Plunges
A Day of Learning is a Day of Service
Plunges are day long immersion experiences raising awareness of a social justice issue and making learning a form of service. Plungers visit places where social injustices are seen clearly and talk to people affected by them. Although participants may see injustice that can lead to hopelessness and apathy, they also are shown opportunities to live out one’s Christian faith through service and advocacy.
Plunges are offered at no cost to the participants. If you do register for a plunge, please honor your commitment or let us know well in advance if you need to cancel so we can offer the spot to another participant. Thank You!
Urban Farming/Local Foods Plunge
Date: September 16 - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Mission of Mary Cooperative
This plunge will dive into the growing local food movement in Dayton. Participants will look at the benefits and challenges to growing local food through visits to a few urban farms, gardens, markets and discussions with the farmers themselves. Plungers will also get their hands dirty by helping out with needed tasks. Meals on this plunge will include the fruits of local labors. Discussion and reflection on food justice, distribution, and the environmental impact of growing and shipping food will provide plungers with a starting point to act toward a more just system and to re-evaluate their own food choices.
Martin Luther King Social Justice Plunge
Date: January 13, 9:00am-4:00pm
The MLK Plunge is an opportunity to engage on the issues of poverty and food insecurity, both locally and nationally. Participants will learn about some of the causes and effects of racism in the Dayton community and will participate in site visits in the city. There may be an opportunity to do some community service. Lunch will be provided. More info to come.
Registration coming soon!
Criminal Justice Plunge
Date: Some time in March. To be determined
“We are not yet free. We have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to be oppressed. We have not taken the final step on our journey, but the first step on a longer and even more difficult road. For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” –Nelson Mandela
Join us on the Criminal Justice Plunge as we go into a jail and talk to inmates, learn about recidivism, the need for education/tutoring, and explore places for ex-cons to go after they get out of prison and try to find work.