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VIDEO: President David Snell explains the affirming rallying cry of “Oyée!”

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VIDEO: President David Snell explains the affirming rallying cry of “Oyée!”

If you’ve volunteered on a Fuller Center for Housing worksite, you might have heard a group of folks raise their hands and yell, “Oyée!” If it was your first time experiencing this, you might have thought everyone around you just lost their collective minds. And if you are just learning about The Fuller Center through […]

Bike Adventure participant brings Fuller Center tradition into her classroom

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Bike Adventure participant brings Fuller Center tradition into her classroom

When first testing the idea of partnership housing, Millard Fuller brought home a new tradition from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the word “Oyee.” Used to express excitement, joy, and gratitude, it is often shouted with the left fist raised in the air. After Millard brought the now-infamous word to the Fuller Center, it […]