Why do you care to do this work?” from Eli Goldblatt’s presentation was one quote of many I wrote down during the Conference on Community Writing. “What would it mean to build an engaged infrastructure that cultivates a flow milieu even while connected to institutions that tend to disrupt it?” was another after listening to Paul Feigenbaum’s keynote address. He used the word “serendipity” that I referred to in a previous introduction and took it to another level by saying our community engagement interactions fueled by our passions lead to more than happy coincidences. I couldn’t agree more. When we care about our work as engaged scholars, teachers, and activists, when we participate and collaborate in the “flow milieu” of engaged voices, when we find ourselves connecting with like-minded passionate folks, something beautiful and meaningful happens.
A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric