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A Day In The Life Of An AmeriCorps Summer Vista – Eugene Major

A day in the life of me as a Summer Vista with PeaceJam Southeast typically consisted of me getting to the office at about 9:00 a.m. and leaving to go out to an organization around 10:00 a.m. The organization in the picture below was an organization called “The Oasis” here in Tallahassee. We’d typically spendContinue reading “A Day In The Life Of An AmeriCorps Summer Vista – Eugene Major”

Gender Inequality in the Community

A structural inequality that I have become more attuned to within my community is gender inequality. Some societal conditions that are exacerbating these inequalities are gender biases, gender-based discrimination, gender norms, and societal expectations. During my experience I have witnessed this first-hand both for others and for myself as well. The picture provided shows meContinue reading “Gender Inequality in the Community”

PeaceJam through AmeriCorps

A slight change to my initial plan for my experience in the summer, I am still doing AmeriCorps but with a different organization (PeaceJam). My experience has been extraordinary thus far. I started on June 5th and immediately I was working with children in the Tallahassee community. For me the transition has been an interestingContinue reading “PeaceJam through AmeriCorps”