[b:612c4450d0]Film's description of Paris office volunteers[/b:612c4450d0]
Almost an hour into the film, the investigative reporter Laurent Richard enters the volunteer program in Landmark Education's Paris, France office.
[b:612c4450d0]The following consists of Richard's conversations with a Landmark Education Volunteer in the "Assisting Program" who is cleaning the bathrooms at the Paris, France office, and also the volunteer's supervisor, who himself is also a volunteer :[/b:612c4450d0]
[i:612c4450d0]In this apartment, 20 people work full time. Most seem to have the same status: volunteer.
They're everywhere, even the bathrooms.[/i:612c4450d0] - [b:612c4450d0] (Narrator Richard)[/b:612c4450d0]
[b:612c4450d0][Laurent Richard talking to volunteer cleaning the bathroom] :[/b:612c4450d0]
[i:612c4450d0]You're a volunteer too? - [/i:612c4450d0][b:612c4450d0] (Richard)[/b:612c4450d0]
Yes - [b:612c4450d0] (Volunteer)[/b:612c4450d0]
[i:612c4450d0]And this is volunteering? - [/i:612c4450d0][b:612c4450d0] (Richard)[/b:612c4450d0]
As you can see. So here I am, an assistant. And it's OK. I'm happy to do it because it's why I'm here. I'm here. This needs to be done. So I do it. It's not hard, you can say. -[b:612c4450d0] (Volunteer)[/b:612c4450d0]
[i:612c4450d0]I've already met this man, on the third day of the Forum.
He was handing out nametags to participants, already as a volunteer.[/i:612c4450d0] - [b:612c4450d0] (Narrator Richard)[/b:612c4450d0]
It's a little hot. I'm tired, but otherwise ok. It's true, I don't want to do this all the time. I have other things to do, you know. But stuff like this here, I chose it. I said, "OK, I'll do it." I like a challenge. You know, try to come up with something. And to see what brings me, to see into my life. As it brings me things that are real. Yeah. Really. Given that I can share with people, and when there's a person here at the same time, like a coach, we share things that are happening in our lives, make challenges. In fact, I notice that it has really changed things. And concretely. Because, sometimes you just say, "It's changing." -[b:612c4450d0] (Volunteer)[/b:612c4450d0]
[i:612c4450d0]But yeah it really, it changed things? [/i:612c4450d0]- [b:612c4450d0] (Richard)[/b:612c4450d0]
Yes. It really taught me things - a breakthrough. Because you train yourself to live differently from before, you know? -[b:612c4450d0] (Volunteer)[/b:612c4450d0]
[i:612c4450d0]Suddently we are interrupted. A man pokes his head in. [/i:612c4450d0]- [b:612c4450d0] (Narrator Richard)[/b:612c4450d0]
Yes Antoine? - [b:612c4450d0] (Volunteer)[/b:612c4450d0]
It's sparkling. Bravo! -[b:612c4450d0] (Volunteer Supervisor)[/b:612c4450d0]
Yes, it's sparkling. I didn't use water, because drying takes forever. With "Mr. Clean" everywhere, I got off as much as I could. - [b:612c4450d0] (Volunteer)[/b:612c4450d0]
[i:612c4450d0]He's a supervisor; and also a volunteer. In fact, his job is to supervise Philippe's work. Volunteers, assistants, constantly being overseen by other volunteers: another side of the Landmark company.[/i:612c4450d0] -[b:612c4450d0] (Narrator Richard)[/b:612c4450d0]
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