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2016-10-14

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2016): Fall

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Community Voices

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O’Rourke, K. (2016). We Are Worth More: Caregivers Unite to Amplify Their Voices. Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.24926/ijps.v3i3.143

We Are Worth More: Caregivers Unite to Amplify Their Voices

Kate O'Rourke

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/ijps.v3i3.143

Keywords: advocacy, caring economy, Center for Partnership Studies, community activism, domination-partnership continuum, gender equity, popular education

Abstract

Kate O'Rourke is an alumna of the Center for Partnership Studies' Caring Economy Advocates Program, an online certification course in which participants examine how economic policies shape caregiving practices and influence gender equity and social wealth. In this article, she shares her experiences as a grassroots community organizer facilitating dialogue among caregivers within a partnership-based, popular education model.

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