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| =Students for Social Action=
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| Students for Social Action (SSA) is a group of Dickinsonians who work to promote awareness of social issues and to develop progressive plans for change. The group works to advance social justice, environmental protection, and peaceful solutions to conflicts. This group has about 15 members. To find out more about this club, please visit [http://www.dickinson.edu/~ssa/ their home page]. | | [[Students for Social Action]] |
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| The group sponsors a FairWares market to promote fair trade, and works together with other campus organizations, like EarthNow, Women's Center, and Spectrum. They also write letters to Congressmen, organize protests, and sponsor panel discussions led by faculty. According to group member Manuel Saralegui, next semester the group plans on having an activist round-table where "all the activist organizations get together to provide mutual support and dialogue". Some projects in the past have included the promotion of fair trade products in the Underground, a Clean Energy Now campaign, and a donation drive to assist migrant farm workers in Adams County.
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| On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the most effective, the group rated its perceived effectiveness with a 1.5.
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| ===Problems/Dilemmas===
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| The main problem and/or dilemma Students for Social Action faces is that they cannot get many members in the group, and the receptiveness of the student body is bad; the group has trouble getting Dickinson students involved in their causes.
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| =Sustained Dialogue=
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| Sustained Dialogue is a systematic, prolonged dialogue among small groups of citizens committed to changing conflictual relationships, ending conflict, and building peace. Sustained Dialogue has five different phases for dialogue, and they are:
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| 1. The individuals deciding that they want change and wanting to be a part of a group to implement the changes.
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| 3. Gaining a sense of interdependence by connecting to these identities and interests.
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| 4. Realizing individual and collective power to makes changes.
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| 5. Implementing the changes and improving interactions.
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| Dickinson College is one of the few college campuses in the country to have a branch of the International Institute for Sustained Dialogue. It was founded by Hal Saunders, and in 2002 he incorporated Sustained Dialogue as an institute in collaboration with the Kettering Foundation and its President, David Matthews. To read more about The International Institute for Sustained Dialogue, please visit their [http://www.sustaineddialogue.org/ website].
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| =UMOJA=
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| As an active member, Shawn Nannan believes UMOJA's mission statement to be inadequate. In fact, he believes that this group has transformed for the better within the past couple of years due to improved leadership and student's interest in the club. Given this, Nannan says that "they have gone above and beyond to fulfill the mission as stated". The club's official mission is this:
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| UMOJA- (ooh-MOE-jah) means Unite, the concept in which this organization is based on. The House of Umoja is an organization that was founded by seven women who sought to createa a space where students of different ethnicities, race, socio-economic backgrounds and religions could speak freely about pressing issues. It was created for the purpose of establishing and maintaining unity among the Dickinson students and the Carlisle community at large. This organization works in affiliation with Dickinson College and it is open to any student who is willing to dedicate themselves to upholding the integrity of the organization and advancing Umoja's goals.
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| This and other information about the club can be found on their website [http://www.dickinson.edu/~umoja/ here] The club works on a volunteer basis with the Carlisle community and also sponsors and coordinates events on campus that further their mission.
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| With the exception of Apollo Night, UMOJA is not known for hosting events on its own. Instead, UMOJA works with many of the other groups on campus such as the Latin American Club and certain sororities to show its interest in supporting and promoting diversity on campus. They prefer to use their funds to help other groups better their events. These events include cultural dinners, speakers, and performances. Most notably though is Apollo Night. This event raises money that usually goes to help the sick or needy. For example, in 2002, profits were sent to National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The events include perform
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