Bridging Borders: Emerson ASB 2017
Our Program
For the 14th time since 1998, Emerson College’s Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program is bringing students together to realize their potential for civic engagement and civic action. What started as a week of immersive service is now also a yearlong leadership development and community engagement program led by students and staff advisers. This March, ASB participants will return to El Paso, Texas on the Juárez, Mexico border where previous ASB teams have formed strong bonds in the local community.
Some past ASB projects include:
- Restoring oceanic habitats in Niceville, Florida following the BP oil spill
- Maintaining grounds of Joshua Tree National Park in Joshua Tree, California
- Participating in a female youth empowerment project with the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation in Eagle Butte, South Dakota
Our Plan
For the fourth year, our team will travel to the El Paso/Juárez border for spring break week. Our immersion program will focus on understanding the unique intersection of issues faced by border communities, including immigration policy, education, labor rights, and food justice. While in El Paso, we will engage with organizations working to address the short-term effects and underlying root causes of these issues. Some of this work includes hosting community-building events, maintaining a community garden working towards food sovereignty, preparing rooms at shelters for families transitioning out of detention, and providing meals and services to migrant farmworkers with few labor protections.
Our journey does not end after our week in El Paso. Upon our return to Boston, we reflect on our new knowledge and how to share it with the Emerson community. We engage the Emerson community in conversations about our time in El Paso, the people we meet there, and their stories of strength and resilience. This step is critical in order to continue building bridges between people, cultures, and our shared humanity.
Investing In Our Team
We need your help to accomplish our team's mission. Our total program cost this year is $14,740, and we hope to raise as much as $7,500 through this campaign. Funds raised will cover our team's transportation, food, and lodging costs. Your support is also an investment in the learning, growth, and development in each of us as students and engaged citizens.
USEED Goal: $4,500 --> REACHED!
USEED Reach Goal: $7,500
Overal Program Cost: $11,340
Help us build knowledge and bridges by supporting our campaign today. Whether you can sponsor a meal or a plane ticket, your support will help our team reach our goal. Thank you!
Alternative Spring Break is a program of the Office of Academic Engagement and Community Action at Emerson College.
Ayúdanos A Convertir Este Trayecto En Realidad
Published on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017 at 02:35 AM (EST)
Help turn our experience into a reality (:
¡Hola! Emerson's Alternative Spring Break group has now launched our Bridging Borders Campaign, GET EXCITED PEOPLE!!
This year our 11 member group is traveling to El Paso, Texas for the fourth year in a row in the hopes of addressing, understanding, and discussing topics surrounding immigration. In order to help make our experience a reality we must raise $4,500.00 in 29 days!!! We need all the help we can get.
Our first weekly goal is $1,500.00. We would like to achieve this in the next 7 days and with your help, we can!
Each member of our group has joined the team for reasons that are dear to them. On our campaign's page you can read the stories of the different individuals and why it is they have joined the ASB program. As mentioned above, immigration is not just something that affects humans outside our borders, instead it is a topic that is central to the fabric of American society. Below you can find a video of one of our members welcoming you to our campaign. We hope that you find it in your hearts to help us in our efforts to educate our communities and you share this info with as many people as you can reach. Thank you all!
Ashley Tarbet DeStefano
Kira Venturini
Laura Londoño
Swetha Amaresan
Abby MacGregor
Cheng Jin
Chantelle Bacigalupo
José Antonio Ramírez Barceló
Kevin Milton
Jeyrie Rodriguez
Ilina Ghosh
Rafael Trujillo
Gave $10.00
Richard Foulk
Gave $25.00
Kaustav Mitra
Gave $100.00
Daniel Fitts
Gave $25.00
Amanda Tarbet
Gave $25.00
Goutam Ghosh
Gave $50.00
SOMANATHAN NAGARAJAN
Gave $600.00
Ilina Ghosh
Gave $5.00
Sheila Damkoehler
Gave $25.00
Jan Roberts Breslin
Gave $250.00
Miranda Banks
Gave $20.00
Isabel Thottam
Gave $100.00
Rongxin Liu
Gave $50.00
Mary Higgins
Gave $200.00
Alexandra Dade
Gave $10.00
tamia jordan
Gave $50.00
Phillip Glenn
Gave $100.00
Carol Hobin
Gave $50.00
robert amelio
Gave $100.00
Chloe Jankowitz
Gave $15.00
suzanne hinton
Gave $200.00
Jenna Leggette
Gave $50.00
Robert Fleming
Gave $100.00
Nadine Milton
Gave $20.00
Theresa and Bob White
Gave $50.00
Mishelle Martin
Gave $50.00
Jon Honea
Gave $100.00
Jennifer Greer-Morrissey
Gave $25.00
Prabha Amaresan
Gave $100.00
Ilse Damkoehler
Gave $50.00
James and Jami Blocker
Gave $50.00
Maura Gattuso
Gave $50.00
Diane Tarbet
Gave $100.00
Staci Gawne
Gave $25.00
Steven Balmer
Gave $25.00
Jodi Schmidt
Gave $100.00
Dara Bayer
Gave $25.00
Raaji Alagappan
Gave $100.00
Nancy Howell
Gave $10.00
Dale & Judy Venturini
Gave $100.00
Liona Venturini
Gave $50.00
Michelle Claas
Gave $25.00
Ying Yang
Gave $10.00
Andrea Pascoe-Conteen
Gave $100.00
Marie Russell
Gave $40.00
Frank Pascoe
Gave $50.00
Roger Kent
Gave $100.00
Julianna Canabal
Gave $5.00
Marlane Melican
Gave $300.00
Mani Mariappan
Gave $100.00
DENISE ZALDIVAR
Gave $25.00
michelle seaver
Gave $100.00
Kelly Behun
Gave $100.00
Francisco Chiriboga
Gave $50.00
Elizabeth Gateley
Gave $250.00
Tami Rovall
Gave $50.00
Cindy Rodríguez
Gave $50.00
Scott Feschuk
Gave $150.00
Anthony Hassan
Gave $5.00
Katie Grindeland
Gave $25.00
Xingyao Liu
Gave $25.00
Zhongmou Sun
Gave $50.00
Scott Gurian
Gave $50.00
Nik Sushka
Gave $25.00
Angela Martano
Gave $5.00
Shiying Chen
Gave $25.00
Matthew Racz
Gave $50.00
Angelika Romero
Gave $25.00
Ashley Medlar
Gave $10.00
Caitlin Bueller
Gave $25.00
David Griffin
Gave $50.00
Ashley Tarbet DeStefano
Gave $50.00
Paul Racz
Gave $5.00
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Aficionado (Fan)
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Fans come in all sizes, and supporting us at his level shows that you’re a fan of our program!
Cocinero (Cook)
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Supporting our campaign at the Cocinero level provides one meal to a team member, helping to keep us energized for our long days of work.
Maestro (Teacher)
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Supporting our campaign at the Maestro level provides one team member access to educational programs in El Paso that will foster a better understanding of community challenges and their root causes.
Viajero (Traveler)
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Supporting our team at the Viajero level fills our gas tank for travel throughout El Paso to continue learning from the community.
Huésped (Host)
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Supporting our team at the Huésped level covers one night of housing for the entire team at the local community center, immersing us deeper within the community in El Paso.
Cosechero (Harvester)
Give $300
Supporting us at the Cosechero level transports our team's gear along with clothing donations collected for our community partners in El Paso.
Patrocinador (Sponsor)
Give $600
Your generous support at the Patrocinador level sponsors roundtrip airfare for one student to participate in this impactful experience.
