[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Third Act

[P David Pearson]

Writing to endorse David's endorsement of Third Act. I too have joined.

At Piedmont Gardens, the senior community in which we live, we have a local
Climate Action Committee; we are promoting specific actions to retard if
not eliminate the impact of fossil fuels on our lives and the lives or our
descendants--in our homes, in our communities, and in our world.  I have
yet to join the educators' subgroup, but now that I know you are involved,
David R., I will.

If you believe that preserving our environment and preserving our democracy
are important goals, then Third Act could be your go to organization.

David P.

On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 8:36 AM David P. Reinking <David.Reinking at uga.edu>
wrote:

> Dear Hall of Fame Friends and Colleagues,
>
>
>
>                 I’m an active member of a group—a movement actually—that
> might interest many of you.  It’s called Third Act
> <https://thirdact.org/why-third-act/>, a name that fits its purpose to
> engage concerned citizens over 60 in improving the world for future
> generations.  Third Act originated and currently operates in the U.S., but
> there might be similar movements for those of you who live elsewhere.
>
>
>
> The movement, thus far, hasn’t incorporated literacy specifically into its
> agenda, but there is an educators’ working group that I have joined, and
> there are educational/literacy dimensions of the causes it has taken on.
>
>
>
> Third Act has mobilized nationally on two big issues:  *climate change* (e.g.,
> collective action to suspend business with big banks funding projects that
> increase our dependence on fossil fuels) and *protecting and advancing
> voting* rights (e.g., a “senior-to-senior” program in which members
> contact high school seniors reminding them to become registered voters).
>
>
>
> But, Third Act’s agenda is evolving in these and other areas as it listens
> to its members.  For example, when I joined the working group, a team
> leader interviewed me to learn what causes and issues I was most committed
> to and how I might contribute.
>
>
>
> Third Act is a good fit for me as a parent, grandparent, and educator.  It
> has mitigated my sense of frustration, helplessness, and sadness about
> trends that threaten democracy and livability on the planet for future
> generations. It also allows me to reclaim the idealistic activism of my
> “First Act” as an undergraduate in Chicago during the late 1960s. Likewise,
> it allows me to counter the now disturbing erosion of the progressive gains
> from that era.  And, it has been encouraging and interesting to meet and
> work with like-minded seniors who will not accept the inevitability of a
> dark future nor a legacy of complacency.
>
>
>
> If any of this resonates with you, you might consider joining Third Act,
> or similar movements.
>
>
>
> David
>
>
>
> David Reinking
>
> Adjunct Professor of Education
>
> Dept. of Language and Literacy Education
>
> Mary Frances Early College of Education
>
> University of Georgia
>
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