Civic Engagement
Published on Nov 27, 2015
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Civic Engagement
Peggy Semingson, Ph.D
Literacy-focused civic engagement
Books can unite us!
Examples
- Literacy Focus: e.g ESL tutoring
- Organization: Time in Junior League of Arlington
- Arlington Proud activities
- Little Free Libraries
- Other: Civic Boards; Service Learning
Neighborhood Engagement
ESL at Dallas Public Library
Investing time and resources; meeting new people; celebrating learning
Arlington Reads
Tutoring
Building community with food
Celebration at end of ESL class
Junior League of Arlington
Non-profit organization
Arlington Proud Events
"Arlington-Proud to Call it Home"
Arlington Proud Book Club
"For the Love of Cities"
Origin of Project:
Peggy Semingson & Evelyn Barker
Sponsor: Dr. Allan Saxe
Rationale
- Aesthetically interesting as "public art"
- Books as bond
- Practical sharing of books
- See what others are reading!
- For the good of the community
Public art as civic engagement
Dr. Allan Saxe, philanthropist and sponsor
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Celebration gathering
Getting the word out!
Questions? Thoughts?
Contact: peggys@uta.edu
