With our assignments all finished, we all went out last night to bid a final farewell to this wonderful city. I believe that I speak for most when I say that the feeling is bittersweet. Over the past week I have become so attached to this city, it almost feels like a second [...]
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March 9, 2007
The Impact of NOLA…
If I could sum of the state of affairs in New Orleans with one word it would be Eye-Awakening. My eyes are not the ones being awakened though. It is our country’s that have awoken – according to the people I met while on the Santa Clara University Alternative Spring Break Trip.
The aura can be [...]
March 8, 2007
Getting Lost (and Found) in New Orleans
Maura, Nicole, Olivia and Eli were placed, almost at the last minute,
with the Alliance for Affordable Energy (http://
www.all4energy.org/). It’s no exaggeration to say that it was not an
organization any of us would have chosen, if we were asked. But we
mustered our desire to do good and walked out to Broadway and St.
Charles on Monday morning [...]
March 7, 2007
Greetings from New Orleans
On the first day of volunteering with the People’s Organizing Committee/Workers’ Center for Racial Justice here in New Orleans, we spent the day in the lower Ninth Ward in the neighborhoods just under the infamous levee. Our headquarters is a gutted, Baptist Church the residents are restoring. We meet there every day. On day one, [...]
March 7, 2007
Day to day take on NOLA
Over my Spring Break, I decided to spend a week in New Orleans as part of the Alternative Spring Break put forth by the law students association at Santa Clara to do legal aid work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Saturday, March 3
I flew in at around 5 pm and after some minor hassles [...]
March 7, 2007
Thoughts on NOLA…
I love the feeling of being in New Orleans. When we first arrived, I could immediately feel the history, the colors, the character, the soul, and the spunk surrounding me. The people are vibrant, the food is amazing, and the city is truly unique. It’s almost magical.
Despite all of this splendor, there is still an [...]
March 7, 2007
The work we have done thus far…
As promised, here we go with the first of many updates that will be occurring over the next few days. I have asked all the participants to contribute to this blog with their own personal experiences and feelings, as each and every one of us has felt the impact of New Orleans in a [...]
March 6, 2007
Apologies to All…
I know that many of you have been watching this blog for updates on the trip. I just wanted to let you all know we are working on getting a post together, we have just been very busy taking in everything we are seeing, and I have been having trouble with the photo uploading.
I assure [...]
March 1, 2007
Thank You!!!
I wanted to extend a heartfelt thank you to all those students who attended the going-away party for us last night at The Hut. All-in-all there were over 100 students there, and the NOLA group raised an addition $300 for the trip.
I would also like to thank Stacey at the Law Alumni office for [...]
February 22, 2007
Welcome!!!
Welcome to the Blog site for the SBA: Project Community Alternative Spring Break in New Orleans, LA. Below you will find our mission statement and a list of all the SCU Law students and faculty that will be participating in this fantastic volunteer opportunity.
All of you are aware of the tragedy that the [...]
