag, founded on June 7th, 2020, by Desiree Smith in response to the brutal murder of Jorge Gomez during the George Floyd uprising in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a Black/Indigenous/Latinx-led group with numerous volunteers...