We invite our Queens Community – students, faculty, staff, alumni and neighbors – to reflect, to heal, to offer prayers, to light a candle, to write condolence cards, and to …
In interview with James Lee, Greenspon Community Advisor, making a difference every day
How did you start with the Greenspon Center? In January 2019, I attended an “Agenda 2019” Greenspon Center meeting and raised my hand to advocate for affordable housing. At that …
Social justice education… from the election primaries to the arts
Politics & Primaries Marion Wright Edelman taught that democracy is not a spectator sport. Early voting has started and one of the most significant ways to create the change you …
Yom Haatzmaut, Israel Independence Day Lunch & Learn, Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Join us for a Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day Lunch & Learn focused on Megillat Haatzmaut, Israel’s Declaration of Independence, the visionary foundational document of the State of Israel. The …
Election Season Event: Candidates of Color Forum at Queens University, April 21st @ 7:00 pm
Election Season Event: April 2022 Candidates of Color Forum with Aisha Dew & Rev. Vahisha Hasan and Queens Students Thursday, April 21, 2022 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Ketner Auditorium at …
Wedges versus solidarity in Muslim-Jewish relations
by Dr. Hadia Mubarak and Rabbi Judy Schindler Whether it’s the synagogue hostage situation in Colleyville, Texas or other acts of violence, such events tap into deep fears and threaten to …
154 years of systemic racism in Mecklenburg County Government – here’s what you can do
The Coalition for Truth and Reconciliation held a press conference on February 11th to disseminate a newly released report created by the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library to educate …
Spiral of Transformative Change: A Liberatory Approach to Racial Equity, March 28th at 7:00 pm
If you have spent the past year reading everything you can on racial justice and racial equity, then this is the workshop for you. The Greenspon Center is excited to …
Free Jacobs-Jaffa Charlotte Jewish Heritage Tours for CLT Community Educators, Sundays, April 3 and May 22
Through a generous grant from the Lenora Stein Community Creative Learning Program, the Stan Greenspon Center at Queens University of Charlotte is able to offer Charlotte community educators the opportunity …
Harm & Repair – Our Listening Project Workshop Series
Holly Roach Knight presented her research on internal conflict and social change. While many of us might get discouraged from confronting conflict in organizing, Holly taught us that conflict is …