Solidarity and Social Justice
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What is a Solidarity and Social Justice Retreat?
A Solidarity and Social Justice Retreat is an intentional opportunity for you to engage in learning about important social justice issues. These trips are designed to raise awareness about issues directly tied to the work of our community partners and to examine the larger impact these issues have on the experience and social outcomes of the community members who face them. Upon returning from these experiences, students make a commitment to activism, diversity, education and acts of solidarity with the particular issue on the Nazareth campus, in our community, around the country, and in our world.
Applications Due on Monday, October 7
(link to the application below)
For more information please contact Jamie Fazio at jfazio1@naz.edu
Note: These SSJ Retreats are open to all undergraduate and graduate students. Space is limited. An application and interview will be required. Please note that any accepted student will need to be enrolled in the Fall 2020 semester after the trip returns.
Civil Rights Journey: Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee
Focus: Civil Rights
When: January 4-11, 2020
Cost: $650.00
Description: You will travel to historical sites in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee and meet with activists, historians and scholars. You will gain a deeper understanding of segregation and the ramifications of structural racism and become empowered to be an advocate for civil rights and to work against injustice everywhere. You will also learn about the Sisters of St. Joseph who participated in the civil rights struggle and the direct connection between Nazareth College and their foundational work at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Selma, Alabama. This was the only hospital and nursing school within 8 counties that served African American community members.
Spring Break Border Immersion: El Paso and Juarez
Focus: Immigration
When: Spring Break, March 7-14, 2020
Cost: $550.00
Description: During this one-week border immersion experience, you will gain an understanding of immigration from a variety of perspectives, learn about the structures that shape migration, and look firsthand at different sides and stages of the issue. You will talk with migrants, faith leaders, workers, service providers, and law enforcement to humanize the issues and escape limiting stereotypes and misconceptions. Our community partner is the Columban Mission Center, which serves as our home base for the week's experience.
The March Bearing Witness to Hope: Germany and Poland
Focus: Holocaust and Genocide
When: May 19-28, 2020.
Cost: $1,400.00
Description: You will study the Holocaust under the collective guidance of Holocaust scholars, survivors, and Israeli and Polish guides. On this 10-day trip, you will visit cities that were once vibrant Jewish communities, concentration and death camps engineered by the Third Reich, and historic locations commemorating acts of resistance and rescue in the face of the "final solution."
Witness Community Resilience & Social Justice: Puerto Rico
Focus: Colonialism and the Environment
When: May 2020
Cost: $750.00
Description: You will gain an understating of the economic, political, and social structures that perpetuate structural violence for Puerto Ricans in the Rochester region and in Puerto Rico. You will also learn about social and political activism among Puerto Rican leaders who work to combat oppression and promote equity. Additionally, you will visit and work in mangroves and learn about their importance to Puerto Rico and the world’s ecosystem. Our community partner in Puerto Rico is Caras Con Causa.