155 DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/PER-B.2018.0056.2.08 CHAPTER 8. CRAFTING PARTNERSHIPS: EXPLORING STUDENT-LED FEMINIST STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY LITERACY PROJECTS Kelly Concannon Nova Southeastern University Mustari Akhi Florida Atlantic University Morgan Musgrove Nova Southeastern University Kim Lopez Nova Southeastern University Ashley Nichols Nova Southeastern University Relationships have served as a cornerstone to feminist research in com- munity-based research and service learning sites, as feminist scholars have argued for co-constructing knowledges in these sites, while being attentive to the reciprocal nature of these relationships within any context of and for learning (Bayer, Grossman, & Dubois, 2015; Parks & Goldblatt, 2000; Novek, 1999). Tese relationships are especially crucial when feminists attempt to create real and sustained partner- ships through mentoring in their community-based literacy site (Du- Bois & Karcher, 2005). We stress the value of cultivating sustained relationships, as oftentimes discourses surrounding service learning exhibit a level of engagement that is not sustained and/or does not adequately expose the workings of power and privilege in a systematic