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Register for Social Justice Institute’s Intergenerational Think Tank to be held Nov. 13-14
The Social Justice Institute will host its 2015 Intergenerational Think Tank “Educating for Struggle: Social Justice, Empathy and Social Transformation” Nov. 13-14. Angela Y. Davis, Distinguished Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at University of California, Santa C...
Attend Social Justice Institute's first brown bag lunch of the year
The Social Justice Institute's annual Brown Bag Series will open with a discussion on the 2008 financial crisis Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Crawford Hall, Room A13. The event will feature Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs, and will be titled "The Af...
Social Justice Institute’s Rhonda Y. Williams participates in panel discussion on police brutality
Rhonda Y. Williams, founder and director of the Social Justice Institute, participated in a panel discussion as part of the showing of the film Cincinnati Goddamn. The film is about the shootings of two unarmed black men in late 2000 and early 2001 in Cincinnati. The shootings resulted in riots thr...
Social Justice Institute’s Rhonda Williams publishes review on book about destruction of public housing
Rhonda Williams, founder and director of the Social Justice Institute and associate professor of history, recently published a review in Southern Spaces, an interdisciplinary scholarly journal about the regions, places and cultures of the U.S. South and its global connections. In “Hijacking Public ...
Participate in Power Up! 2015 Student and Youth Leadership Conference
The Power Up! 2015 Student and Youth Leadership Conference, hosted by the Social Justice Institute at Case Western Reserve University, will be held Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University Circle United Methodist Church. The full-day conference will feature Opal Tometi, executive...
Celebrate World Day of Social Justice on Friday
The Social Justice Institute will celebrate the World Day of Social Justice on Friday, Feb. 20, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Crawford Hall, room A9. The event will feature a viewing of Voices Across the Divide, a documentary and oral history project exploring 
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Social Justice Institute to host three upcoming conversations beginning tonight
The Social Justice Institute will host three upcoming events, titled “From Conversation to Action: Social Justice Read-Ins and Teach-Ins.” The first conversation is tonight from 7 to 8:30 p.m., on the topic of “Police Brutality and the Black Community.” In addition, on Wednesday, March 4, the inst...
Call for proposals: 2015-16 graduate social justice fellowships available
Graduate students seeking funding to support their master’s theses or doctoral dissertation research are invited to apply for social justice fellowships. Applicants will have the opportunity to carry out research or projects related to social justice, in any discipline. Up to two awards of $3,500 ...
Faculty: Submit proposals for Social Justice Course Redesign grant by March 17
The Social Justice Institute of Case Western Reserve University invites faculty members to submit proposals for a Social Justice Course Redesign grant. The grant is for faculty members who wish to redesign a course currently in the undergraduate curriculum to include a significant focus on social j...
Apply for Social Justice Institute Faculty Research Grants; deadline March 17
The Social Justice Institute is making funds available for small grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 to tenured or tenure-track faculty members or other faculty who can demonstrate long-term commitment to social justice at Case Western Reserve University. The funds will support research related t...