Social Justice Institute

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February 09, 2020
The documentary Black Indians: An American Story will be shown Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Crawford Hall, Room A9. The documentary will be followed by a discussion led by Susan Dominguez, SAGES Teaching Fellow in the Department of English.
Black Indians: An American Story follows th...
February 05, 2020
A Social Justice Teach-In will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale University Center. The Teach-In will feature a keynote and performances by Olmeca, a Latinx hip-hop artist, activist, producer, and scholar. Attendees can also choose from several workshops that...

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January 16, 2020
The Social Justice Institute (SJI) invites undergraduate first-year students, sophomores and juniors to apply to the Social Justice Scholars study group, which will focus on immigration reform. Accepted applicants will receive a $500 stipend for their full participation. Over the course of spring 20...

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December 06, 2019
The Health Advocacy Leadership Organization and the Social Justice Institute will conclude the Advocacy Education for Health Justice Workshop series Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 6 to 9 p.m. in Thwing Center, Room 101. The focus of this workshop will be on gun violence prevention as a public health issue...

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November 18, 2019
The Social Justice Institute will host a discussion and screening on the documentary Between Fear and Hatred: Surviving Migration Detention in Assam today at 7 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center Senior Classroom.
John Flores, Ananya Dasgupta and Arjit Sen will discuss the history, detention an...

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November 06, 2019
The Health Advocacy Leadership Organization and the Social Justice Institute will host a workshop for those interested in developing advocacy skills for health justice. This month's workshop will be held Nov. 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Thwing Center, Room 101, and will focus on the successful Tobacc...

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November 05, 2019
The Social Justice Institute will host a discussion titled “The Lines Between Us: A Dialogue about Fair Housing, Segregation and Social Disparities” with journalist Lawrence Lanahan Thursday, Nov. 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., in Clark Hall, Room 207.
Lanahan’s book, The Lines Between Us: Two...
October 16, 2019
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community can attend a talk and Q&A session with Walter Hixson, a distinguished professor of history at the University of Akron. This event, titled “How the Israel Lobby Distorts the Palestinian Conflict,” will be held Thursday, Oct. 17, from 5 to 6:30 ...

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October 09, 2019
The Case Western Reserve University School of Law's
Institute for Global Security Law & Policy and the Social Justice Institute
will welcome Lynn Tramonte, founder and director of Ohio Immigrant Alliance,
for a discussion Thursday, Oct. 10, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the School of Law’s
Moot Courtroo...

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October 03, 2019
As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Social Justice
Institute will host an event titled “U.S. Intervention in Venezuela and
Colombia” today (Oct. 3) from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University
Center Senior Classroom.
Gloria La Riva, a longtime Latin American analyst and
activist, will sha...