Activist Spotlight: Abbe Dembowitz ’16
We’re very excited to share this conversation with Abbe Dembowitz, Founder of the Turn It Around Project. In Abbe’s words, the mission of the project is to use the medium of photography to “create awareness, establish community, and garner positivity…
Join the PaceU #EverydayActivism Challenge!
What is the PaceU #EverydayActivism challenge? For the month of April, students, staff, and faculty members will be pledging to commit to one personal action – either a daily habit or weekly action – to lessen their contributions to climate…
“Most importantly, this experience has led me to reflect on life’s most persistent and urgent question, which is ‘what am I doing for others?'” ASB ’16 Day 4: Sabrina Vasques, Amanda Godsil, Timothy Martinez, & Emerald Rodriguez
Sabrina Vasques, Communications Sciences and Disorders ’17 What at first seemed like a lengthy trip has come to a rapid end. This alternative spring break was all about “firsts” for me. I learned valuable skills such as sanding, mudding, and…
“People who have realized that the magnitude of the problem is not as important as the power they have when they work together.” ASB ’16 Day 3: Julisa Smith, Paula Castelblanco, & Yesim Ekici
Julisa Smith, Public Accounting, ’18 Hurricane Sandy was a Superstorm that took place almost 4 years ago. In many people’s eyes, Hurricane Sandy was a Superstorm that has been over almost 4 years now. It is a real eye opener…
“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…
Activist Spotlight: Autumn Taylor
This month’s NYC activist spotlight is Autumn Taylor, a junior Political Science major who has been extremely involved in the #BlackLivesMatter and reproductive rights movements both on- and off-campus. Autumn’s passion for her causes and strong belief in the power…
