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Discuss masculinity, fatherhood at next Social Justice Institute brown bag event
Timothy Black, associate professor of sociology, will present “Masculinity, Fatherhood, and Citizen Reentry: Developing a Social Justice Frame” at the next Social Justice Institute brown bag lunch. The event will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Mather House 100....
Social Justice Institute announces research fellows
The Social Justice Institute announced the inaugural faculty, graduate and undergraduate research fellows. The institute established this grant-mining fund for seeding faculty and student research that advances social justice work from humanistic inquiry to action research. These grants were create...
Second Race, Food and Justice Conference to take place April 4-5
Case Western Reserve University's Social Justice Institute, the Environmental Health Watch and the Rid-All Green Partnership will come together again to host the “Race, Food & Justice Conference 2014: Analyzing the Urban Food Movement through a Social Justice Lens.” The two-day conference will be he...
Learn how black women communists shaped thinking around current social injustices
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities and the Social Justice Institute will welcome Erik S. McDuffie, associate professor of African-American studies at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, to campus this week. During his talk, titled “An End to the Neglect of the Problems of the Negro Wo...
Learn about social justice issues worldwide at upcoming events
The Case Western Reserve Social Justice Institute and Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence will present events in observance of the United Nations’ World Social Justice Day. On Friday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in Clark Hall 309, there will be a screening of Dying to Leave, a film that c...
CCEL, Social Justice Institute team member earns 2013 Service Award
Janice Eatman-Williams, assistant director at the Center for Civic Engagement and Learning and a Social Justice Institute leadership team member, received a 2013 Service Award in recognition of her contributions to the Cleveland Job Corps Center. At Case Western Reserve, Eatman-Williams connects Ca...
CWRU research associate to present ”Rein in the Rhetoric: How Moral Panics Over Sexuality Obscure Social Justice Issues”
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center, Social Justice Institute and Center for International Affairs will host a talk by Misty Luminais titled, “Rein in the Rhetoric: How Moral Panics over Sexuality Obscure Social Justice Issues," on Friday, Nov. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. in Thwing Center, Meetin...
From schools to the street: 2013 Social Justice Think Tank examines justices and injustices
Prominent poet and activist Sonia Sanchez and author Maytha Alhassen will headline the Case Western Reserve University Social Justice Institute’s 2013 Intergenerational Think Tank, “Educating for Struggle: In the Academy, Schools, Prisons and Streets.” The two-day event begins Friday, Nov. 15, in T...
Faculty: Apply for Social Justice Institute research grants; deadline Dec. 2
The Case Western Reserve University Social Justice Institute is making funds available for small grants of $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 the university. The funds will support research relat...
Apply for Social Justice Institute fellowships; deadline Dec. 2
The Case Western Reserve University Social Justice Institute invites students to apply for its undergraduate and graduate social justice fellowships. Applicants will have the opportunity to carry out research or projects related to social justice, which can be in any discipline. Four awards will be...