{"id":37823,"date":"2024-09-04T14:41:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T18:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=37823"},"modified":"2024-09-05T12:33:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T16:33:11","slug":"changemaker-week-seeks-to-fire-up-civic-engagement-at-mdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/changemaker-week-seeks-to-fire-up-civic-engagement-at-mdc\/","title":{"rendered":"Changemaker Week Seeks To Fire Up Civic Engagement At MDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mdc-to-host-college-wide-changemaker-week-sept-18-24\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Changemaker Week<\/span>,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a college-wide campaign aimed at galvanizing community engagement, is gearing up for its second year at Miami Dade College.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The week-long initiative\u2014which will run from Sep. 16-22\u2014features more than 100 events across MDC\u2019s eight campuses, such as workshops, service opportunities and civic engagement expositions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activities will spotlight the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including health and wellness, quality education and climate action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMDC has really embraced and doubled down on our commitment to being a changemaker institution,\u201d said Sandra Louk LaFleur, director of changemaker education. \u201cIt\u2019s part of our identity. We don\u2019t just sit by. We want to change the world and change workplaces and change our neighborhoods, all for the better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Festivities will kick off on Monday, Sept. 16 with a keynote presentation by Harry Nathan Gottlieb, founder of <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifyamerica.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unify America<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a nonprofit organization that strives to connect people with different beliefs, at 10 a.m. at Wolfson Campus. The event will be live-streamed and broadcast to each campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday will revolve around National Voter Registration Day. Students will have opportunities to register to vote and participate in activities such as civic <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/civic-jeopardy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jeopardy<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> games, a <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdc.givepulse.com\/event\/460934-Kendall-Mock-Debate-on-National-Voter-Registration-Day\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mock debate<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the electoral college and a <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/celebrating-civics-day\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">discussion panel<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with local officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changemaker Week will also feature the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send Silence Packing Traveling Exhibit<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exhibition, created by <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.activeminds.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Active Minds<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014a non-profit organization that promotes mental health awareness among young adults\u2014will showcase more than 100 backpacks, each representing a life lost to suicide, to stimulate conversations about mental health struggles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be showcased at North, Homestead, Hialeah campuses on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, respectively, LaFleur said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday and Thursday will focus on promoting health, environmental sustainability and religious diversity. Activities will include meditation, yoga, garden tours, interfaith discussions\u00a0 and clothing exchanges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday will be a day of service, featuring a <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/helping-with-hunger-service-day-with-farm-share\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food drive<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at North Campus, a neighborhood cleanup at Eduardo J. Padr\u00f3n Campus and gardening at <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/environmental-workday\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kendall<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/day-of-service-at-the-underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wolfson<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> campuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt feels good to do good for others; I think it always pays off in the future,\u201d said Arianna Aragon, 19, a student assistant at the Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy at Kendall Campus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Sept. 21, Homestead Campus will lead an offshore <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/homestead-biscayne-national-park-beach-clean-up\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beach cleanup<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Biscayne National Park. Wolfson Campus will also host a <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/your-vote-your-voice-summit-a-student-nonpartisan-civic-engagement-summit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">civic engagement summit<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, giving students an opportunity to meet representatives from the Department of Elections and learn about issues such as affordable housing, climate change and transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The week-long initiative will conclude on Sep. 22 with the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/runsignup.com\/Race\/FL\/Miami\/ThePinkWalk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s Breast &amp; Health Initiative 5K Pink Walk<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at North Campus from 6-11 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cChangemaking to me is recognizing we all have a responsibility for the common good,\u201d said Josh Young, director of MDC\u2019s Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy. \u201cWe have to take responsibility for the well being of other people, and use our skills, knowledge, abilities [and] talents, to make life better for ourselves, but also for everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To register for events, volunteer or see the full agenda, visit the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.givepulse.com\/group\/1145222-2024-changemaker-week\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">MDC Changemaker Hub<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at mdc.thereporter@gmail.com.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changemaker Week, a college-wide campaign aimed at galvanizing community engagement, is gearing up for its second year at Miami Dade College.\u00a0 The week-long initiative\u2014which will run from Sep. 16-22\u2014features more than 100 events across MDC\u2019s eight campuses, such as workshops, service opportunities and civic engagement expositions.\u00a0 Activities will spotlight the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals, 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