Summer workcamps: "will work for justice" Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit source - Ted Steege UUSC Summer Workcamp Opportunities Several exciting opportunities are available for UUSC supporters who want to spend part of their summer putting their social justice convictions to work in real-life circumstances. Workcampers of all ages will learn first-hand about human rights issues affecting indigenous people, women, low-income families, and racial and cultural minorities. On Native American Reservations in South Dakota, volunteers will rehabilitate community schools, recreation centers and playgrounds while learning about issues affecting indigenous people. There also will be arts and crafts programs with youngsters on the reservation, as well as visits to historically significant cultural or educational sites. The dates are July 4-17 and July 18-31 on the Standing Rock Reservation and August 8-21 and August 22-28 on the Pine Ridge Reservation. In the Yakima Valley of Washington State, volunteers aged 16 to 25 will assist migrant farmworkers in refurbishing housing and constructing mobile sanitary facilities. participants also will learn about the socioeconomic issues facing the migrant farmworker community. The dates are July 11-24. In Los Angeles, women of all ages from around the country will rehabilitate a shelter for homeless women and children and renovate a transitional housing center for people seeking to move from welfare to self-sufficiency. Volunteers will address issues of poverty, homelessness, and sex trafficking among women. The dates are July 25-August 7. In Oakland, Calif., teenage UUSC volunteers will team with homeless youth to collect information and analyze issues affecting the homeless population of Oakland. The community survey will provide a foundation for advocacy work with policy makers in Oakland. The dates are August 1-14. In South Carolina, UUSC will continue to support church rebuilding workcamps in response to arson attacks against black churches. Summer sites include Buffalo and Gadsden. The Service Committee's workcamp program has provided thousands of volunteers with innovative and challenging ways to translate their social justice convictions into real-world activism. For more information or to apply for a workcamp, contact Josi Ballester or Dick Campbell at 1-800-388-3920; jballester@uusc.org; dcampbel@uusc.org. Ted Steege, Washington Associate for U.S. Programs Unitarian Universalist Service Committee 2000 P St.,NW, Suite 505 - Washington, DC 20036 202/466-7400 fax 202/775-2636 email: ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: nyt@blythe.org ================================================================= nytrc-06.11.99-02:43:23-25837