Wonderful clarity and focus ! You say the history
profession has lost touch with the original role of history as a catalyst for social change...
You urge support for communities to collect self-made testimonies and “seek connection and political relevance through activist and social service organizations.” I think others in the class (as well as at large) would agree.
The big question, however, is interest and capacity on the part of the potential orgs you select. How would you go about judging that in order to make awards?
RE: The Personal is Political is Historical: An LOI