"UCSB student Chrissy Elles has been named the recipient of the Campus Progress award for Best Student Organizing of an Event.
Ellis, who is from Napa, spent her time last spring organizing an Alternative Spring Break that brought students from across California to learn and become active about climate change."
http://www.santaynezvalleyjournal.com/archive/6/28/2338/
Nolan Allen
Issue date: 3/13/08
"A bright, happy sun washes down on anti-death penalty picketers in Austin, Texas, while a soft breeze flows through anti-war Iraq Action Camp. A combination of the sun and wind shines on and blows through the students at the University of Southern California fighting to combat climate change."
http://media.www.thenichollsworth.com/media/storage/paper262/news/2008/03/13/Lagniappe/Alternative.Spring.Break.Party.Later.Save.The.World.Now-3267850.shtml
UCSB Students Host National Conference on Global Warming
Sunday, March 23, 2008
"While most of Isla Vista will resemble a ghost town during UCSB’s spring break next week, a dedicated group of students and environmental organizations will be sticking around for the first Global Warming Alternative Spring Break. Beginning Monday, March 24, the week long conference will include training sessions, workshops, and talks centered on the goal of solving the planet’s climate crisis."
http://www.independent.com/news/2008/mar/23/alternative-spring-break/
