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     Service Above Self
 

These principles have been developed over the years to provide Rotarians with a strong, common purpose and direction. They serve as a foundation for our relationships with each other and the action we take in the world.

Object of Rotary

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

  • FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
  • SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
  • THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
  • FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

The Four-Way Test

The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. The test has been translated into more than 100 languages, and Rotarians recite it at club meetings:
Of the things we think, say or do

  1. Is it the TRUTH?
  2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
  3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
  4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Avenues of Service

We channel our commitment to service at home and abroad through five Avenues of Service, which are the foundation of club activity.

  • Club Service focuses on making clubs strong. A thriving club is anchored by strong relationships and an active membership development plan.
  • Vocational Service calls on every Rotarian to work with integrity and contribute their expertise to the problems and needs of society. Learn more in  and the .
  • Community Service encourages every Rotarian to find ways to improve the quality of life for people in their communities and to serve the public interest. Learn more in .
  • International Service exemplifies our global reach in promoting peace and understanding. We support this service avenue by sponsoring or volunteering on international projects, seeking partners abroad, and more.
  • Youth Service recognizes the importance of empowering youth and young professionals through leadership development programs such as , , , and
PROGRAM
Speaker and Program: The planned speaker was Dr. Bernard Lafayette, however he was not able to join us. So Jim Blackerby led a discussion about his work and about the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at URI, which he led for many years.
Jim shared aspects of Dr. Lafayette’s bio, including that he was a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, that he marched in Selma with John Lewis, and that he was an organizer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Jim introduced former URI president Bob Carothers, who brought Dr. Lafayette to URI. Bob said that Dr. Lafayette had been kidnapped from a peace conference in Medellin, Colombia by the FARC insurgents, that he had worked in Africa, with the Palestinians, and Nepal, and that he offered training in nonviolence techniques to prison inmates in several nations. He ran an annual nonviolence training program at URI that still exists.
Kristin Johnson, Political Science faculty member, is the new co-director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies and sees herself as continuing Dr. Lafayette’s work. In addition to their annual summer nonviolence training program, other initiatives include international programs, expanding on the study of human rights and dignity, de-colonizing education, and helping produce training materials adapted to different groups’ needs and settings. The center also participates in a collaborative program called Nonviolent Schools Rhode Island. If you would like to be on the mailing list, you can contact Kristin at kristin_johnson@uri.edu.
Linda noted that the club has made Dr. Lafayette a Paul Harris Fellow, and Mary noted that he led a march against domestic violence 20 years ago. We hope that Dr. Lafayette may join us at a future meeting.
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Next Meeting:  Thursday February 11, 2020
 
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