Join us for a two-day event led by Amanda Ripley and learn how to disagree with grace! You may attend one day or both days, whatever best fits your schedule. …
Agenda for Justice 2019: We Need You
Over the past two years, the Stan Greenspon Center and our coalition partners successfully advocated for many of the most vulnerable in our communities. Together we improved judicial outcomes for …
Nights and Days of Brokenness
Eighty years ago, on the night of November 9th, 1938, the Nazi government stood by and watched as synagogues, Jewish owned businesses, schools, and homes were vandalized, looted, and destroyed. …
Our greatest fears realized…
This morning in Pittsburgh, on Shabbat, our greatest fears became a reality when a shooter armed with an AK-47 entered the synagogue of the Tree of Life congregation as three …
Holocaust Education: Something Old, Something New
Every good educator knows that the key to success in the classroom is revisiting and revising lesson plans. Each year brings new challenges and opportunities to tweak what has worked …
Setting the Stage for Social Justice – Highlights from Session One of our Marches to Movements Series
Setting the stage for Social Justice was the theme of the opening presentation of the Stan Greenspon Center’s Marches to Movements and the Tools for Social Change advocacy program. Monday …
A Tale of Two Octobers
In October of 1939, Adolph Hitler used the Reich Health Ministry to begin implementation of “Aktion T4.” Under this program, Nazi doctors and nurses throughout Germany began to identify infants …
Moving Charlotte Toward Justice
In January of this year, over 7500 women marched in Uptown Charlotte to protest government policies. In February, tens of thousands of students nationwide walked out of their schools, exercising …
My “New School Year’s” Resolution
As I sat across from one of my prior students this summer and listened to his story, I was struck by how young he was and yet how old and …
Arts and Advocacy Conference on Immigration
Don’t miss a day of arts and advocacy as we celebrate our community’s immigrants. Click here to register.