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The University of Richmond’s Bonner Center for Civic Engagement prepares students for lives of purpose and connects student, faculty, staff, and community stakeholders in social change efforts that value the knowledge and potential in our communities.

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Dreaming Matters: An interview with Annamarika Vaekäs

Spiders EngageJun 08, 2023

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Dreaming Matters: An interview with Annamarika Vaekäs

We are actively imagining what the community could be, in all possible ways.

Listen in as Sylvia interviews Annamarika Vaekäs, project manager at the D-stations, about why dreaming together matters.

Jun 08, 202314:50

Encountering One Another

What would happen if we went beyond our normal ways of meeting someone and encountered someone in a different way that transforms the way you see and embrace that relationship and community.

Jun 08, 202310:36

Imagination

im·ag·i·na·tion (noun): the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the ⁠senses⁠.

May 25, 202311:45

Trust

Listen as Dr. Gale unpacks Trust and what this means as we approach community-action based learning for empowerment.

May 25, 202309:34

Showing Up As Human

What does it mean to show up, fully and holistically? Learn as we unpack this concept with Sylvia this week.

Apr 06, 202307:39

Everyone Matters

Compassion, Tolerance, Acceptance and Empowerment.

Apr 05, 202309:39

Context Matters: Russian Edition

context: the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning.

Listen in to learn more about why this is so essential

Mar 30, 202306:07

To Wake The Sleeping Skills

What do you mean by wake up the sleeping skills? Take a listen to this week's podcast with Sylvia.

Mar 30, 202305:52

We're All In The Same Boat

January 31, 2023

This week, Sylvia reflected on about the culture of trust in Helsinki, inspired by cafeterias and the freshness, equality, and simplicity that lives within.

Mar 09, 202305:32

Diagnose Free

Take a listen and learn more about D Station Culture, a place that you could compare to neighbor community centers. Sylvia will dive into what this is and what is held in this scared authentic space.

“Everyone has something to contribute. Everyone is needed”

Mar 09, 202305:25

Welcome to Helsinki Intro

Listen to Sylvia Gale, executive director of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Richmond, as she explores Helsinki, Finland through a civic engagement lens.

Sylvia was awarded a highly competitive Mid-Career Professional Development Award from the Fulbright Finland Foundation to study an innovative civic engagement model in Helsinki, Finland.