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That's why we emphasize training and orientation for volunteers. That's why we think it's important to provide structured opportunities for people to reflect critically on their volunteer work. And yes, sometimes this involves thinking about "political" issues. This is not exactly a radical earth-shattering observation; most...
IN THE future, when The Crimson decides to return to printing real news, perhaps a story could be done on Project Literacy's new programs for single mothers and Harvard Dining Services workers. Or maybe a story could be done on the record number of PBHers who go into public...
Rosa A. Ehrenreich '91, the newly-elected president of PBHA, defended her advocacy of a more politically active PBHA in a recent commentary in the Harvard Independent. "[P]ublic service is inherently and profoundly political," she wrote.
Politics, Ehrenreich says, encompasses more than endorsing candidates for office and supporting ballot initiatives. "Someone working among Southeast Asian refugees will be most successful if he or she has a solid understanding of the particular history and culture of these refugees," she wrote.
THERE is nothing wrong with promoting awareness and discussion of public policy among PBHA volunteers. But PBHA's leadership has gone beyond political discourse. The cabinet of PBHA recently endorsed an electoral position. And last February, as Ehrenreich wrote in The Independent, the cabinet granted themselves the option to consider...