It is that time of year again. It is the time when, as life bursts forth from the slumber of winter, we recall the lives taken during the Holocaust. Yom …
Supporting Restorative Justice for Charlotte-Mecklenburg
The Time is Now!!! 2021 Petition in Support of Restorative Justice for Charlotte-Mecklenburg We support Commissioner Mark Jerrell’s call and framework for restorative justice for Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Mecklenburg …
A Tale of Two Cities: The Crescent and The Wedge – A Symposium
Join us virtually from 5:00-6:30 PM on Wednesday, April 14th for a symposium focused on the environmental justice implications of the crescent and wedge dynamic in Charlotte, with guest speakers …
Seven Great Social Justice Initiatives: Find your place, Join our Work
The Stan Greenspon Center kicked off our year of advocacy with our Social Justice Agenda 2021 meeting on March 2nd. Our seven advocacy teams haven’t missed a beat in planning …
Charlotte Interfaith Mural Project 2021 Honoring Those in Tent Cities
Charlotte interfaith leaders unveil traveling mural honoring those living in tent cities As Jews began the holiday of Passover during the last weekend in March, at their traditional Seder meal they …
The Fight for Freedom Today: Our Greenspon Center Passover Seder Supplement
The Jewish holiday of Passover begins on the evening of Saturday, March 27th. The narrative of the Exodus has inspired countless communities in the past and today to fight for …
House Bill 69 – Supporting NC’s Education on the Holocaust and Genocide Bill
These words were delivered by Rabbi Judy Schindler to the North Carolina House Education K-12 Standing Committee on March 23, 2021 In the five years since our inception, the Stan …
Black-Jewish Young Professionals Social Justice Leadership Program
In the summer of 1964, many Black and Jewish young adults worked together during Mississippi’s Freedom Summer registering voters. In March 1965, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel marched with Rev. Dr. …
Rejuvinate your mind this Spring!
As we come out of the doldrums of February into the spring months of March and April, new life is all around. Everything grows at an amazing pace, nurtured by …
An evening with award-winning author of “The Unanswered Letter: One Holocaust Family’s Desperate Plea for Help”, Faris Cassell
September 2, 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of V-J Day, the official ending of World War II. Yet, there is an incredible story that has only now been uncovered by …