Alternative Spring Break: Combating Climate Change


Want to do more with your spring break this year?

Campus Progress is working with students and several partner organizations to organize the first Global Warming Alternative Spring Break at the University of California – Santa Barbara this March 24-27.

The alternative spring break will include trainings, workshops, and speakers from all aspects of the climate movement, including environmental justice, sustainability, and environmental policy. Located right on the beach, the alternative spring break will better educate, train, and empower students to take action on the climate crisis in their own lives, on their campuses, and on a national scale.

And of course, this is spring break, so students will have time to soak up the sun and relax on the beach, explore the biologically rich California coastline, and meet other students committed to solving the climate crisis.



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Program



Sunday, March 23rd Details
6:00 - 8:00 pm Optional check-in/meet-up at Java Jones (6560 Pardall Rd., Isla Vista).

You can grab your welcome packet, meet some other event attendees, and sip on some coffee or tea. Look for the folks with a Campus Progress t-shirts on! They will also be having an open-mic night at 8 PM.
Monday, March 24th Details
9:30 - 10:00 am Breakfast
10:00 - 11:00 am Introduction & Icebreakers
11:00 - 12:30 pm Issue Briefing I
Green Jobs

Featuring:
  • Featuring: Nikki Henderson - California Student Sustainability Coalition
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 pm Skills Workshop I
Non Violent Direct Action

Featuring:
  • Scott Parkin - Organizer, Global Finance Campaign
    Rainforest Action Network
3:00 - 3:15 pm Break
3:15 - 4:30 pm Issue Briefing II
Dirty Coal

Featuring:
  • Scott Parkin - Organizer, Global Finance Campaign
    Rainforest Action Network
4:30 - 6:00 pm Mock Energy Audit & Sustainable Campus Tour

Featuring:
  • UCSB Physical Facilities Department
6:00 - 9 pm BBQ!
Tuesday, March 25th Details
9:30 - 10:00 am Breakfast
10:00 - 11:00 am Skills Workshop II
Media Boot Camp

Featuring:
  • Tommaso Boggia - Campus Progress
  • Pedro de la Torre III - Campus Progress
11:00 - 12:30 pm Issue Briefing III
Future of Energy

Featuring:
  • Linda Krop – Environmental Defense Center
  • Dr. Charles Kolstad - UCSB professor
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:00 pm Game/Icebreaker
2:00 - 3:30 pm Policy Panel
Local, State, and Federal Climate Change Policies

Featuring:
  • Jonathan Levenshus – Legislative Director for Rep. Lois Capps
  • Caroline Vance - Field Representative for CA State Assemblymember Pedro Nava
Moderated by:
  • Timothy Telleen-Lawton - Policy Analyst for Environment California
3:30 - 4:40 pmOpen Session/Action planning preparation
5:00 - 6:15 pm Dinner at Natural Cafe
6:15 - 9:00 pm Free Time in Downtown Santa Barbara
9 - 10:30 PMStand-up Comedy at the Stateside Restaurant and Lounge
Wednesday, March 26th Details
9:30 - 10:00 am Breakfast
10:00 - 10:30 am Game/Icebreaker
10:30 - 11:15 am Preparation for Action
11:15 - 12:30 pm Snack & Bus Ride
12:30 - 3:00 pm Rally Against Destructive Investment in Dirty Coal
3:00 - 4:00 pm Lunch
4:00 - 7:00 pmHike
7:00 - 9:00 pm Burritos on the beach
Thursday, March 27th Details
10:00 - 10:30 am Breakfast
10:30 - 11:00 am Game/Icebreaker
11:00 - 11:30 am Action Debrief
11:30 - 12:30 pm Planning Campaigns
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch

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Associated Students Environmental Affairs Board, Campus Progress, UCSB Environmental Studies Department
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