Living Democracy Student Laura & Ms. Kitty
Elba
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Gee's Bend Quilts
2019 LD Students
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Living Democracy brings together students and citizens to collaborate on issues of concern to Alabama communities. Coordinated by the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University and the David Mathews Center for Civic Life, the project prepares undergraduate college students for civic life through living-learning experiences in the summer.
- August 14, 2019
- Time in Elba teaches valuable lessons
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Sunday, Aug. 11, was my final day in Elba and the 70th day of my Living Democracy Internship. I drove to Elba on June 3 and covered my first story there the next day. In the intervening weeks I wrote a total of 34 stories for The Elba Clipper and took 1,115 pictures. I covered two City Council meetings and one shockingly strategic bridge club. I ate dozens of quesadillas at Monterrey's and Los Corrales and even more chicken sandwiches at the Rabbit Hole.
- By Jack West
- August 12, 2019
- Apply Now to Participate in 2020 Summer of Living Democracy
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Applications to participate in Living Democracy for the 2020 summer are now being accepted. Auburn students will be paired with one of our Alabama communities for a ten-week experience in civic engagement and community development. Housing is provided and students will earn a stipend. Apply online now!
- August 12, 2019
- Hannah White appreciates Collinsville's hospitality
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The people of Collinsville represent some of the best people I have met or will ever meet. The people of this town are hospitable, open, and kind – not just to me, but to all they encounter. I wasn’t expecting to be greeted with such warmth, but I am thankful for that and how it made my transition to town so much easier.
- By Hannah White
- August 8, 2019
- Focusing on future, working together may resolve housing challenge
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Phillip Box can remember the uneasy combination of emotions that he felt when he woke up early on Christmas morning of 2015 in Elba. "We knew that there was a high chance of a flood risk," Box recalled. "Right after we began to unwrap presents, I got a call that the water was rising, and we needed to prepare."
- By Whitt Watts
- August 5, 2019
- Progress continues at historic Elba Theatre
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The historic Elba Theatre received a breath of new life on Friday, June 19, as Restoration154 board members accepted a $25,000 grant to continue remodeling the once neglected downtown building.
- By Jack West
