Community Building
Submitted by vdwillia on Mon, 05/26/2008 - 01:18.
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.
Submitted by habari momo on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 18:39.
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.
Camp Uhuru is five-week camp imed for children ages 6-14 who will be immersed in a learning and play environment. Educational and fitness activities include African language instruction 3 times per week, West African dance 2 times per week, African hair-braiding or soccer 2 times per week, and African Cooking once a week.
Submitted by kajensen08 on Mon, 03/31/2008 - 17:06.
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.
Submitted by khink on Wed, 03/26/2008 - 15:26.
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.
Submitted by Erica Rubin on Sat, 03/01/2008 - 12:15.
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. I am currently a senior at Albright College in Reading, PA. Because I'm an education major, I've had the opportunity to observe in several of the schools here.
Submitted by lizdoerr on Tue, 01/29/2008 - 00:48.
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.
Submitted by Frost_Song on Sat, 01/19/2008 - 22:57.
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.
Submitted by jonahbrotman on Mon, 11/19/2007 - 23:07.
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
Rural Cambodia; support rural communities by providing technical assistance and funds to families.
Submitted by KDT on Fri, 11/09/2007 - 22:38.
Description:
Students will participate in a Toronto-area Ultimate Frisbee league. Ultimate Frisbee is played with a Frisbee, with the aim of scoring in an end zone through a series of short passes. The sport has no referees and thus a very strong emphasis on sportsmanship, honesty and “spirit of the game.” Ultimate Frisbee is an increasingly popular sport, with many high school, university, touring and national teams already well established.
Submitted by preciouslove on Fri, 08/10/2007 - 22:44.
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.
