Community Engagement

• Solidarity - holds society together
• Solidarity - It is a unity or agreement of feeling or action.
• Solidarity - A feeling of unity between people who have the same interests, goals, etch.
• Solidarity - Unity (as of group or class) that produces or is based on a community of interests, objectives, and standards.
• Solidarity - A bond of unity between individuals, unified around a common goals or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement.
• 2 Kinds of Solidarity

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  • Mechanical Solidarity
  • Organic Solidarity
• Mechanical Solidarity - Social cohesion and integration come from thehomogeneity of individuals homogeneity of individuals.
• Organic Solidarity - people need each other in an economic sense, so they hold together
• Mechanical Solidarity

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  • similar work
  • educational and religious training
  • lifestyle
• Organic Solidarity - emerge in industrialized societies
• 19th Century France - presumably of libertẽ, egalitẽ, and fraternitẽ.
• Protestanism - giving priority to the individual rather than the collective, to private rather than to public, to autonomy rather than community.
• During the 80’s the word solidarity is associated with the trade union movement co-founded with Lech Walesa.
• Solidarity - from etymology “encyclical” (from the Greek egkyklios, kyklos) meaning circle or circular letter.
• Pakikisama - getting along with others
• Sama - "to go with"
• Kasama - "A companion of together"
• paki - please
• For us Filipino, we exist for others and not only with oneself.
• Pakikisama - is also sharing one’s wealth, talent, time, and self with fellow human beings as in Bayanihan.
• in Filipino culture, a person who has no pakikisama is a loner, an individualist disdained by others who seek his company. He does not know to “go with the crowd.”
• Bayanihan - working together for a common good without regard for monetary remuneration
• Bayani - Root word for bayanihan, "hero", "being heroes"
• Solidarity - “We are called to be “heroes” even in small good deeds thatwe can do”
• Resiliency is the ability of the community to get back on itsfeet after a calamity and continue with its existence.
• Filipinos are renowned for this resiliency, this virtue is our inherent drive to survive and live our lives to its full potential
• Vigilance is more than just being awake and alert to avoid dangers of problems.
• vigilance is the sustained assessment of not just a threats or danger but of progressive ideas and solutions.
• Progressive means to challenge and have a new way of thinking.
• Progress demands forward thinking
• Progressive is to act on ideas; it is to change the status quo by anticipating future trends.
• Innovative solutions come from progressive ideas
• Synergy is important for ideas to flourish and take root.
• Adaptive is about any virtue, being able to face challenges and obstacles and making choice.
• Adaptability challenges the community to be creativeand finds new ways of planning, implementing, andsustaining growth
• Accountability as the quality or state of being accountable: an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility for one’s action.
• Our duty as creators is to be accountable for our actions and to takeour obligation to review ourselves.
• Ethics should always be a priority of any kind of social process along with accountability to safeguard the stakeholders from the corruptpractices.
• Engagement is all about connecting to the community andits people.
• Knowing the current pulse of the community can help community leaders determine the pressing problems that need to be addressed.