EMU “I Break for Social Justice” Gallery!

Dear Colleagues, Community Partners, Faculty, Peers,

On Friday evening, April 7, Eastern Michigan University’s VISION Volunteer Center will be hosting its annual Alternative Spring Break (ASB) Reorientation. This year, we hope to bring community members together as we showcase the 2017 nation-wide ASB trips- what impact these trips had on students and communities, and how students are applying their learning to the community in Washtenaw County- in the format of an interactive gallery. We’re calling the event EMU “I Break for Social Justice” Gallery!

We are thrilled that Reorientation is concurrent with First Fridays in Ypsilanti. First Fridays Ypsilanti is a self-guided monthly art and culture walk hosted throughout downtown Ypsilanti, at multiple venues, to showcase local talent while supporting local businesses in the downtown area.

The evening will begin at 7:00pm at Beezy’s second space- 23 N Washington St. Ypsilanti, MI 48197. With this interactive gallery, we hope to provide campus and community members with the opportunity to read and hear how our students, or ‘active citizens’ as we like to call them, are applying what they learned through their participation in the Alternative Breaks program to the local Washtenaw County  community.  

At VISION, we believe that part of being an active citizen is building community. This happens naturally when we invite others in communities of proximity to take stock of values and priorities together, and organize actions as a group. We hope to see you for this vibrant evening of celebration so that we can thank you in person for your support and efforts in developing this group of students striving to create meaningful change in the world.

The VISION Volunteer Center Staff