Grassroots: His, Hers, Mine...Together
November 13th 2005 “We are about people-to-people, our twenty Americans paired up with twenty Nigerians.” Susan Partnow, founder and director of Seattle-based Global Citizen Journey (GCJ), stood at the head of the room. She overlooked an audience; they overlooked her. “This is our grassroots connection.”
What endured in bold letters were her last words, grassroots connection. The phrase was powerful, d
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