{"id":15894,"date":"2021-08-07T13:18:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T17:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csc\/?page_id=15894"},"modified":"2024-08-27T15:54:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T19:54:19","slug":"ethical-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csc\/edref-2\/ethical-service\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Ethical Service?"},"content":{"rendered":"

While community service is often well-intentioned, there are many steps we can take to ensure the service we do is ethical, productive, and informed by community needs.<\/p>\n

While community service is often well-intentioned, many times it can cause more harm than good. To ensure the service we do is effective, volunteers should have an understanding of the historical contexts of the community they serve before going to volunteer in those places. By understanding and addressing what a community is asking for, volunteers can find the best way to provide support while avoiding saviorism or the \u201csavior complex.\u201d When saviorism is a component of service, the service is not aimed at justice or autonomy but instead becomes a series of solutions that prioritize making the volunteers feel good about themselves. At the BU Community Service Center, we believe in doing work in solidarity<\/b> with the Greater Boston community, and creating a holistic service experience that encourages learning and engagement before, during, and after service.<\/p>\n

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CSC Programs<\/h3>\n

Storytelling<\/a>
\nFYSOP<\/a>
\nAlternative Service Breaks (ASB)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Reflection Resources<\/h3>\n

The Center for Civic Reflection<\/a>
\nThe Civil Conversations Project<\/a>
\nFacing History and Ourselves<\/a>
\nKimberl\u00e9 Crenshaw – The Urgency of Intersectionality<\/a><\/p>\n

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Articles\/Videos<\/h3>\n

The Atlantic: The White Savior Industrial Complex<\/a>
\nThe Reductive Seduction of Other People’s Problems<\/a>
\nNo White Saviors<\/a>
\nGuide to Allyship<\/a><\/p>\n

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Books<\/h3>\n

Learning Service<\/em> by Claire Bennet
\nWhere\u2019s the Learning in Service Learning?<\/em> by Janet Eyler
\nGrassroots Challenges to the Savior Mentality<\/em> by Jordan Flaherty<\/p>\n

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Some Terms You Should Know<\/h2>\n
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While community service is often well-intentioned, there are many steps we can take to ensure the service we do is ethical, productive, and informed by community needs. While community service is often well-intentioned, many times it can cause more harm than good. To ensure the service we do is effective, volunteers should have an understanding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3016,"featured_media":0,"parent":12791,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15894"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3016"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15894"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18282,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15894\/revisions\/18282"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}