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QUEST Directory of Opportunities: Social Justice Advocacy
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- Social justice student organizations
- Related academic majors
- Related academic minors
- Campus e-mail listserves
| Social justice student organizations | |
| Opportunity | Details |
| Active Community at Thurgood (ACT) | Help organize environmental and civic projects around Southern California. Contact: (858) 534-4002 |
| Amnesty International | Learn how you can help prevent and end human rights abuses. Contact: Amnesty International, (212) 807-8400 |
| Art for Change Collective | Use art to bring about social change on campus. Contact: Art for Change Collective, (209) 256-2752 |
| California Public Interest Group (CalPirg) | Help promote student interests, community service and activism as well as uphold principles of fairness and justice. Contact: CalPirg, (858) 534-0844 |
| California Student Sustainability Coalition (CSSC) | Unite with other students to promote clean energy and sustainability standards. Contact: (858) 232-7254 |
| Center for Social Progress | Join a community of UCSD student activists and organizations. Contact: (650) 279-3982 |
| Change the World Club | Help make a positive change in the world through service, enrichment, encouragement, and inspiration. Contact: (858) 531-2428 |
| Civic Engagement Campaign Committee | Help develop strategies to increase student involvement in public life. Contact: Civic Engagement Campaign Committee, (858) 534-1414 |
| Diversity Matters | Learn about efforts that advance the interests of a diverse campus community. |
| End Hunger Now | Help feed the malnourished both in the United States and abroad. Contact: End Hunger Now, (415) 308-4913 |
| Holistic Health and Healing Society | Help to educate and raise awareness about issues surrounding holistic health and healing. Contact: (858) 232-4575 |
| Justice Bible Study | Discover Jesus' call for people to embrace his vision for justice. Contact: Justice Bible Study |
| Leadership Enrichment and Advancement Program (LEAP) | Help develop a sense of justice and recognize the benefits of diversity and public service. Contact: (858) 534-4002 |
| Muslims for Democracy and Peace | Create a pluralistic American Muslim society geared toward achieving social and gender justice. Contact: Muslims for Democracy and Peace, (619) 807-344-3270 |
| One Earth, One Justice | Help create a nonprofit, college venue to carry out the mission of raising awareness of environmental and social injustices. Contact: One Earth, One Justice, (858) 344-3270 |
| Poverty Reduction and Earth Preservation | Help educate the public with information on overpopulation and related environmental and social injustice. Contact: Poverty Reduction and Earth Preservation |
| SD Link | Inform the world about human rights issues in North Korea. Contact: SD Link |
| Student Organizations | See a list of student organizations provided through the Center for Student Involvement. |
| Students for Justice | Raise awareness and political activism among students on issues of injustice around the world. Contact: Students for Justice, (858) 243-0786 |
| UNICEF at UCSD | Educate, advocate, and financially support the ideals and purpose of the UNICEF organization. Contact: (858) 822-0004 |
| Universities Allied for Essential Medicine | Provide access to essential medicines and research for neglected diseases in the developing world. Contact: David, (858) 699-4139 |
| Voice | Promote awareness of social justice issues and motivate students to become active global citizens. Contact: Voice, (650) 279-5172 |
| World Refugee Action | Raise awareness of refugee issues within the UCSD community. Contact: World Refugee Action |
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| Related academic majors | |
| Opportunity | Details |
| Critical Gender Studies | Study gender, race, class, sexuality, and nationalism as intersecting categories of analysis and experience. |
| Ethnic Studies Major | Study the social, cultural, and historical forces that have shaped the development of America's diverse ethnic peoples over the past 500 years and continue to shape our future. |
| Third World Studies Major | Learn about the Third World and its relationships to the West by studying the shifting economic and political nature of the countries designated as belonging to the "Third World." |
| Urban Studies and Planning Major | Learn a variety of approaches and tools to understand the development, character, and culture of cities and communities. |
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| Related academic minors | |
| Opportunity | Details |
| African American Studies Minor | Understand the history, unique attitudes, circumstances, and experiences of African Americans. |
| African Studies Minor | Get a broad background in African history, societies, culture, and politics. |
| Chicano/a~Latino/a Arts and Humanities Minor | Learn about the art, literature, history, music, theater, and language of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. |
| International Migration Studies Minor | Get an understanding of the causes, politics, and social consequences of international migration from a broad comparative perspective. |
| Public Service Minor | Participate in public services that focus on the history and emergence of the non-profit sector. Four specializations include education, health, social issues, and government. |
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| E-mail listserves | |
| Opportunity | Details |
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| Amnesty International | Find activities for Amnesty International and information on social issues. Contact: Amnesty International |
| Raise Your Voice | Find activities for social activists. Contact: Raise Your Voice |
| Note: See more information on e-mail listserves at Electronic Mail Lists at UCSD, or call ACS at (858) 534-3227. | |
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If you would like to add opportunities to this page, just e-mail Center for Student Involvement and let us know:
- Name of the opportunity/ organization
- Description (20 words maximum)
- Web address, if available
- Contact name, e-mail, and phone
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