Monday, January 16th, 2022 8:00am-12:00pm
8:00-8:15am: Volunteer Registration & Breakfast Snacks/Coffee (catered)
Sign-in, release of liability and field trip roster forms
Glove distribution
Drinks and granola bars available (room off lobby)
8:20am: Welcome Message
Welcome remarks
Project & logistics overview
8:30am: Group Photo
8:40am: Load Busses (or Vans) and Departure for Community-Based Sites
8:40-9:00am: Travel to Community Sites
9:00am-11:45am: Engagement at Community-Based Sites
Off Campus: 3-4 community sites (Eureka and Arcata)
On Campus Service Event: Event Clean-Up and OhSnap!
11:45am-12:00pm: Return to Humboldt
Cal Poly Humboldt students, staff and faculty, and community members are invited to participate in a morning of community service. Volunteer and support our Humboldt community!
Volunteer Projects / Community Site Descriptions
Oh Snap! Food Pantry - Cal Poly Humboldt Campus (25 volunteers)
Volunteers will help with a donation drive for the food pantry and campus thrift store. Volunteers will also assist with food sorting and pantry cleaning to prepare for the first day of school! This program serves students at Cal Poly Humboldt in providing access to hot foods throughout the week and shelf stable foods to prepare meals at home. This pantry also facilitates cooking classes to help students learn how to prepare food on a budget!
Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods (20 volunteers)
Volunteers will help to organize and clean indoor and outdoor program spaces, including garden projects at the Eureka Clubhouse and Teen Center. The Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods serves the community as a youth development program for children ages 6 to 18.
Jefferson Community Center (25 volunteers)
Volunteers will assist with indoor and outdoor site improvement projects at this urban community space in Eureka. The Jefferson Community Center and Westside Community Improvement Association (WCIA) supports and facilitates programs to revitalize neighborhoods by increasing recreational, educational and vocational opportunities.
Northcoast Regional Land Trust (NCRLT) (20 volunteers)
Volunteers will work outside to assist with invasive plant removal to enhance wetland restoration projects and improve the Freshwater Farms Reserve Nature Trail. Join the Northcoast Regional Land Trust at the Freshwater Farm Reserve and help protect native plant biodiversity at this beautiful 74-acre property of protected wetlands and pastures.
MLK Day Of Civic Engagement January 2021 and 2022
MLK Day Of Civic Engagement January 2021 and 2022
January 2022
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Civic Engagement
“A Day On, Not A Day Off”
Closing Speaker: Bree Newsome
Virtual Speaker & Guest
Monday, January 17th, 2022
8:00am-1:30pm
Schedule for the Day
8:00-8:15am: Volunteer Registration & Breakfast Snacks/Coffee (catered)
- Sign-in, release of liability, and field trip roster forms
- T-shirt and glove distribution
- Drinks and granola bars available (room off lobby)
8:20am: Welcome Message
- Welcome remarks: Dr. Eboni Ford Turnbow
- Project & logistics overview: Melea Smith
8:30am: Group Photo
8:40am: Load Busses and Departure for Community-Based Sites
9:00-10:45am: Engagement at Community-Based Sites
- Off-campus: 3-4 community sites (Eureka and Arcata)
- On Campus: Event clean-up and OhSnap!
10:45-11:00am: Return to campus
11:00-11:15: Grab & Go Lunch
- Return work gloves
12:00-1:25pm: Closing Speaker (Bree Newsome)
- Hyflex event in the Great Hall (with Zoom access for virutal attendees)
- Closing speaker
- Q & A / Reflection
1:25-1:30pm: Evaluations
January 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Civic Engagement
“A Day On, Not A Day Off”
A Morning of Civic Engagement and Community Organizing Workshops
Monday, January 18th, 2021
9:30am-12:30pm
Schedule & Recordings for the Day
9:35-10:00am: Land/Labor Acknowledgement & Welcome Message
9:50-11:00am: Keynote Speaker - LaTosha Brown
11:05am-12:00pm: Break Out Sessions (2 workshops offered)
Art and Community Activism
Presented by: Aundrea Stuckey from Youth Art Will Succeed (Y.A.W.S.)
How art is used for activism, how art provides access to themes and information not offered by other mediums, and why art is sometimes more effective within activism in articulating a message. The event will be interactive and promote participation engagement.
Recording: https://humboldtstate.zoom.us/rec/share/n4txEt-_7QXcEWjCZXLvO1cNPk4-8L1jxTuk2cUSTLwyDblc1w1fJI4_0a7AxX9E.XbXjG4DZ30qYkXsq
The Salvation of Democracy: Civic Engagement of the Dispossessed
- Presented by: Ron White from Humboldt Area Foundation & Chair of a National Organizing Network
- Movements are often spearheaded by those most oppressed in society but results in the expansion of the democratic promise for all. This presentation will explore how marginalized communities have organized and breathed life into campaigns that have expanded our franchise of participation. We will use this conversation to explore what this means for local politics
- Recording: https://youtu.be/Ql7rEdeXG2I
12:00-12:30pm: Reflection & Closing
- Recording: https://youtu.be/TUYZzU7gKpg