The InterReligious Task Force, in conjunction with the Case Western Reserve University, presents the 16th annual Social Justice Teach-In as a great opportunity for people of all ages to learn about critical human rights issues and practice hands-on skills to organize for change. This annual event attracts 500+ participants, many from area high schools and colleges. The Teach-In will provide participants with information, skills, and resources to support their own social justice programming at their schools and congregations.
KEYNOTE:
Founder and Director, CWRU Social Justice Institute
SCHEDULE:
11:00-12:15pm Welcome & Keynote Speaker
12:30-1:25pm Workshop Session 1
1:35-2:30pm Workshop Session 2
2:40-3:00pm Jolt for Justice: Coffee, Debrief and Next Steps
WORKSHOPS INCLUDE:
- An Urban University with a Social Justice Mission? Understanding and Confronting the Urban Crisis - Dr. Cassi Pittman & Dr. Timothy Black, Social Justice Institute
- Discovering Your Inner Peacemaker - Sarah Sommers
- E=mc²: Energy, Justice and the Modern World - Elaine Barnes
- Elect Yourself in these Divisive Times: Developing 5 Habits for Helping Heal Democracy - Tony Vento
- From Cleveland to Guantanamo: White Silence equals State Violence - Chris Knestrick, Witness Against Torture
- Farmworker Justice and the Fight for Fair Food: Why Ohio is Important - The Coalition Of The Immokalee Workers
- The Price of Gold: Mechanized Gold Mining vs. Rainforest Cultures in El Chocó , Colombia - Steve Cagan
- Food Justice: Bananas - Adrienne Wheeler and Paige Hughes
- Intersection and Building Power for Freedom: Going beyond signing petitions, attending rallies and lobby days. - Ruben Castilla Herrera
- Islamophobia: Causes, Consequences and Solutions - Isam Zaiem, CAIR
- The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict: The International Movement to Boycott, Divest, & Sanction - Dr. Pete Moore
- Justice for Janitors and Fight for 15 - Camilo Villa, SEIU
- The Liberating Bible: An Introduction for Activists - Megan Wilson-Reitz
- Nonviolence & Welcoming the Republican National Convention to Cleveland - Michael Fiala, Nonviolence Network
- Racial Justice: Organizing on College Campuses - James Hayes, Ohio Students Association
- Organizing A Sweatfree Campus - United Students Against Sweatshops
- State Violence in the Americas: US Responsibility, Then & Now - Arturo J. Viscarra, SOA Watch
- Human Rights and the Criminal Justice System - Dr. Brian Gran and Josh Lehrer, CCEL Alternative Spring Break
- The Political Allegory of Alice's Adventure of Wonderland: Looking at the Face of Social Justice - Marcia Dinkins, Toledoans United for Social Action
- Intersectional Feminism and the role you can play - Cindy Gu and Heather Clayton Terry, Flora Stone Mather Women's Center
- Post Graduate Service Opportunities: What to do after graduation - Daniel Ryave, CCEL Executive Council
- Planning a Service Event from Start to Finish - Daniel Chrzanowski, Alpha Phi Omega
- Hip Hop as a Vehicle for Social Change - Jaysa Withey and Suneil Kamath, CCEL Exec & Social Justice Institute
- Habitat for Humanity: Building homes, communities and hope - Lauren Auster, CCEL Exec and Habitat for Humanity
- The Price of [Fast] Fashion - Kaitlin Nam, CCEL Executive Council
- Voluntourism: How helpful are you? - Anna Verhanovitz, CCEL Executive Council
- I Can Create Social Change: A Bystander Intervention Workshop - Ali Martin Scoufield, CWRU Student Affairs Title IX Office
- Creative Conversations: Engaging Communities in Social Justice Dialogue - Lisa Kollins, CWRU Social Justice Institute
- Our Social Identities: What Makes Us Unique? - Josh Lehrer, Lambda Eta Mu
- Breaking Down the Refugee Crisis - Rita Maricocchi, CCEL Executive Council
- How to Save a Life: Suicide Prevention - Kaitlin Murphy, NAMI, CWRU student chapter
- Sociology Concepts: Why Education isn't the Answer to Everything - Jeffrey Antoine, CCEL Executive Council
- The Ethics of Food Waste and It's Impact - Kiran Bandi and Shaid Ahmadmehrabi, Kids Against Hunger and Food Recovery Network
THANK YOU to our Co-sponsors:
Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ARSP) * Benedictine Sisters of Erie * Bridge Foundation * Catholic Diocese-Hispanic Ministry Office * Church of the Gesu * Church of the Resurrection * Cleveland Meeting-Religious Society of Friends * Communion of Saints Catholic Community * Community Shares of Greater Cleveland * Congregation of St. Joseph * Costello International Fair Trade * Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) * Dominican Sisters of Peace * Equal Exchange * Fairmount Presbyterian Church * Esperanza Threads * Interfraternity Congress * International Partners in Mission * INTO * John Carroll University-Campus Ministry * Lakewood Christian Church * Laurel Lake Retirement Community * MLK Celebration Committee * Near West Theatre * Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland * Northeast Ohio Sierra Club * North Shore AFL-CIO * Office of Multicultural Affairs * Panhellenic Council * Pax Christi-Cleveland * Presbytery of the Western Reserve * Residence Hall Association * Revy Fair Trade * Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine * Sisters of Notre Dame * Sisters of the Humility of Mary * St. Dominic Faithful Citizenship * St. Noel Church * St. Patrick Church * St. Paul Community Church UCC * State Rep. Nickie J. Antonio, OH State District 13 * Ten Thousand Villages * Undergraduate Student Government * United Church of Christ-East Ohio Association and Western Reserve Association * Ursuline College Campus Ministry * Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland * West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church * Women Speak Out for Peace & Justice
