United States: Social Justice

Length

15 days

Price

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Destinations

New York, Washington & Atlanta

Program includes

Roundtrip Airfare
14 Nights of Hotel Accommodation
Daily Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Full Time Guide & Assistance
All Ground Transportation
Internal Flight – Washington to Atlanta
Entrance to All Venues Listed
Historical & Cultural Walking Tours
Local NGO Visits
Theater of the Oppressed Workshop
Meet with Local Students from HBCU

Program highlights

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Museum
Museum of Jewish Heritage
LGBT Centre
United Nations Headquarters Visit
Empire State Building
Martin Luther King & Lincoln Memorials
National Museum of the American Indian
Holocaust Memorial Museum
Smithsonian Institution Building
The King Center
National Centre for Civil and Human Rights
Alabama Civil Rights Excursion

Itinerary

Day 1 – Departure

Depart Orlando (MCO) for New York City
Arrival in NYC – Airport Transfer
Check-in, Relax & Refresh
Orientation Walking Tour – The group will become oriented with their neighborhood, the public transportation systems, nearby pharmacies, markets, ATMs, etc.
Welcome Dinner – The group will be taken for a dinner with options to cater all diets.

Day 2 – New York City

Breakfast & Day Briefing
9/11 Memorial
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Museum Options: Audio tour and access to each island,
Pedestal and crown access at the statue of Liberty
Group Lunch – Included
African Burial Ground & Black Heritage Tour – Explores how African Americans helped build New York from its beginnings to present day. The tour visits remnants of the historic African Burial Ground, which dates back more than 350 years. During the 18th century, free and enslaved Africans were buried in the 7-acre parcel of land. The tour continues with an exploration of black heritage, including the establishment of black churches and schools in the late 1880s, the contribution of African Americans in New York City during World War I, the Civil Rights movement and the emergence of arts and culture among African Americans living in New York City.
Museum of Jewish Heritage – A living memorial to the holocaust
Group Dinner – Included

Day 3 – New York City

Breakfast & Day Briefing
LGBT Centre Visit – Since 1983 The Center has been supporting, fostering and celebrating the LGBT community of New York City. The centre offers the LGBTQ communities of NYC advocacy, health and wellness programs; arts, entertainment and cultural events; recovery, parenthood and family support services.
Group Lunch – Included
Free Afternoon in New York
Group Dinner – Included

Day 4 – New York City

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Harlem Civil Rights Walking Tour – During this tour participants will learn about the historic movement from those who actually lived and worked in Harlem during the 1960s. The tour explores a time when blacks felt a closer association to their African roots and an increased awareness of racial pride. Throughout the two-hour history tour, participants visit the church led by Wyatt Tee Walker, a top aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; see the statue dedicated to Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and view the mosque where Malcolm X served as a leader. We will also cover 125th Street, one of the many streets where religious and political leaders gave historic speeches from street corners.
Group Lunch – Included
United Nations HQ Visit – Visit the General Assembly Hall, the Security Council Chamber, the Trusteeship Council Chamber, and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Chamber. Learn about how the United Nations addresses issues such as disarmament, peace and security, human rights, and how you can support the Sustainable Development Goals.
Group Dinner – Included

Day 5 – New York City

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Empire State Building – It’s a view you have to see to believe. 102 floors above New York City, the Top Deck observatory takes your Empire State experience higher, with breathtaking views in every direction.
Group Lunch – Included
Theater of the Oppressed Workshop – Details to be confirmed – Theatre of the Oppressed NYC partners with community members at local organizations to form theatre troupes. These troupes devise and perform plays based on their challenges confronting economic inequality, racism, and other social, health and human rights injustices.
Group Dinner – Included

Day 6 – Washington DC

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Train Transfer to Washington DC (approx. 3 hours)
Check-in & Refresh
Group Lunch – Included
Historical Walking Tour of Washington – Korean Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The FDR Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Martin Luther King Memorial, WWII Memorial, Constitution Gardens and The Washington Monument.
Group Dinner – Included

Day 7 – Washington DC

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Visit Local NGOs – To be determined
Group Lunch and Dinner – Included

Day 8 – Washington DC

Breakfast & Day Briefing
9.40 AM – European Parliament Visit – All visits to the European Parliament in Strasbourg include the Parlamentarium Simone Veil. The dynamic and interactive exhibition gives citizens of all ages a practical insight into the role of the European Parliament, its political groups and the work of its Members.
12 PM – Lunch Break
2.30 PM – Council of Europe – Founded in 1949 by the Treaty of London and based in Strasbourg, France, the Council of Europe is the continent’s
Breakfast & Day Briefing
National Museum of the American Indian – The National Museum of the American Indian houses one of the world’s largest and most diverse collections of its kind. The museum’s sweeping curvilinear architecture, its indigenous landscaping, and its exhibitions, all designed in collaboration with tribes and communities from across the hemisphere, combine to give visitors from around the world the sense and spirit of Native America.
Group Lunch – Included
Holocaust Memorial Museum or Museum of Choice
Group Dinner – Included leading human rights organisation.
It has 47 member states, 28 of which are members of the European Union. All Council of Europe member states have signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights, a treaty designed to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
4.30 PM – Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion

Day 9 – Washington DC

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Smithsonian Institution Building
Group Lunch – Included
Free Afternoon in Washington
Group Dinner – Included

Day 10 – Atlanta

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Flight – Washington DC to Atlanta, Georgia
Arrival in Atlanta – Check-in & Refresh
Group Lunch – Included
Orientation Walking Tour
Group Dinner – Included

Day 11 – Atlanta

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Atlanta Historic District Walking Tour – Tour of the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood tells the story of Martin Luther King Jr., with an in-depth look at the people and locations that inspired him. Ebenezer Baptist Church and Birth Home of Martin Luther King Jr.
Group Lunch – Included
The King Center – Established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (“The King Center”) has been a global destination, resource center and community institution for over a quarter century.
Group Dinner – Included

Day 12 – Atlanta

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Meet Local Students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
Group Lunch – Included
National Centre for Civil and Human Rights
Group Dinner – Included

Day 13 – Alabama/Atlanta

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Alabama Civil Rights Excursion – Explore and Learn about The American Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Kelly Ingram Park, 16th Street Baptist Church, In Montgomery see where Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat and triggered the Bus Boycott of 1955. See where 25 year old Dr. King came in 1954, to finish his PhD and pastor his first church at the small Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which opened to the public on April 26, 2018, is the nation’s first memorial dedicated to the legacy of people terrorized by lynching. In Selma you will walk in the footsteps of the brave marchers as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge and faced down the Alabama State Troopers and the local sheriff’s posse.
Group Lunch & Dinner – Included
Return to Atlanta

Day 14 – Atlanta

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Free Day in Atlanta
Farewell Dinner & Program Closing

Day 15 – Return

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Airport Transfer
Depart Atlanta, Georgia for Home

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