Community Building

The Nzinga Sisterhood Circle

vdwillia — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:18:38 -0500

While our mission is the develop unity, cultural awareness, and a stable support line for women of the African Diaspora, we encourage diverse participation. Women of the African Diaspora have very low interaction on campus and graduate at a much slower rate than other groups. It is our purpose to remedy the issues that cause these two problems through self empowerment, sisterhood, community service, campus and community events, acceptance and activism.

Uhuru Summer Camp

habari momo — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:39:12 -0500

Uhuru means liberation in Swahili. This unique camp aims to teach our children to be self-sufficient as individuals through a variety of practical skills, while nurturing their imaginations and creative capacity through the richness and diversity of African culture.

Just Us Conference

kajensen08 — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:06:26 -0500

The "Just Us" Conference is a weekend conference, including various arts-based workshops for young adults, mainly high school students, primarily located in the Hudson Valley. The workshops and conference work towards youth empowerment through the arts, as well as guidance in how to create and form youth groups, and getting college scholarships, for example. The conference this year will also end with visits to college campuses. Because of the length of the conference, all three basic meals are included in the activities of the day.

Play Around The Circus Playground!!

khink — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:26:41 -0500

Arroyo Seco is a small town in mountains of Northern New Mexico. In recent years, the town elementary school has closed, leaving the community children with out a park, playground, or play space.

We are raising money to build a circus themed children's play space and community mural next to the Seco Pearl Teahouse and Community Garden. The playground will house two trapeze bars, a safe-style tightrope, a few swings, and a huge play box with hula hoops, juggling balls, costumes, puppets, roli-bolis and more.

Leadership Training for Berks County Youth

Erica Rubin — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:15:28 -0600

Spark the Wave is a non-profit organization that empowers teens through educational programs to be great volunteers and community leaders. Our programs offer teens who are 13-17 years old leadership training in areas such as communication, group dynamics, and leadership, as well as diversity education. Most importantly, Spark the Wave inspires teens to make a difference in their communities.

Movies in the Park

lizdoerr — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:48:24 -0600

Movies in the Park was a project created originally to have something to do during those long, boring summer nights in our town of "little-to-do." It turned into something great. Deciding others would be interested in viewing classic and enlightening movies, our group made the decision to make "Movies in the park" exactly what it's called. The event (or events as there will be many movies over consecutive weeks) will be held in our local park in the amphitheater. It will allow adults, teenagers, senior citizens and children to support a cause and watch some great movies.

Chalk Art

Frost_Song — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:57:08 -0600

My friend and I were looking at colleges in Seattle. We were staying in a very run down part of town, by a graveyard. We had a free day and decided to buy some chalk and decorate the sidewalk. This quote was bouncing around inside my head, so I wrote it out in blue. I can't remember what book it's from, but it starts, "Since time began, it seems, one group of man has come together to put down another group who lived, looked or thought differently..." From there the chalk art just naturally seemed to be about how much more peaceful the world could be if we all got along.

The GoodWater Fund

jonahbrotman — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:07:04 -0600

The Good Water Fund

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HehjkdCIM6Q

Goals:

- Increase ground-up infrastructure and promote greater availability of water resources for those in the developing world

- Advance social-consciousness in the developed world of pressing global water issues

Actions Abroad:

Larabanga, Ghana; fix three broken handpumps which will provide fresh drinking water to town of 5,000

Ultimate Frisbee Middle School League

KDT — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:38:41 -0600

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Chapman University Global Medical Brigades

preciouslove — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:44:38 -0500

Global Medical Brigades is a secular, student-led organization that travels to developing countries to perform health care in communities without access to medicine otherwise. Stationed in the United States, and its current focus is on the country of Honduras.