ACE/Worcester Roots

I promise that one day I'll learn how to say Worcester. I promise. That day is not today, though. :p

Worcester Roots was fun! I wish there was a little more direction, but I'm excited to take part in something that is flexible and has room for creative thinking and creative actions. I'm probably most excited for the research and data collection aspect of working with the WR crew, mostly because I think this is our chance to create a document that will be filled with the data similar to what we've already been studying this semester.

And ACE! That was probably my favorite activity thus far, because even when the stories kind of migrated away from their original purpose (informing us on topics tangentially vs focusing on the specifics of ACE), I feel like I was able to gather a really good sense of what ACE does. To me, it seems to be a center for activism amongst the greater Roxbury community, serving as a center where people can go to find out how to make their voices heard.

I especially liked seeing some of the younger people coming through the ACE building as we were talking, carrying signs for a protest about maintaining a Boston library and cutting defense spending to create money for that endeavor. Even if they're going in a million directions, they're all great directions to be headed in, and I would love to dedicate some of my energy to their program. I'll be looking into that :)

In the meantime, I'm very much looking forward to the next couple of weeks with the EH&E instructors. The science to what we're studying seems super interesting :)

Okay byeeee for now go Celticsss!
-Fiooonaaaaaa

ps: here is my article for monday! http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/blog/article-overlooks-organic-to-reduce-pesticide-exposure