ERC Alternative Spring Break
In the spirit of ERC’s mission of scholarship, leadership and service, the college is hosting an Alternative Spring Break opportunity to Atlanta, Georgia. An Alternative Spring Break is a national or international service and learning trip that uses education of social justice issues combined with quality direct service to have a lasting impact on students and the communities in which they serve. The topic for 2025 is Civil Rights. Students who participate in this experience are required to attend mandatory meetings in Winter Quarter to prepare them for this experience by providing the academic foundation for the topic. These meetings will also include sessions about fundraising and preparation for this trip.
Given that Atlanta is known as the “Cradle of the Civil Rights Movement” the trip will include several
opportunities to visit various sites that were pivotal to the movement. The itinerary will also focus on
prominent civil rights leaders including, most notably, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Mrs. King, President Carter and Rosa Parks. The tentative schedule is provided below.
March 24th-March 28th
- Monday, Depart from San Diego to Atlanta
- Tuesday, Meet with faculty from various Atlanta Colleges and Universities about their work on civil rights issues, campus tours, visiting the King Center and sites like Ebenezer Baptist Church, and Elbert P Tuttle US Court of Appeals
- Wednesday, Georgia Supreme Court Tour, D.R.E.A.M Gallery Exhibit,
- Thursday,Community Service with a non-profit organization and closing dinner
- Friday, Depart from Atlanta to San Diego, California
***ERC will be providing a $1,300 subsidy to all participants**
Total cost to students (after the subsidy) is $1,000 (A $300.00 non-refundable first payment is due upon your acceptance by February 21, 2025.)
Application Due by: 11:59 pm on Sunday, February 16th. The first 10 applications will be reviewed
first. Enrollment is VERY limited.
If you have any questions, e-mail Imani Harvin at iharvin@ucsd.edu.
