Social Justice Institute

This week, eight institutes and centers across Case Western Reserve University are launching a coordinated crowdfunding campaign designed to highlight specific needs in each of the areas while promoting their most innovative and collaborative work. The Think Big: Institutes and Centers Campaign is ...

“I Come from a People Who…” is a series of events with Native author, playwright and poet Marcie Rendon that weaves together the themes of the 2021 Humanities Festival and the 40th anniversary of community organization InterReligious Task Force on Central America and Colombia: identity, memory and r...

Join Daniel Gray-Kontar (director of Twelve Literary Arts) and Mary Barrett, Tiyana Williams, Isaiah Pritchard and Keith Benford Jr., members of the Youth Development Council, for an interactive presentation about the creation of the new "Black Avenue" along E. 66th Street and the integral role that...

Lloyd Chen and Garrett Weskamp, members of the School of Medicine’s Class of 2023, recognize that when the term “LGBTQ+” is used, the “+” symbol represents a variety of genders and sexual orientations—and may obscure individuals’ unique experiences. One of those grouped communities is intersex, an u...

Pidgeon Pagonis, co-founder of the Intersex Justice Project, will lead a series of virtual events focused on intersex advocacy Nov. 5–6. Intersex is an umbrella term for differences in sex traits or reproductive anatomy. People can be born with these differences or develop them in childhood. Interse...

Ten years ago, the Case Western Reserve University Social Justice Institute was established to advance a critical mission: Examine the root causes of social injustice and develop innovative solutions—striving to create a just world. The Social Justice Institute (SJI) supports and facilitates social...

During the second day of the Social Justice Institute's 10th anniversary event, speakers will examine topics from past programming over the past 10 years, including sessions on racism, mass incarceration, immigration and human rights. All of the below programs will be held Saturday, Oct. 24. "The C...

The CWRU Social Justice Institute's 10th anniversary virtual event series will kick off with a keynote address from Rhonda Williams, the Social Justice Institute founder and inaugural director, Friday, Oct. 23. Virtual doors will open at 6 p.m. and the lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET. Register fo...

Case Western Reserve University is committed to democratic citizenship, and part of that commitment is encouraging members of community to be election poll workers Nov. 3. The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, Center for Civic Engagement & Learning, Inamori International Center for Ethics and E...

Join the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship Thursday, Oct. 8, at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom for a seminar discussion titled "Hough Community Development." This event will be led by: Ayesha Hardaway, assistant professor of law at CWRU; Basheer Jones, councilman, Cleveland Ward 7; Joyce Huang, vice presid...