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boundless energy and has been able to get registration books open this month. . The relationship between the project and the community has been good. More contacts are being made with the white community. Students from a local college will be used on voter registration; many adults are providing rides to church. As one par- ticipant indicated, "life has taken on new meaning". a Caravan Theatre, New England. (15 participants are touring New England presenting 7 plays on social issues followed by audience discussion. ) Editor's note: There has been no Teport submitted in time for this newsletter. We understand par- ticipants are hard at work rehearsing and are planning their first performances July 17 and 18 at Quincy House, Harvard. By the time of the next newsletter we hope to have news about how plays are being received and participants' reactions to the challenges they meet in communities where they perform. - Individual Service Assignments, Southeastern U.S.A. (19 participants invited by local communities are assisting in tutoring youth about to enter Gesegregated 2 - + gechools.) . Editor's note: No direct reports as yet from this project, but we understand that after an initial period of orientation participants are now assigned to their boat “communities. Assignees are planning their own "newsletter", we hope they will share excerpts to be included in our second publication. We're verv anxious to hear of their experi- ences —- : SENIOR WoRK CAMPS ° . Peter Dana Point, Maine. (20 participants are helping an Indian community build a bee o4 O79 wrdertaxe tutor'ng and recreation pragrans. }) ° Feriod -evered: June 2 to July 6 After orientation unit members set about organizing household duties including the installation of a show:r, screens, ami curtains. First efforts in the community included tearing down a condemned trinaol hall and salvaging reuseable materials. | Individual members interested Indian women in a knitting class and children in an art program. There was a survey of homes listing needed repairs, and a volley ball area Was planned for and laid out. Initial contact with families was established through the efforts of a camper experienced in first aid. Business meetings and meditations got under way with consensus working well. Meditation has been conducted in a graveyard, overlooking a lake..."great way to start the day"! Various resource. people, such as the governor of the reservation, and Father Lemelin, a Roman Catholic priest, have given generously of their time to acquaint participants with the area — in which they are to work. During the second week, construction was begun on the teriksatl Rhall>s aun nmartiat nt fr Palana (having submitted architectural plans for ws AOS 1iGssy tw a ro vac a pant aa om a Met he ChB ANA (nay Cite =) aS ee a ee a new hall) had them accepted by the tribal council. The group has taken a trip to Calais, Maine and after crossed the International Bridge into Canada. A community Lupper was held and general success reported in getting to know the residents better through both working on houses and visiting. . COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS Urban Affairs Project, Chicago, Illinois. (12 participants are helping with local a avealanment af leadership in tha community, ems ara Nd Fe le ee ee oe Ld ae Cee ws ats er WES ee ote wae ra Period covered: June 19 to July 93 rev Orientation was followed by trips to local schools and resource speakers and material] providing background for our work. The group participated in the organization of materiale for and the preparation of a questionnaire to be used in connection witt