Social Justice
Pittsburgh teens volunteer in Israel, meet Ukrainian refugees and Israeli youth
Classrooms Without Borders cohort visits Children’s Village, develops friendships and greater appreciation for home READ ABOUT IT HERE
Read More about Pittsburgh teens volunteer in Israel, meet Ukrainian refugees and Israeli youthReflections of a Shared Journey – Day 7
Ellen Resnek | Educational Programs and Outreach Manager, CWB We entered into our community of learners a band of educators, scholars, administrators and community change makers and in that space […]
Read More about Reflections of a Shared Journey – Day 7Our honored guest was Charles Person, one of two surviving Freedom Riders to have made the trip in its entirety from Washington DC to New Orleans. The songs of the movement sustained him, he said, especially so when he knew that he should have felt fearful, and no song strengthened him more than “Oh Freedom.”
Read More about Mr. Charles Person, Freedom RiderSites of Violence, Sites of Healing – Day 5
Laura Thomson Sites of Violence, Sites of Healing Today we visited the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum, both located in Montgomery, Alabama. We were warned […]
Read More about Sites of Violence, Sites of Healing – Day 5What Bridges Do We Have to Cross Today? – Day 4
Jennifer Brown and Derek Chimner “We have come a great distance as a society, but we still have a great distance to go.”– Former Congressman John Lewis This was the […]
Read More about What Bridges Do We Have to Cross Today? – Day 4“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived…” – Day 3
Deb SmithSocial/Racial Justice CoordinatorYWCA Hanover Montgomery, Alabama ‘History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.’ -Maya Angelou As I continue […]
Read More about “History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived…” – Day 3The Beginning of a Beloved Community – Day 2
Lauren Hall | High School Administrator Day two began on Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard, the birthplace of the 1960-1965 Atlanta Student Movement and central location to 6 Historically Black Universities: […]
Read More about The Beginning of a Beloved Community – Day 2Social Awareness and Activism Through Music
Music is the universal language. Music has many messages. Music has been used as a means to combat social injustice and inspire social reform. Middle school students are mature enough […]
Read More about Social Awareness and Activism Through MusicWhat is an Upstander? What are Human Rights? Lesson for Young Children.
Read More about Inclusion and Empowerment StorytimeSocialChange101 began with the idea that education is a form of social change. We seek to do what Carl Sagan and Rachel Carson did for science, but for social change: […]
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