AB Peru 2008: To cultivate socially active and globally conscious leaders through networking, developing, and expanding Alternative Break teams at UCSD who are centrally focused on international volunteerism. Alternative Breaks are national or international service learning, alcohol and drug free trips that incorporate direct service, education, diversity, reflection, issues of social justice, and reorientation to have a LIFELONG impact on participants.

AB Costa Rica: We are a group of UCSD students making a precedent in UCSD by going to the newly added Cross Cultural Solutions’ site location of Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica in order to volunteer for two weeks during Summer Break from July 5th, 2008 to July 19th, 2008. “This is a true story about twelve motivated and passionate strangers, chosen to volunteer abroad in an exotic location and have their lives changed forever, to find out what happens when people stop being ignorant, and start getting real.”

AB@UCSD: Guatemala: Alternative Breaks is committed to giving students the opportunity to participate in national and international service trips. During Spring Break 2008, the members of AB@UCSD: Guatemala will travel to Quetzaltenango in order to immerse ourselves in Guatemalan culture and serve the community with Cross-Cultural Solutions.

ACLU at UCSD: ACLU at UCSD is a nonprofit organization focusing on educating, campaigning, and fundraising on behalf of both constitutional rights and human rights.

Alternative Breaks: India: The purpose of this not-for-profit organization is to help students strengthen their leadership skills, and cross-cultural understanding leading up to, after the trip, and while volunteering in the needy, Himalayan village of Dharamsala, India.

Alternative Break: Thailand: To help students strengthen their leadership skills and cross-cultural understanding leading up to, and while volunteering in needy areas of Trang, Thailand.

Alternative Breaks@UCSD: Campus Wide Alternative Breaks is a student run organization acting as a facilitator for all Alternative Breaks on campus. Meetings will be held with principal members of each Alternative Break trip to discuss and train on such issues occurring pre-trip, on-trip, and post-trip. Logistics, site logistics, pre-trip and post-trip cultural education, and on-trip scenarios amongst others will be discussed.

Alternative Spring Break-China: To service the global community.

Alternative Summer Break- Brazil: Alternative Summer Break- Brazil is an international service learning, alcohol and drug free trip that incorporates direct service, education, diversity, reflection, issues of social justice, and reorientation to have a LIFELONG impact on participants.

Americans for Informed Democracy: We are a non-partisan organization that aims to foster global awareness, promote understanding of American foreign policy and engage the public on international affairs. This year, we will sponsor film screenings, guest speakers, and student discussion sessions to raise awareness about a variety of different international issues.

Amnesty International at UCSD: Amnesty International at UCSD is a chapter of the international organization recognized and respected around the world for its impartial efforts to ensure and defend the natural rights of all people, no matter what their political or religious affiliation. The chapter of Amnesty International at UCSD, formed in 1988, seeks to raise awareness of current world issues, particularly those concerning violations of human rights, to the UCSD campus and its surrounding neighborhood, as well as raise funds to benefit non-profit organizations that work to achieve our goals.

Arusha Project: To provide education and service opportunities on issues in gender equality and sexual health, with special emphasis on HIV/AIDS.

Asha for Education: Asha for Education is a secular non-profit organization that works towards raising funds and awareness towards the betterment of education for underprivileged children in India.

CADRE: Community Advocates for Disability Rights and Education is A UCSD association that promotes full inclusion and equal opportunity for people with disabilities.

California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG): To deliver persistent, result-oriented public interest activism that encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters responsive, democratic government.

Circle K. International: To promote the objects of service, leadership and fellowship to make the world a better place. This is a non-profit organization.

Clear Path International: Clear Path International (CPI) is a non-profit organization that focuses on fundraising and campaigning on behalf of landmine victims in Cambodia, Burma, and Vietnam.

Community Outreach Effort at ERC (CORE): To serve the local and international communities through volunteer public service.

Development Club: The Development Club is a pre-professional organization which brings together students who are interested in pursuing international development and non-profit management to exchange stories and swap information about this dynamic and ever-changing field. This organization is not-for-profit and is solely for student information.

Falun Dafa Club: Falun Dafa Club at UCSD is dedicated to promoting the awareness of Falun Dafa and enhancing the understanding of the profound wisdom contained therein. It is also dedicated to promoting the awareness of the massive human rights abuses of Falun Dafa practitioners in China since 1999, and helping bring an end to the persecution of Falun Dafa.

Human and Earth Rights Organization for Zero Population Growth: To provide information regarding environmental and social issues to the UCSD and San Diego communities.

Migrant Rights Awareness: We, Migrant Rights Awareness are determined to foster change in our community so that all people regardless of immigration status are guaranteed absolute access to equal rights and opportunities and are perceived as being deserving of the same.

ONE at UCSD: “ONE at UCSD” is an organization of volunteers promoting the goals and efforts of the national ONE Campaign. According to the ONE website, “The ONE Campaign seeks to raise public awareness about the issues of global poverty, hunger, disease and efforts to fight such problems in developing countries.” Our mission is primarily educational—we hope to increase the knowledge and consciousness of the UCSD community with respect to international issues of extreme poverty and disease.

One Earth, One Justice (OEOJ): Help create a nonprofit, college venue to carry out the mission of raising awareness of environmental and social injustices.

Rotaract Club at UCSD: Serving our local and international community through service, with the help of the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotery Club

Still Thoughts Association: To practice the principles of compassion and wisdom through carrying out charitable works. Through practice, purify other's mind and bring positive influenes into the community.

Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND): To bring awareness about the crisis in Darfur to the UCSD campus and raise funds to send to aid agencies.

UDAI: To provide a platform for discussing and addressing socio-developmental issues related to India.

UNICEF at UCSD: Educate, advocate, and financially support the ideals and purpose of the UNICEF organization

Voice: Promote awareness of social justice issues and motivate students to become active global citizens

World Refugee Action: Raise awareness of refugee issues within the UCSD community