Immigrant Justice Team and Refugees from Afghanistan – For five years, refugee and immigrant education and advocacy has been an issue of focus for the Stan Greenspon Center. As the …
Continuing my Jewish Journey at Queens University of Charlotte By Noah Goldman
Jewish tradition and peoplehood revolve around community. We are not meant to be alone. The Torah teaches not only that we are not meant to be alone but rather that …
Social Justice – Listen, Learn, Advocate
At the Greenspon Center we are listening, learning, and offering avenues for creating change everywhere – in Grier Heights, in Charlotte, and online. Greenspon Center advocates supported a July 24th …
#How2FaceHate – Our New Initiative
The Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice is excited to announce our newest project, #How2FaceHate (#H2FH). On the website www.how2facehate.org, young people who have experienced acts of hate …
Time to Break the Silence by: Frances Hamilton
It has been totally disregarded, or begrudgingly noted with the least amount of recognition, for too long. It’s been threatened, degraded, forced out, pushed aside, silenced, unappreciated, criticized, downplayed or …
Wine & Wisdom: A Low Stakes Way To Get Connected
By Hannah Eccleston The summer months are often thought of as a break, especially from education. Students are out of school for the summer, and often religious classes are paused …
Queens Alum join together to create Belk Chapel Jewish-Muslim Interfaith Initiative
By Mohammed Jibriel (Class of 2019), former president of Queens’ Muslim Student Association (Salam), and Noah Goldman (Class of 2019), former president of Queens’ Jewish Student Association (Hillel). “So great …
Looking Back: 100 Years Since Tulsa
By Hannah Eccleston The events of Tulsa, Oklahoma, which occurred 100 years ago on June 1st, 1921, are seen historically as one of the single worst incidents of racial violence …
Refugee Admissions: Lessons Learned in the Wake of the Holocaust Brought to Life Last Month by Amy Lefkof
This July 28th will mark the 70th Anniversary of the signing of the 1951 International Refugee Convention, which is the key legal document (along with its 1967 Protocol) that defines …
Queens Hillel: Transforming Lives, One Student at a Time
On the Queens University campus, the month of May is bittersweet. On one hand, we celebrate the completion of a successful Hillel and academic year, and on the other, we …