Engaged Opportunity Grants
Poor People’s Campaign
Confronting the "four evils" of systemic racism, poverty, militarism and ecological devastation
This project brings together campus and community partners for educational dialogue and potential future action related to the intersections of systemic racism, poverty, militarism and ecological devastation. These “four evils” identified by the 2018 Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival build on the “evil triplets” that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. denounced in launching the original Poor People’s Campaign of 1967–68. The anchor activity will be a daylong workshop for 120 participants. Cornell students will play a key role, working closely with faculty and staff mentors and community partners, who will give guidance in planning, execution and post-event critical reflection.
Grant category: Student Leadership
Topics: Access, Equity and Justice; Culture, Language and History
The Team
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Tim Shenk, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations
Cornell United Religious Works
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Amy Kuo Somchanhmavong, Public Service Center
Student and Campus Life
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Russell Rickford, Department of History
College of Arts and Sciences
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Marcia Eames-Sheavly, School of Integrative Plant Science - Horticulture Section
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Community partner: Multicultural Resource Center
- Community partner: Food Bank of the Southern Tier
- Community partner: Warrior Writers
Engaged Opportunity Grants
Supporting a wide range of community-engaged learning projects, from student leadership programs and partnership building to events and conference travel. Open to all faculty and staff.