Beginner's Guide to Community Practice Story

Text: Beginner's Guide to Community Practice, discuss which story in the book had the greatest impact on you.

I liked reading the story of Ricardo Levins Morales in "Visual Griot". It showed how important research and listening is important to the objective of your project.  Sometimes we get so caught up with our ideas and trying to put them into action that we forget to listen to what is going on in the neighborhood. Just by listening we can better understand how we can better help the community with what it truly needs. I was also very impressed with Ricardo has experienced and in how many things he has been involved. It is amazing that he has done a 26,000 mile hitchhiking trip and am just in awe at all the stories he must have heard during that time.

Also it is important to realize how much effect images can have over an issue. Like every year, we have had to design a theme for Project 2014 and now I realize that it is not something we can forget about. We have to chose a strong and adequate image that conveys what we hope to achieve with our service.