Liberation Trips

"If you have come here to help me you are wasting your time, but if you have come here because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together."


New Orleans Liberation Academy (NOLA) organizes and hosts a variety of cultural and educational programs with participants from around the country in support of popular struggles for dignity, democracy, and justice in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward. Service-Learning programs with NOLA include the facilitation and coordination of:
  1. Safe, Comfortable and Affordable Housing in New Orleans.
  2. Team Building Activities using tools and strategies for effective dialogue.
  3. Social Justice Tours of the Lower 9th Ward and New Orleans
  4. Learning Across Disciplines through readings, films, discussions and place-based experiences
  5. Meaningful Service Opportunities locally and regionally
  6. Coaching and Support for educators and/or group leader(s)
  7. Transformational Life Experiences for participants at all levels
  8. Coalition Building with empowered youth and inspiring organizations in New Orleans and around the country.

Contact nolasolidarity@gmail.com for more information, applications, and fees for solidarity trips with the New Orleans Liberation Academy.