CCAR: Annual Report 2019–2020
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The pivot to remote learning and living did not stop the
Center's civic engagement work. In fact, the CCAR played a
crucial role in fostering community involvement during the
onset of COVID-19. In April, the Center expanded its annual
Everyday Activism Challenge, which normally focuses on the
environment, to include actions and learning opportunities
related to community engagement, self-care, social justice, and
political engagement. Everyday Activism 2020 programming
included:
• a Q&A about absentee ballots with Pace's Vote
Everywhere Ambassadors
• an information session about the federal CARES
Act hosted with Pace's Office of Government
and Community Relations
• information sessions about the intersections of
reproductive justice and COVID-19.
The Center also supported civic engagement and public values
faculty and students in transitioning to remote learning by
holding weekly drop in hours for CE faculty and connecting
Pace students and faculty with community members for the
completion of meaningful remote-based service projects.
COVID-19 Response
Advocating for Social Justice
Through its support of a variety of activities and initiatives,
the Center has continued to foster community commitment to
social justice.
Pace Students Against Gun Violence (PSAGV), founded on the
New York City campus in 2018 by CCAR student-staff members,
collected letters of support for a federal bipartisan background
check bill. Students on the Pleasantville campus joined PSAGV's
work for the first time, hosting a Common Hour conversation
with Professor Joseph Ryan (Criminal Justice) and Nicole Lesser
(Moms Demand Action) about the 2nd Amendment and gun
violence prevention advocacy.
• Common Hour Conversations
• Pace Students Against Gun Violence
