Smoky Mountain Summer Campout
Student Organizing Retreat
June 28-July 1
127 Cosby Road, Cosby, TN
Join students from United Students Against Sweatshops and other rad student organizations for a camp-out weekend to sharpen our organizing skills, build on our campaigns, unify the student movement for social justice, and have some fun together outdoors!
Highlights include:
· Learn how to build a coalition of community and student support
· Develop your plans for the approaching semester
· Hear from students who won campaigns for justice on their campuses
· Celebrate our victories, like the recent ‘Badidas’ campaign, and the creation of Alta Gracia, the world’s first ever living-wage union-made collegiate apparel factory
· Marshmallows! Campfires! Woods! Fresh Air! It’s bound to be a fun weekend.
Cost: Free! *Need-based scholarships and fundraising support are available for travel costs.
For more information, contact Amy (732-947-8630) or e-mail info@solidarityignite.org.
NEWS AND EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Summer is relatively quiet around the University, but we'll have a few events to post. Feel free to sign up for our listserv and FB page for updates.
And check out a couple of new student blogs related to the border:
http://theeyeiofborder.tumblr.com/
and
http://tucsondukeengage.wordpress.com/
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