Politics & Primaries Marion Wright Edelman taught that democracy is not a spectator sport. Early voting has started and one of the most significant ways to create the change you …
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 …
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 …
Prayer for 2022 and Our World
As we wake to the dawn of a New Year we pray for… Hearts of compassion to recognize the struggles of others. Minds of wisdom to heal our world – so that …
Setting your intention for 2022
We stand at the cusp of the new year of 2022. Milestones in time are ideal moments for reflection and for setting intentions that lead to change. The past two …
Harm & Repair: Embracing Conflict as Social Change, Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 7:00 pm
Raise your hand if you’ve experienced hurt in a social justice context. Organizing for social change can be fraught with conflict, reactivity and even, sometimes, lasting brokenness that weakens the …
Listening Project to learn from 80 years of Charlotte Social Justice Organizing gets Launched
On Monday, October 25, 2021, we gathered to launch our “Listening Project to learn from 80 years of Charlotte Social Justice Organizing: wins, losses and learning.” We were blown away …
Social Justice Update – Refugees from Afghanistan and Affordable Housing
Immigrant Justice Team and Refugees from Afghanistan – For five years, refugee and immigrant education and advocacy has been an issue of focus for the Stan Greenspon Center. As the …
Meet our New Scholar Activists
The Greenspon Center is committed to strengthening social justice movements by training and educating community members to become impactful organizers and sustaining changemakers in the many and diverse personal and …