Constructive Criticism Archives - The Student Health Coalition Archive Project

On the role of institutional support in community-driven change

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Bob Hartmann and Irwin Venick respond to Gillian’s question about how they would approach or encourage others to approach similar student and/or community-led projects today. Bob provides insight into what the Coalition did right and what it could have done better, concluding that there’s value in and need for both community and institutional support. Irwin …

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Janie Hiserote on Byrd Duncan

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Janie Hiserote talks about the dynamics between practitioners and the boards of the community clinics. She speaks candidly about the disagreements she had with community leader Byrd Duncan, which ultimately led to her resignation. Full footage of the interview with Janie Hiserote, Kaye Bultemeier, and Chuck Darling from October 25, 2017.

Dick Burr on Coalition successes and mistakes

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Dick Burr reflects on how the SHC succeeded in its approach to community organizing and posits, in retrospect, how the student-led coalition fell short. He focuses primarily on the value of a more intersectional approach to the needs of poor people, as well as the value of making alliances with those in power. Full …

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Reflections on the first generation of SHC community workers

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Dick Burr and John Davis discuss the characteristic anger of the first generation of community organizers with the Student Health Coalition. They conclude that, albeit a driving force, this was sometimes counter-productive to the SHC mission. Full footage of Dick Burr’s interview from March 25th, 2021.

Dick Burr’s admonition to organizers today

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In response to a question posed by Gillian McCuistion, one of the Southern Historical Collection’s archival technicians with the Coalition project, Dick Burr delineates how he would encourage students (and others) to organize today. He centers his commentary on lessons learned from his own experience with the Coalition, reflecting back on how the SHC itself …

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What the SHC did (and didn’t do) well

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Tom John and Rick Davidson share their retrospective thoughts on how the Student Health Coalition succeeded, as well as how, in certain respects, the SHC could have operated differently. These critical reflections offer insight to community organizing efforts today, particularly as it regards student-led rural healthcare. Full footage of the 2013 interview with Tom …

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