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Register
to Volunteer!
What is Be the Change?
How can I get involved?
Where is Be the Change being held?
How can I hold a Be the Change in my city or campus?
 What
is Be the Change?
Be
the Change, formerly known as National Gandhi Day of Service,
is an annual national day of service to inspire and foster civic
engagement through volunteerism and community service. Every year,
hundreds of individuals participate in community service nationwide
in the spirit of Gandhi's most famous quote, "Be the change
you wish to see in the world." In 2008, Be the Change,
will occur on Saturday, October 4th.
The
theme of Be the Change 08 is "Solidarity
in Service" - which reflects the way in which public
service can build coalitions, deepen relationships, and bring about
solidarity among people of different backgrounds. Be the Change
2008 will be an opportunity for individuals around the United States
to engage in collective public service activities that will lead
to further collaboration, civic engagement, and unity.
 How
can I get involved?
Be the Change will occur in the core cities on Washington,
D.C., New York, Chicago and the Bay Area. Planning teams in these
areas are putting together events that will allow community members,
students and professionals to volunteer and enhance the solidarity
within their city. If you live in these areas and would like to
participate, register to volunteer and please look below
for the contact information of each city. Please contact them if
you are interested in participating in Be the Change 2008!
Where
is Be the Change being held in 2008?
Core Cities:
Atlanta,
GA - btcatlanta@saalt.org
Washington, DC - btcdc@saalt.org
New York, NY - btcny@saalt.org
Bay Area - btcbayarea@saalt.org
Boston, MA btcboston@saalt.org
Be
the Change will also occur in the following cities:
East Brunswick, NJ grajan3732@yahoo.com
Jacksonville, FL gupta_rajiv_jpr@hotmail.com
Philadelphia
dmistry.007@gmail.com
Pittsburgh
tosh_perla@yahoo.com
The
following schools have confirmed that they will be participating
in Be the Change this year:
American University
Baylor University
Boston College
California Polytechnic Pomonda
Drexel University
George Washington University
Georgia Tech
John Hopkin's University
Michigan State University
Murray State University
New York University
Northeastern University
Oberlin College
Ohio State University
Oklahoma State University
Penn State University
Purdue University
Rutgers University- New Brunswick
Seton Hall University
Temple University
Texas A&M University, Galveston
Texas A&M- College Station
Tuane University
University of Arizona
University of California, Riverside
University of California- San Diego
University of California-San Diego
University of Conneticut
University of Florida
University of Houston
University of Illinois, Chicago
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
University of Maryland
University of Maryland Baltimore County
University of Miami
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of Oklahoma
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester
University of Science-Philadelphia
University of South Florida
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Texas, Arlington
University of Texas, Austin
Virginia Commonwealth University
Washington University - St.Louis
Wayne State University
 Would
you like to see your city or school on this list? Do you already
hold a service event in October and would you like to be connected
to the national Be the Change effort? SAALT is currently
looking for more schools & cities nationwide to get involved.
Contact the National Coordinator, Ramya at btc2008@saalt.org
for more information on how to plan a Be the Change event
in your area!
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Originally
from Kentucky, Jonas Angelet is a gifted graphic artist with
a bachelors and master's degree in Fine Arts. Angelet has done freelance
work for many organizations including Legacies of War, Give Children
A Choice, the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, and several other
organizations that involve community leadership. According to Angelet
he enjoys "that type of work because it is rewarding to collaborate
with folks that have a vested interest in enabling communities in
the role of advancement."