MIMS Alumna María Silva in “Sharing Stories of Our Work” (IARSLCE Webinar)
IARSLCE Webinar: Sharing Stories of Our Work (2-18-21)
In this workshop, MIMS alumna María Silva highlights Narrativas Digitales, a collaboration between the University of San Diego's Mulvaney Center and ALMA Migrante that creates digital stories of human rights defenders in Mexico, whose work covers issues ranging from the protection and promotion of immigrant rights to immigration policy building and research.
Alma Migrante es una asociación civil sin fines de lucro con sede en Tijuana, Baja California. Compartimos con nuestra comunidad de personas defensoras de derechos humanos nuestra experiencia en defensa legal para garantizar el acceso a la justicia de las PCMH frente al abuso de poder de autoridades nacionales en nuestra región. Nos dedicamos a diseñar e implementar estrategias en comunidad y a promover y defender la labor de sus integrantes.
Sharing Stories of Our Work: Engaging Ethical Practices to Lift up Diverse Stakeholder Narratives in Research and Program Inquiry
This interactive workshop guides participants through planning a qualitative inquiry process that centers a narrative approach. Working from participant-generated research questions or program/practice assessment priorities, participants will consider why stories are a compelling source of data, what stories need to be told, who should collaborate or contribute their stories, when and where to collect stories, how to attend to ethical tensions in the process, and diverse methods of dissemination. In small groups, participants will workshop ideas with peers to clarify a plan for advancing their particular research or assessment inquiry.
Facilitators: Dr. Elizabeth Yomantas, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Pepperdine University & Maria Silva, Director of Neighborhood and Community Engaged Partnerships, University of San Diego.
About: The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) is an international non-profit organization devoted to promoting research and discussion about service-learning and community engagement. The IARSLCE was launched in 2005, and incorporated in 2007.
Biography from the Mulvaney Center for Community, Awareness and Social Action
María Silva is the Director of Community Partnerships at USD's Mulvaney Center. María moved to San Diego from Mexico to pursue a B.A. in Sociology at USD and went on to work at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a Community Development Financing Institution, before returning to her Alma Mater in 2013. In 2018, she completed a M.A. in Migration Studies at the University of San Francisco and brings expertise in issues regarding the U.S/Mexico border region to her current role.
María facilitates collaboration with community stakeholders to co-create campus/community engagement that represents democratic and reciprocal partnerships. Community Partnerships expand throughout the San Diego region with an emphasis in Linda Vista, City Heights, Barrio Logan, and Tijuana. Maria also oversees USD’s community engagement data collection process.
María co created the vision and framework for USD's DACA and Undocumented Student Support Network and Co-Chairs USD’s Immigration Taskforce. Since 2017, María and the Network Team have trained over 180 Undocually Faculty and Staff from across campus. Together they lead a case management system for all DACA/Undocumented Students and help coordinate financial aid, mental health, legal, academic, career and other support services for USD students.