SMU's place-based community engagement initiative serving South and West Dallas
Watch & Reflect
The following documentary shares the story of The Remakery, a UK based cooperative nonprofit that brings together different community organizations that share the value of environmental sustainability.
This documentary provides an example of community empowerment: prioritizing community engagement projects that encourage skill building, cooperation, and agency in how people reuse surplus materials.
Reflection Questions
Have you ever wanted to make a positive change in your community but felt you didn’t have the tools and resources you needed to be successful?
How can community empowerment help people connect to causes bigger than themselves?
What are ways that you can help encourage community empowerment throughout the Dallas community?