El Paso, Texas with El Otro Lado
January 5 – 12, 2020
El Otro Lado (EOL) El Paso, is a Catholic Lasallian border immersion experience that provides participants the opportunity to experience the El Paso and Ciudad Juárez borderland. This program exposes participants to the harsh realities faced by our brothers and sisters that come from “El Otro Lado” (the other side) through visits to local nonprofit organizations and government agencies.The main goal of EOL is to have students listen to the stories of those impacted by living in the borderland. Key Issue Areas for this trip include Immigration, Women & Children and Human Rights.
- Estimated Trip Cost (after group fundraising): $800-$1,100
New Orleans, Louisiana with the Center for Ethical Living & Social Justice Renewal
January 6 - 13, 2019
Students will participate in an experience with the Center for Ethical Living & Social Justice Renewal, a Unitarian Universalist nonprofit organization. Through encountering the work of local community organizations, participants will better understand the history of the city, the flood & levee system breaches, and recovery. Students are asked to be effective witnesses to the need for continued assistance and recovery of the Gulf Coast so that they can return to their home communities with an analysis about oppression that allows them to become local agents for change. Key Issue Areas for this trip include Racial Justice, Environmental Justice and Housing Justice.
- Estimated Trip Cost (after group fundraising): $700-$900
Flint, Michigan with the Firestone Center
January 5 – 12, 2020
The Firestone Center is a nonprofit social justice center in downtown Flint, Michigan. This trip explores the water crisis in Flint and its intersections with race and poverty. Students engage with local community partner organizations in the city each day and meet with local leaders over a meal in the evenings. Key Issue Areas for this trip include Environmental Justice, Racial Justice and Economic Development.
- Estimated Trip Cost (after group fundraising): $400-$600
- The group will drive to and from Flint