“It is unsettling to walk down the streets and think that just three short years ago the roads, the stores, the houses, were all underwater.” ASB ’16 Day 2: Jordan Little, Natalie Holguin, Seneca Forch, & Emily Fullhardt
Jordan Little, English & Literature, Women’s and Gender Studies ’17 Before the beginning of ASB 2016, I hadn’t had the opportunity to see the effects of Hurricane Sandy on the Rockaway community. I was living in Costa Rica at the…
Rebuilding the Rockaways one house at a time – Pace Alternative Spring Break 2016
This is the first post in a series of posts from the 16 Pace students rebuilding homes in Rockaway, Queens for Pace’s Alternative Spring Break 2016 program. The Rockaways, as it is more commonly known, is still recovering from the destruction wrought…
Introducing the Pace University Vote Everywhere Ambassadors
The Center for Community Action and Research is thrilled to introduce you to the newest additions to our University, our Vote Everywhere Ambassadors! The Vote Everywhere Ambassador program, run through the Andrew Goodman Foundation, supports voting rights Ambassadors on college campuses…
Turn Your “Passion To Action”: 5 Reasons To Attend the D4D Activist Workshop
By Nelli Agbulos, Student Volunteer & Advocacy Projects Coordinator (NYC) Activism is more than a #hashtag; it’s a movement. While grassroots activism campaigns utilize social media as part of their journey to radical change, their actions go beyond the computer…
From Passion to Action: Activism Workshops & More
From Passion to Action: Debating for Democracy on the Road Friday, February 19th | 10:00AM-4:00PM | Antello Bianco Room, 1 Pace Plaza This Spring, develop your activist skills at from Passion to Action, a day-long series of workshops hosted by…
Alternative Spring Break 2016
Each year, up to 16 students from Pace University’s New York City and Pleasantville campuses are selected to participate in the annual Alternative Spring Break program with a focus on a specific issue. This year’s ASB will be a continuation…
Fall 2015: Semester in Review
It’s the last week of classes, and the countdown to the end of finals has reached the single digits! We would like to thank you all for a great semester full of great discussion, meaningful service, and too many highlights…
#PaceUPictureYourWorld
By Caitlin Boley, Student Outreach & New Media Projects Coordinator We hope you had a great break and are getting ready for finals, which are swiftly approaching. As you know, we at the CCAR are committed to providing you with…
Nuclear Weapons: Facing the Humanitarian Costs
On Wednesday, November 18th, the Center for Community Action and Research on the New York City campus hosted our final Common Hour Conversation of the semester, “Nuclear Weapons: Facing the Humanitarian Costs.” Dr. Emily Welty of the Peace and Justice…
Recap: Volunteering with Earth Matter
By Sofia Casas, Student Volunteer and Advocacy Projects Coordinator (NYC) On November 6th and November 13th, volunteers with CCAR and students from the Environmental Justice and Social Change Learning Community went out to Governors Island to volunteer with Earth Matter…
