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MULTI-CLASSWe collaborate with other Harvard classes to develop their own ClassACT or ClassACT-like structures. Our aims are to develop a critical mass for substantive change through the ClassACT model and create a new type of outward-facing alumni community. We achieve this through our Multi-Class working group, shared resources, interclass dialogue & problem-solving, cross-class projects & networking, and collaboration with the Harvard Alumni Association. With 17 classes involved in various capacities (some shown here and some not), what we have learned is: there is no one way to do this work! If you would like to be involved with the Multi-Class initiative, email us here!
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 Background: At our 40th reunion, members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Class of ’73 launched an initiative devoted to the principle that it’s not too late to change the world. While the impulse and the language describing it evoke the times in which HR73 came to maturity, that brief manifesto has now proven a guide to activism across multiple classes and generations. So, what spirit drives us? In a time of national and global strife and distrust in institutions, professional expertise, and truth itself, ClassACTors share and apply the experience that our education, community, and collective energy have put within our reach. We know that we are blessed with opportunities that many envy and all should have. We believe that education underwrites human flourishing, not just a daily wage; that a diverse and inclusive community is more than the sum of its parts, not an invitation to chaos; that inquiry and imagination set the first, essential steps towards a new and better life for all if we have the wisdom to embrace them. With humility, energy, and empathy, we seek to pay our past advantages forward. It is indeed, “not too late to change the world!”
Mission: The purposes of ClassACT are to bring together Harvard-Radcliffe Class of 1973 classmates to address important local, national, and international problems by creating and supporting positive change; and, to create expanded, rewarding relationships among classmates. Major Projects:Class Acts: Long-term projects developed by ClassACT HR73
Bridges: We connect our alumni with classmate-sponsored nonprofits we call Bridge Partners. Connections with these nonprofits can lead to helpful conversations, additional support, and classmate involvement. Click on the link above for a full list of the organizations we work with. Contact Information:
Mission Statement: ImpACT ’75: Marching Toward Justice seeks to increase education, awareness, and calls to action among alumni who want to work together to address issues related to social justice, healthcare and education disparities, climate change, and global humanitarian crises. By providing a platform for networking and building community, innovative initiatives are addressing current pressing issues, alongside concerns with systemic domestic and global social inequities. Major Ongoing Projects: Participants are:
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Mission: ClassACT HRX8 is a community of Harvard ’78 graduates and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We are a “social impact accelerator” designed to assist classmates who have founded nonprofits addressing pressing local, national, and international problems. We use our network of classmates to fill skills gaps and help our “Bridge Projects” scale and achieve their goals. Contact information:
Goals: To strengthen and amplify the ClassACT (“Achieving Change Together”) concept, serve as a role model for alumni engagement by the HAA community, and enhance Harvard alumni engagement for philanthropists and social impact leaders in their local communities. Legacy: While founded by HR78 classmates, ClassACT HRX8 is an intergenerational effort. We aim to “achieve change together” by building relationships within the class of 1978 and with the classes of ’88, ’98, ’08, ’18, and ’28. ClassACT HRX8, Inc. will pass into the capable hands of the Class of 1988 in 2028 at our 50th reunion. Bridge Projects:
 Background: ClassACT HR79 first gathered in Sever at the end of our 40th reunion to hear Marion Dry, a member of CA73, explain the activities of her group as inspiration for our group. The handwritten list circulated that day was the beginning of our database of classmates and their ideas. Since then, our steering committee has worked on offering opportunities for classmates to connect online. Mission Statement: The goals of ClassACT HR79 are:
Major Projects: Our primary focus is on helping classmates connect and learn from each other.
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Since our reunion in 2020, and building on a survey of classmate interests, ClassACT HR85 has focused on several of society’s great challenges: climate and the environment, health disparity, and democracy protection, with a cross-cutting lens of how equity and social justice affect each of these concerns. Addressing these themes, working groups have organized webinars and virtual discussions, partnered with classmate-led non-profits to tackle challenges, and created action-oriented goals and engaged Harvard to tackle them. Mission: ClassACT HR85 provides a unique channel to reconnect with friends from our college years and build new relationships with classmates we have not met before. We enjoy stimulating social connections while working together toward a common purpose. Major Projects: Over 5 years, ClassACT HR85 has:
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Mission: Our founding goal was to “galvanize civic action and protect democratic and academic institutions,” beginning with Harvard — and expanding from there. We believe ensuring the survival of the University and its core mission is a precondition to making progress on the wide range of challenges our class cares about, from climate change to social justice to economic equity. Major Projects:
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Mission: We are Harvard alumni standing up for academic freedom at Harvard and beyond Major Projects:
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Background: The Class of '71 benefited greatly from jumping on the Internet early and from having had decades of good daily listserv communication among its members. Our communications over the last eight years have been augmented by our monthly Class Notes newsletter, a document typically of over thirty pages, pages which often include ClassAct 73 notices. Despite occasional ambivalence about Fair Harvard itself, we are among classes with the highest reunion attendance records as well as with the smallest number of no-shows in Red Book submissions. We survived the pandemic years with seemingly countless Zoom gatherings, some purely social, many drawing on the political, intellectual, artistic, and--yes--culinary talents of classmates. In our many environmental and social justice activities, we rely upon one another for spreading the word and for support.
Background: ImpACT ’75: Marching Toward Justice began in 2020 at our 45th Reunion, held virtually because of the COVID pandemic. We created a supportive network that has grown into a vibrant community of classmates united by a shared commitment to social justice, healthcare, education, climate action, and economic and global humanitarian concerns. Over the past five years, well over a thousand alumni have participated in at least one of our monthly virtual discussion groups or Town Halls that have included presentations by prominent national thought leaders. Together, we have actively supported a range of initiatives aimed at addressing systemic inequities, advancing fairness, and improving lives, both locally and around the world. Collaborating with ClassACT73 and with their Multiclass efforts, we are expanding our network and range of activities, particularly on issues related to the environment, justice for all, and civic engagement.
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Background: At our virtual (pandemic) 35th reunion, classmates expressed both a desire to continue interacting with each other and enthusiasm for dedicating time to service-oriented activities. The reunion events suggested that our class’s collective talents could be harnessed to support meaningful positive change during times of unprecedented challenges. And so ClassACT HR85 was borne.
Background: Our first meeting sparked the urgent need to defend democratic institutions and academic freedom during a time of rising polarization and targeted attacks on higher education. Inspired by the legacy of public service and civic leadership among our classmates, we convened to form ClassACT HR04. From this collaboration, we helped launch Crimson Courage — a nonpartisan initiative uniting alumni to protect independent institutions that are foundational to strong democracy.”
Background: Crimson Courage was founded by a group of alumni to support Harvard’s independence despite financial and other unconstitutional threats from the federal government. Now we are a growing, non-partisan community of alumni from all Harvard schools standing up for academic freedom and constitutional rights at Harvard and in higher education nationally. We are working to establish a coalition of alumni from colleges and universities across the nation to protect independent higher education from overreach by the federal government.
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