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Ethical knowledge sharing requires that researchers not speak for the community but to amplify their existing voices. This avoids recreating colonial dynamics.
Amplifying Community Voice
Christian Wells of Team North Port St. Joe reflects on an important paradigm shift for community-engaged researchers. It’s not a researcher’s job to speak for the community. A researcher’s job is to amplify the voices of the community they are engaging with.

