Alternative Spring Break: Combating Climate Change 2008 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 pm | Open 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 PM | Stand-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 pm | Hike | | 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 | Brought to you by: Associated Students Environmental Affairs Board, Campus Progress, UCSB Environmental Studies Department
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