By JB Mayfield The criminal justice system is supposed to protect people—but the opposite seems to be happening when it comes to people of color. Justin Nix, a criminologist at …
Part-Time Job Opportunity: Principal Investigator for Research in Social Justice and Community Organizing
Principal Investigator for Research in Social Justice and Community Organizing SUMMARY: The Stan Greenspon Holocaust and Social Justice Education Center at Queens University seeks a principal researcher to join the …
Fall Social Justice Series – What is the journey from systemic racism to truth and reconciliation?
Join us for our Fall Social Justice Series titled “What is the journey from systemic racism to truth and reconciliation?” Tuesday Evenings, September 6, 13, 20, 27 from 6:30 to …
A Call to Action for Us All
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Challenge and Call of Yom Hashoah
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 …
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 …
Tuesday Teach-In “The Future of Restorative Justice,” April 13th at 6 pm
Join Restorative Justice CLT and the Greenspon Center for our next Tuesday Teach-In on the topic of: “The Future of Restorative Justice.” Tuesday, April 13, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm …