followership

Followership Prompt: 

· Majora Carter is an urbanist, committed to environmental justice. Watch her TED Talk “ Greening the Ghetto (Links to an external site.) ” where she explains how race and class are associated with environmental justice.

· How is Carter committed to the growth of people, to building community, and to stewardship?

· How does her story about the found dog support her concept of leadership?

·  In addition, Carter uses two metaphors to describe herself—as “a canary in the coal mine,” and as living “in between two worlds.” How might these metaphors apply to other community builders as well?

· Do you consider Bogota, Colombia’s mayor a servant leader?

· What happened in Bogota when citizens saw they were being “served first”?

· What is the relationship between the content addressed in "Greening the Ghetto" and Followership? Remember to use information from your textbook to support your answer.