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Review for Operation Understanding DC, Washington, DC, USA
As a current member of the OUDC class (Class 15) I must say that OUDC is simply an outstanding program. Not only has the program blessed me with the privilege of learning another culture and group of people, but it helped me understand and appreciate my own. As an African American male who lives in a society where people who resemble myself are not perpetuated by the media as successful and great people, I lost a since of pride in whom I was. However, I now take pride in who I am and that is because this program has helped me to redefine who I am. The final thing that I have truly taken from the program is my new sense of responsibility to fight for social justice and I know I can do it along the side of my OUDC community. I am now creating a Social Justice club at my school, in the process of setting up speeches at local churches and synagogues about oppression, and I am talking to my family about racism and antisemitism. I am now strong enough and passionate enough to talk about subjects that are usually pushed under the rug and this is all thanks to OUDC.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
my daily interaction with friends and my newly developed passion for Social Justice. I am now empowered to talk out against racial, sexual, and any other slurs used by my peers and family members.
What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
meeting people who were actually apart of the Civil Rights movement and hearing them share their stories. This part of the experience was one that I enjoyed but was also one that was very powerful and made feel more then obligated to stand up for others.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
amazing people who all had a passion for social justice and who were formally apart of the program.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Extend its summer journey by an extremely larger amount of days and also add more participants.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
