We had a few things happen these past few weeks. The first was the Hill District community walk, led by Terri Baltimore of the Hill House, when members of GB visited the Hill and got a little background about the neighborhood they would be working with. Everyone walked away from it really enthusiastic to begin our service projects in the area, so these community walks are highly recommended! The second was Pitt Make a Difference Day, or PMADD. We always like to discuss PMADD every time this event rolls around. Picking up trash is an important task, but how sustainable of a volunteering project is a one-day event? Who picks up the trash in these neighborhoods the other 364 days of the year? We decided to do something a little different this year. This year, we worked with Mama Africa's Green Scouts on an urban gardening project. The linked interview presents their mission and vision statement: "The mission of Mama Africa’s Green Scouts (MAGS) is to provide African descent youth with the necessary skills to learn the importance of diverse greening sustainable customs. Mama Africa’s Green Scouts vision is to teach our youth in under served communities, environmental justice, urban farming, financial literary, community organizing, green jobs, African culture and fair urban sustainability justice in our communities." It's an organization that grows out of Homewood, driven by the people of this particular community towards the goals of self-empowerment and education. Finally, if you came away from Sunday's meeting realizing how little you knew about geography and other countries, here are some links for you to explore:
Can you name the countries of the world? How big are countries, actually? this SNL skit perfectly parodies the white savior complex Spot the Africa with Trevor Noah and Jon Stewart
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