Click here to read our annual report for 2020-21, which documents our work and offers our thanks for collaborations and contributions during an extraordinarily challenging time.

For a searchable pdf version (alt text coming soon), click here.

The Center for Democracy and Civic Life’s work builds from the idea that all of us, and the ways we pull together to address challenges and create our shared future, truly matter. Today we are releasing the November November 2021 edition of Community Matters, a monthly newsletter that offers a window into this work. Read on to discover ways you can get involved and connect with each other.

For an alt text version of the November 2021 edition, click here.

Alternative Spring Break (ASB) is a six-day immersive learning experience in which participants explore the systemic and human dimensions of complex social issues in Baltimore. Participants build connections with local leaders, organizations, and policy makers and develop a sophisticated understanding of available resources and challenges. The program helps participants identify pathways to long-term community engagement. 

ASB 2022 groups will focus on:

• Immigrant Health Equity (led by Dominique Henriques Melo and Mokeira Nyakoe)
• K-12 Educational Equity (led by Diane Stonestreet and Polina Kassir)
• Transformative Justice (led by Mulan Bell and Wendy Zhang)

ASB 2022 will take place from March 20-25, 2022. You can find more information, including in-depth topic descriptions, on the application form: here. The application is due November 22, 2022 by 11:59 p.m.

Contact the Center for Democracy and Civic Life at civiclife@umbc.edu with any questions.