NNPCW seeks social justice in the Borderlands

Apply for the 2009 NNPCW BorderLinks Delegation

NNPCW is hosting a four-day delegation to the U.S.-Mexico border with BorderLinks, a bi-national, nonprofit educational organization dedicated to raising awareness and inspiring action around the global political economics.

The NNPCW delegation will be made up of 10 young women (ages 18-25) and two NNPCW staff persons. The 10 young women will be chosen through an application process. Applications are due November 7, 2008.

NNPCW is providing this opportunity to our participants at a reduced cost of only $125.  This includes your airfare to and from Tucson, Arizona, where the delegation will begin and end; room and board beginning with dinner on Jan. 9 and ending with breakfast on Jan. 14; ground transportation during the delegation and all program costs. Participants will be responsible for their own incidentals.

About BorderLinks

BorderLinks is a bi-national, nonprofit educational organization dedicated to raising awareness and inspiring action around global political economics.

BorderLinks programs focus on cross-border relationship-building opportunities, issues of immigration, community formation and development, and social justice in the borderlands between Mexico and the United States and beyond. The NNPCW delegation with BorderLinks will have a specific emphasis on women’s issues and theological reflection.  

About the Delegation

Young women at the 2008 leadership event pose for a picture. Photo used with permission.

BorderLinks delegations are not intended to be simply personal study tours or vacations, but rather a group experience that examines difficult questions.  BorderLinks’ past experience indicates that successful trips require the following qualities in participants in order to create an open environment in which participants feel free to express their diverse viewpoints:

1. Commitment to the activities and community life of the group, including participation in reflections and help with group responsibilities (i.e. packing the van and cleaning).
2. Resilience and flexibility in adjusting to new ideas, food and cultures and understanding that schedules and plans may need to be adjusted at the last minute.
3. Willingness to openly consider and reflect on a broad range of perspectives related to emerging patterns in the global economy, race, gender and the environment.
4. Commitment to working out program and interpersonal problems with openness and honesty.
5. Willingness to live simply, sharing (to the extent possible) in the lives of resource people on both sides of the border, and being mutually supportive and respectful of other’s cultures and beliefs.

About the Application Process

1. Download the NNPCW application in Word format or in PDF format .
2. Download the BorderLinks Delegation Orientation & Registration in Word format or in PDF format .

Read the forms thoroughly and fill out the application sections at the end of both documents.

Mail completed applications to:

Noelle Tennis Gulden
National Network of Presbyterian College Women
100 Witherspoon Street
Louisville, KY 40208

You may also fax completed applications to (502) 569-8600. 

Please contact Noelle Tennis Gulden with any questions at (502) 569-5848 or by email.

The application deadline is November 7, 2008. Applicants will be informed of their status by November 17, 2008.

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