On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, the first day of Black History Month, twelve HBCUs received bomb threats. Administrators notified students and locked down their campuses. Students sheltered in place. Police …
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 …
“Never Again” Is Not Enough, we Need to Educate for Change
Today is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a day designated by the UN as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. A day to honor the six million Jewish victims …
Nostra Aetate: The Seminal Catholic Document in the Fight against Antisemitism
“In our time, when day by day mankind is being drawn closer together, and the ties between different peoples are becoming stronger, the Church examines more closely her relationship …
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 …
Sevone Rhynes: Personal Reflections on Systemic Racism in Mecklenburg County Government
A new report was recently published by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library on “Systemic Racism in Mecklenburg County Government”. Sevone Rhynes, who is part of our Coalition on Truth and Reconciliation shares …
Jewish Studies Spring Signature Class – Together and Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood
Jewish Studies and the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte are thrilled to present “Together and Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood.” This a 12-Week Course on Wednesdays, 12:30 to 2:00 …
A Day of Learning with the South Park Regional Library
You are invited to join us for a day of learning centered around two engaging books. The first book is the memoir of Leon Leyson, one of the youngest of …