Whether it is through community service
projects, advocacy opportunities, or
educational workshops and trainings,
the Center provides a pathway for
Pace students to explore and address
the obstacles facing our communities.
Addressing Food Insecurity
The Center for Community Action and Research
collaborated with campus partners Student
Development and Campus Activities, Multicultural
Affairs, student researcher Fatima Majors '20, the
campus radio station, WPAW, the Setters Leadership
Program, and community partners including Feeding
Westchester, to address this issue of food insecurity
on the Pace campuses.
In Pleasantville, the University's first-ever mobile food
pantry was made available to eligible Pace students,
staff, and community members. Preparations are in
progress for a brick-and-mortar pantry on the New
York City campus, scheduled to open in fall 2019.
Pace Students against Gun Violence
In fall 2018, Laurianne Gutierrez '21 founded Pace
Students against Gun Violence (PSAGV) with the
support of the CCAR. The goal of PSAGV was to build
a coalition of students to take action to repeal the
Dickey Amendment, an amendment that effectively
limits government funding of research on gun
violence in the US.
Aer holding student information sessions in the
spring and fall of 2018, Laurianne and fellow PSAGV
students Kealy Costigan '20, Selini Drakos '20, Tyra
Hemans '22, Duke Huang '20, Devyn Reidy '22,
David Tang '19, and Erin Wilson '21 collected over
1,000 petition signatures and met with the offices
of New York Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Charles
Schumer (D-NY), urging them to take action. Student
organizations including the Peace and Justice Club,
He for She, and Vote Everywhere sponsored and
staffed tabling events to gather signatures.
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The Center for Community Action and
Research supports students as they
participate in the larger community by
empowering them to engage in issues
that are important to them.
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