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About Community Action

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Committee chair: David Tao
  • Staff contacts: Laura Simolaris
  • Committee meeting time and place: Monday at 7PM, Second Floor Conference Room
  • Description: The Community Action Committee helps Harvard students to impact the political process by taking action in their community. To this end, CAC is the entry point for community service and direct action at the IOP.

INVOLVEMENT

What opportunities exist for individuals interested in Community Action Committee (CAC)?

  • Help with voter registration in the Boston community . CAC annually collaborates with STOP (Students Taking on Poverty) and PBHA (Philips Brooks House Association) on a Boston voter registration and mobilization drive. Members enter low-income neighborhoods to teach citizens how to fill out voter registration forms and encourage them to participate in the political process.
  • Plan IOP service days. Organize opportunities for the entire IOP community - staff members, fellows, and students - to give back to the community.
  • Promote a partnership with campus community service groups. CAC is in communication with PBHA and other service groups in order to increase the IOP involvement in the Cambridge and Boston community. This semester we will institute an IOP shift in UNILU, a student-run homeless shelter.
  • Come to meetings! Make your voice heard on how we can engage issues of importance to the community using politics

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