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SystemicCommunityIssues:AnInternal(Emic)andExternal
(Etic)ReflectionItTakesAVillageConference
Lexington,KY.
859-257-7578DepartmentofCommunity&LeadershipDevelopment
UniversityofKentucky
WhatisaVillage?
“Agroupofanimaldwellingsresemblingavillage.”
WhatisaVillage?
“Asmallcommunityorgroupofhousesinaruralarea,largerthanahamletandusuallysmallerthanatown,andsometimes(asinpartsoftheU.S.)incorporatedasamunicipality.”(Geographic)
“Anurbanvillageisanurbandevelopmenttypicallycharacterizedbymedium-densityhousing,mixedusezoning,goodpublictransitandanemphasisonpedestrianization andpublicspace.”(Geographic)
“Aself-containeddistrictorcommunitywithinatownorcity,regardedashavingfeaturescharacteristicofvillagelife.”(Geo/Social)
Whatdoesvillagelifemean?
WhatisCommunity?
“Acommunityisasmallorlargesocialunit(agroupofpeople)whohavesomethingincommon,suchasnorms,religion,values,oridentity.”
TypesofCommunities
Place: asenseofplacethatissituatedinagivengeographicalarea(e.g.acountry,village,town,orneighborhood).
Interest: aregroupsofpeoplewhogatheraroundcommonnorms,valuesorfoci.
Practice:areassembledaroundcommonareasofworkorprofessions
WhatDoYouLoveAboutYourCommunity?
WhatDoesSystemicMean?
“Somethingthatisspreadthroughout,system-wide,affectingagrouporsystem,suchasabody,economy,marketorsocietyasawhole”
LyricismandLeadership:HipHopandCommunityChange
SystemicStructureDestruction
Verse1:BrokenCoaltrain
Povertygap,gentrifyyourhomeGovernmentcheck,foodstampShefeelingallaloneLittlemamagotta takethebustothirdshiftGettingcatcalledshefeelinglikeshedeservesthisWakingupeverydayfeelingdismissedGotta workthethreejobstokeeponpayingtherentKeeponmakingthatbreadtokeepherchildrenfedSlingingonthesidetoaffordherdailymessWewentfromafrosandBlackPanthersToMTV,ImpalasTowearingchains,skinnyjeans
DrapedinvanityNowEricGarnerscreaming'helpIcan'tbreath'WeseetheeverydaypainofmanypeopleingriefYoublamingMarcusGarveyforhateButy'all theoneswhovotedfortheAlt-RightbrigadeYouactingpompousandpreachInsteadofhumblyteachButeverydaylivingWhatyoudoingforpeace?
Hook:BrokenCoaltrain
LetthegodssingLetthemassesbreathTeachusselfesteemDon'tselloutyourdream
SystemicStructureDestruction
Verse2:MamaLou
AllofourchildrenneedaneducationTomakeusastrong,productivenationButwhyarethepoorandthekidsofcolorWhosebrainshavetowaitwhiletheirbodiesgettallerConstantlydeniedthetrueopportunity(pause)TomaketheirmarkinsocietyUntilweengageallofourneighborsInaneducationforallofourscholarsThisachievementgapbeginswhentheyarebabiesContinuestogetwider,nowtheylabelledlazyTodaywehaveDeVos pushingschoolsofchoiceChoice!Forwho!Theoneswithnoknowledgeorvoice?WeknowthistobethenewnameofsegregationShakingourcommunitiestotheirfoundationWithoutthedestructionofthesechainsOurnationwillnevermakegreatgains
Hook:MamaLou
KnowledgeispowerEducateandinformCreateafreepeopleEnlightenandunify
SystemicStructureDestructionVerse3:Lotta'Mae
ThissystemthatweliveinAin’t foruslivingTheirorigin,wasonlygiven,byforceddivisionMadeusbuildinfrastructure,destroyedourlandStrippedourbeliefs,namesandsaid,“youcan’tbutwecan”Producedtheklan,deprivedmelaninandcommonsenseToxicvents,food,society,education.Createdruinofthisso-callednationButwhenyoulookatit,whoaretheyreallyplaying?HaWelltheyplayedmonopolyonourbackslikeweweresimpletoolsGainedknowledgefromus,butthenclaimedwewerefoolsThatain’t coolUnlessyouseesociety’sviewWhichdoesn’tbenefitmenoryouButhelpsthissystembringustodoomItsaysintheWordHisnamewouldbecomenaughtAnditdidbecauseHistruenamewasn’ttaughtYahuah,Elohim,Abba,YahAlmightyTheonlyonethatcansaveus,NotSociety
Hook:Lotta'Mae
OurpeoplearecryingInnocentlovedonesdyingThissystemsstructureain’t forusWeneedtounify,fixourminds,andemphasizelove.
Outro:BrokenCoalTrain,Lotta'Mae,MamaLou
BlackWallStreetMOVEMovementBrandonStanleyDanielShavelDylanNobleEmmittTill,JFK,MartinLuther,RobertKennedy,TonySullivan,TrinityGay
LexingtonVillageWhataresystemicissuesassociatedwithourvillage?
Perspectives
WhatAreYourPerspectivesRegardingDrugAbuseWithinOurCommunity?
•Professionally?•Personally?
Emic(Internal)Perspectives
DrugUsers
DrugDealer
Family/Friends
Counselors/CaseWorkers
JusticeSystem
HowDoesYourEmicPerspectiveAffectYou?
• Whatdoyouseeandhearfromdaytoday?• Whatknowledgedoyouhaveaboutourcommunitythatmostothersdon’thaveaclueabout?• Whatemotionsareevokedasyouengageinourcommunity/villageissues?• Howdoyoucope?• Doyoueversufferfromcompassionfatigueresultingfromyourinternalperspective?
Etic(External)Perspectives
BroaderSociety
Employers
TheseDiversePerspectivesCanDividetheVillage
HowDoWeBringtheVillageTogether?
• Haveyoureflectedonyourownperspectivesandthereasonsforthoseperspectives?•Whathaveyoudone/canyoudo,totryandempathizewithorunderstandtheindividualsyouworkswithdaytoday?•Whathaveyoudone/canyoudo,tobetterunderstandyourprofessionalcolleaguesandtheirrolesinourcommunity?Whatistheiremicperspective?•Whatdoyoudo/couldyoudototakecareofyourselfsothatyoucancareforothers?
Village/CommunitySolidarityandAgency• Howdowebuildsolidarityamongdifferentgroupsinternally?
• Howdoweeducateothersaboutsystemiccommunityissues?(Isityourrole?Ifnotthenwho?)
• Howdowepromoteempathyandunderstandingalongwithresponsibilityandaccountabilityvillagewide?
•Whatimpactcouldwemakeifwedidso?
WhatCouldtheFutureLookLikeifWeTranslateEmicandEticPerspectivesWhenTacklingSystemic
CommunityIssues?
Thankyou!