In both non-profits, Hermalin noted some degree of reluctance to talk about the projects in terms of class and race; for example, a tendency to refer to “high crime” areas, which, she points out, “puts them (the speakers) in the position or reinforcing negative stereotypes even as they try to advocate for the community.”

Zig Osiecki thought that his Fellowship would be spent creating a more sustainable garden and a plan for its year-round use. He was wrong.