Sojourn’s Impact is Measurable
“…People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
~ Nelson Mandela, South African Activist, Anti-Apartheid Revolutionary, and Former President
Founded in 1999, Sojourn Project is the longest-running Civil Rights and social justice moving-classroom program in the country. We invest the money we raise taking students and educators on transformative and empowering seven-day/six-night academic immersion journeys through the hallowed sites of the Modern Civil Rights Movement and America’s struggles for freedom, spending time in the company of many who lived it.
Sojourn serves all.
Hit in the heart, returning Sojourners become ambassadors of inclusivity, demonstrating heightened courage to effect social change, an increased belief in their capacity to conduct rigorous scholastic work, and a principled commitment to community service and civic responsibility. Needed now, more than ever, we see our civil rights attacked, and a worrisome uptick in hate groups and extremist activities.
Our complacency-disrupting program has touched more than 400,000 youths, teachers, parents, colleagues, and citizens across the country; over 8,800 have traveled with Sojourn, and a brand-new roster of self-selecting young people are joining us on Sojourn this year.
This is your moment.
Minnijean Brown-Trickey, Little Rock Nine member, and Sojourn speaker and mentor, inspires participants to find their own sense of empowerment – as she did hers.
We’re Making Great Strides
Invest in Our Humanity
Sojourn is passionate about making an impact: 80% of our alumnae return transformed. Recognizing their boundless potential. Giving back to their communities with powerful conviction. Finding the inner strength to challenge injustice and speak up for those who can’t speak up for themselves.
A $1,000 donation covers one-third of the tuition for one Sojourner; $3,200 provides a full scholarship; $5,000+ pays for one or more Sojourners and defrays actual infrastructure, administration, enrichment, outreach, speaker, and per diem expenses. Sojourn is committed to ethical fundraising practices, financial transparency, and accountability to donors. We ensure that every dollar is accounted for and abide by the Donor Bill of Rights.
Believe they are capable of effecting significant change
Would recommend sojourn to a friend
Classify themselves as having a strong sense of purpose
Feel they are capable of rigorous academic work
Report that sojourn was life-changing & transformative
Implement direct action at their schools & in their communities toward changing attitudes & behaviors with nonviolence & equality
We invite you to learn more about, contribute to, and rally behind this outstanding, life-affirming, and all-inclusive legacy.