by Mary Eshet If the sky is clear on the night of March 22, the smallest sliver of the moon will be visible, commencing a lunar month that holds great …
“Racist Roots: Origins of North Carolina’s Death Penalty” Screening & Panel Discussion
Please join us the evening of May 11 for a powerful documentary film, Racist Roots, and a panel discussion with community experts and advocates, followed by dessert and coffee. The …
Social Justice Research Takes Another Leap Forward at Queens University
by Laurita Ciceron Queens University is proud to officially launch The Listening Project: Learning from 60 Years of Social Justice and Community Organizing in Charlotte! The Listening Project is a …
Jewish Life Thrives at Charlotte’s Queens University
By Lara Boyle When Chava Rosenberg,’25, from Atlanta, Georgia, began her search for the perfect college, she knew she wanted a small school with a city life and a strong …
Workshop Provides Insight and Useful Tools for Educators teaching about Nazism and Racism
On a mild February Friday morning, 14 middle and high school educators gathered at the Queens University Sports Complex on Tyvola Road in Charlotte to explore the use of primary …
Stan Greenspon Center Commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day with Powerful Program
by Mary Eshet On January 26, the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 10 Holocaust survivors from the Charlotte community gathered in the warm atmosphere of Withers Hall at Queens …
Black/Jewish Alliance Seeks to Bring Light and Unity to a Divided World
by Mary Eshet In 2020, against the backdrop of George Floyd’s murder and a rapid rise in antisemitism, Rabbi Judy Schindler was alarmed about the rising hate and division in …
Certification in Social Justice & Community Organizing (SJCO) to Kickoff on February 18th
Certification Training & Speaker Series in Social Justice & Community Organizing (SJCO) (Non-Academic Certificate) Social Change begins with you! Learn to build power and create change in your …
Soul Food Shabbat – Dinner, panel and table conversations about race and antisemitism: Jim Crow and Nuremberg Laws
For years, Queens students have sponsored a Soul Food Shabbat bringing together the Queens Black Student Union and Queens Hillel for a celebration of Shabbat and an exploration of commonalities …
An Historical Inquiry of Nazism & Jim Crow: Testimony in Dialogue with Primary Sources
This workshop will introduce the Fortunoff Video Archive’s testimony-centered curriculum “Race and Citizenship in Nazi Germany and Jim Crow United States.” The curriculum is a set of 15 online lessons …