Empowering the silent ranks: Introduction |
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Authors: | Irma Serrano-García Meg A Bond |
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Institution: | (1) University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, USA;(2) University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Massachusetts, USA |
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Abstract: | Conclusion In conclusion, with this Special Issue we have tried to point out the complexities of diversity and the challenges it poses
for community psychology. The groups we present are only an example of the many that suffer similar plights and enjoy similar
strengths. The richness of their cultural backgrounds, the learnings that stem from their struggles, their sameness and uniqueness
should challenge us to collaborate with them and to unearth other groups which did not have an opportunity to present their
histories in this issue.
Silence, as previously stated, can be a clear “voice” of resistance. However, it is our contention that in the long run, it
is not the best strategy to achieve change in oppressive power relationships. Our reading of the articles in this issue, strengthens
this belief. Thus, this publication provides a vehicle so that the distant humming of some groups starts resonating in our
halls, while the voice of others that has already been heard is amplified. Eventually we hope that the thunderous and deafening
sound of all these previously unheard voices, can move community psychology, and those of us within it, into a harmonious
world of sound.
Irma Serrano-García initiated the Special Issue by organizing the APA symposium from which it emerged. Since that event, the
editors' contributions to writing the Introduction and to all other aspects of editing have been equal. |
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