The Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice is Where Hope Takes Hold
History shows that courage in the face of darkness saves lives and shifts outcomes. Courage rooted in hope.
In every instance where people have had to overcome unspeakable acts of violence, discrimination, and persecution, hope has lead the way. Hope for peace, for love, and for equality.
We are the Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice, and we exist to give voice to the voiceless, and form community partnerships to create positive change. We draw on history to guide our way as we advocate for those who need a spark of hope to lead them out of despair.
Our Branches
Social Justice & Advocacy
Promoting advocacy to create systemic change for the greater good.
Holocaust & Human Rights Education
Looking to the past to create inclusion and acceptance for all.
Jewish Life & Multi-cultural Connections
Working together to build transformative relationships across lines of difference.
Jewish Studies
Enabling thousands of years of Jewish texts, history and wisdom to speak to us and guide us today.
Faith In Housing: An Initiative for Congregations to Create Affordable Housing
Holocaust and Human Rights Education
Bring the lessons of the past into conversation with our present in order to intentionally shape a better future for you and your students.
We offer professional development for educators, assistance to administrators and teachers responding to incidents of hate, and programs for middle schools and high schools, youth groups and home school communities.
~ Miriam Oster
What's Next?
The Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice invites you to join us for our Fall 2019 Community Class: Mussar - A Workout for Our Souls
Rabbi Judy Schindler leads this year’s community class in an exploration of Jewish literature called Mussar -- Jewish ethical literature. Judaism teaches that we have 48 character traits and we all carry varied measures of each trait. In the end, our lives are measured by the character that we have. Mussar helps us intentionally develop our inner virtues in order to improve our lives.
Each session explores two to three character traits, from gratitude to humility to silence to trust. Each class includes exercises to remind us daily of the character trait we are working on. Every student leaves this class with a personalized spiritual curriculum.
Cost of 8 week course: $180.00
Dates: Wednesdays 12:30 - 2:00pm, Sept. 25 - Dec.4
Location: Queens University of Charlotte, 1900 Selwyn Avenue, Charlotte, NC
Space is limited, Talia Goldman for details at GoldmanT@queens.edu
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