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North County Day of Service
We serve to honor the contributions of farmworkers to our society, and the Mexican and Filipino farmworkers who fought for workers’ rights among allies, and whose impacts extend beyond the Latinx community. To learn more about co-founder of the UFW, Dolores Huerta, and about how Larry Itliong and other Filipino workers started the famous Grape Boycott, watch the documentary " which is available for stream through the ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® library.
We are extremely fortunate to have received substantial support from for this event, which will help ensure we can continue offering it this year to our entire campus community.
See below for last year's outcomes, and here for previous year's information
This year, the event will be on Friday March 27th. See below for agenda and more information.
Agenda:
- 7:45-8:15 AM Check in and Breakfast
- 8:15-8:45 AM Morning Program Including Keynote by Universidad Popular Co-Founder and Co-Director Arcela Nuñez-Alvarez.
- 8:45-9:00 AM Bathroom Break, Group Photo and Load Buses
- 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM Group Volunteer activities
- 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM Site Clean Up and Debrief with snacks
- 12:15 – 12:45 PM Travel Back to Campus and Student Debrief Session by Peer Leaders
- 12:45 - 1:00 PM Arrive Back to Campus and Conclude Event
Free breakfast provided!
Transportation provided to and from service sites (leaving from ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®)!
Service Sites:
The ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® Milpa Project - Planting Hope at ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® (on campus)
The ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® Milpa, launched last May under Dr. Erika Diaz Almeyda and Dr. Garzo-Montalvo,
is more than a garden. Rooted in the Indigenous Mesoamerican practice of planting
corn, beans, and squash, it serves as a space for research, cultural connection, and
community-building. Sign up to help with a Spring garden maintenance day and help
keep this garden going into the summer!
ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®: Activity includes walking in an outdoor space.
Recommended Attire - Closed toed shoes
Universidad Popular – Community Clean Up (San Marcos)
We are convening youth and families from the City of San Marcos in neighborhoods around
Autumn, Pico, Richmar, Mission, and San Marcos Blvd, the area around San Marcos Elementary
School to participate in a Community Clean UP as we have done for the previous three
years.
ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®: Activity includes walking in an outdoor space.
Recommended Attire - Closed toed shoes
TrueCare – Kits for Communities (San Marcos)
TrueCare is one of the most trusted health care providers in San Diego and Riverside
Counties. They specialize in providing quality health care and wellness services to
underserved communities so people can get the care they need. Their goal is to make
health care available to everyone in the communities they serve, regardless of income
or insurance status. Sign up with TrueCare to help prepare UV sun and pesticide exposure
safety kits and grocery bags for a local food distribution that will benefit farmworker
communities in North County.
ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®: This service opportunity is accessible for people who seek ADA Accommodations
(people who use wheelchairs and/or may need to sit for periods of time).
Recommended Attire - Closed toed shoes
Produce Good - Team Glean with ProduceGood (Location TBD)
Participants will glean from an orchard in order to provide the ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® food pantry
or other entity with fresh citrus. All people have the right to access fresh fruit
and vegetables.
ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®: Will include strength and mobility activities including; using picker
poles, moving bags filled with fruit, waling on uneven terrain. There are opportunities
for ADA accommodating activities, however activity will take place on uneven grounds.
Recommended Attire - Closed toed shoes, Refillable water bottles, Sunscreen
Botanical Community Developments Initiative - Plant Stewardship Lab Day: Collective
Work for the Commons that Sustains Our Work (Oceanside)
We’re coming together to care for the shared infrastructure that supports farmworkers,
youth, educators, and community-led land projects across our region. This day of service
centers dignity of labor, mutual responsibility, and the unseen work that makes collective
action possible. The Plant Lab is a community resource—a botanical maker of space
and gear hub—that equips many programs beyond its walls. Stewarding this space is
an act of solidarity.
What volunteers will do: 1. Tool, Gear & Seed Stewardship. 2. Space Care & Functionality.
3. Wayfinding & ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®. 4. Program & Seed Hub Preparation
ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® - Project may require physical activity in an outdoor environment. Will
have indoor opportunities that are ADA Accommodating.
Recommended Attire - Closed toed shoes, Bring refillable water bottles, Brief safety
orientation provided.
If you would like more information about this event, or need disability accommodations contact us at civicengagement@csusm.edu.
Pre Event
Wednesday 3/18 4-6pm, Writing Center (ELB 2nd Floor) The Hands that Feed Us
From cultivation, processing, transportation, and every step in between, how often
do you think about the hands that feed you? Stop by for dinner and to learn about
where our food comes from, and who works to put it there.
Free tacos and dessert!
In case you missed it, see powerpoint presentation here with a compilation of all the information shared.
Event Co-Sponsors
