In mid-April, our first cohort of fifteen participants in our Certification in Social Justice and Community Organizing Program graduated. Congratulations to our inaugural cohort: Connie Bonebrake, Judith Brown, Linda Carr, Cate De …
The New Moon, Earthshine, and the Year Ahead for the Greenspon Center
by Mary Eshet The New Moon this month comes with a special glow – the Da Vinci glow, also known as Earthshine. This event can only be seen when there’s …
Justice, justice you shall pursue for all
This benediction was written by Rabbi Judy Schindler for the ribbon cutting at the New Charlotte U.S. Courthouse Annex and Charles R. Jonas Federal Building Renovation on May 19, 2023. …
A Reflection on our Black-Jewish Alliance Deep South Pilgrimage
by Dr. Cindy Kistenberg I frequently ask myself what I would have done if I had been a Jewish college student during the 1950s and 60s. I like to think …
“Racist Roots: Origins of North Carolina’s Death Penalty” Screening & Panel Discussion
Please join us the evening of May 11 for a powerful documentary film, Racist Roots, and a panel discussion with community experts and advocates, followed by dessert and coffee. The …
Social Justice Research Takes Another Leap Forward at Queens University
by Laurita Ciceron Queens University is proud to officially launch The Listening Project: Learning from 60 Years of Social Justice and Community Organizing in Charlotte! The Listening Project is a …
Addressing the Mental Health Effects of Racial Profiling
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 …
Let’s talk about social issues: incarceration, rehabilitation and reentrance into society, November 17 at 6 pm
By Connor Whitson Pi Sigma Alpha (PSA), the Political Science Honor Society, is hosting a lecture on the issues of the reformation of criminal rehabilitation. This lecture will also address …
Vote like your reproductive rights depend on it – a message from the Greenspon Center Reproductive Rights Collective
by Dr. Gina Navarrete, Adjunct Professor at Queens University and Co-President of the Charlotte Women’s March Vote like your reproductive freedoms depend on it… because they do! It is time …
Reproductive Rights Social Justice Meet-Up – Friday, 10/21 @10:40
Are you concerned with reproductive rights? Join other Queens’ students, staff, and faculty who are concerned about this issue too for a Reproductive Rights Social Justice Meet-Up in the Stan …