social justice
Catalyst Radio: Partners for a Racism-Free Community
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 01-22-2016 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. week, this episode of Catalyst Radio features the local organization Partners for a Racism-Free...
Catalyst Radio: Media Literacy
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 01-08-2016 under NEWS
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#RacisminGR discussion to come to CRC Office of Race Relations
by (averym92)
Submitted 10-17-2015 under NEWS
On Tuesday, October 20 at 5:30 p.m., the Christian Reformed Church’s Office of Race Relations will be hosting the third of Partners for a Racism Free Community (PRFC)’s #RacisminGR discussions. Each of them has been held in a...The Spirituality of Human Work - Hecker Talks Series
by (cicadmin)
Submitted 09-22-2015 under
The Spirituality of Human Work Thursday, May 12, 5:30-7:00pm Justice Maura D. Corrigan, Michigan Supreme Court, serving from 1998-2011 Corrigan is a former Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and a former First Assistant US Attorney for...Catholics Going Green!
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Submitted 09-02-2015 under
Tuesdays, September 8, 15, 22, 7-8:45pm Facilitated by Fr. Bernie Campbell, CSP and Irene Strom In light of Pope Francis’s latest encyclical Laudato Si, this small-group study will examine basic environmental justice themes through the lens of...
Our Kitchen Table works to empower and support Southeast residents
by (Yeldellc)
Submitted 07-31-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
Focusing on the Southeast area of Grand Rapids, the organization Our Kitchen Table (OKT) is actively empowering community members to reexamine their food system and giving them the tools to improve their health and environment. Lisa Oliver King,...
Church of the Servant to host simulcast of The Justice Conference
by (worldrenew)
Submitted 05-18-2015 under NONPROFITS
Justice-seekers in West Michigan are invited to attend The Justice Conference simulcast at Church of the Servant Saturday, June 6, 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance. Admission includes lunch provided by LINC. Hosted...
GVSU’s Change U to focus on collective climate justice
by (Yeldellc)
Submitted 04-06-2015 under NEWS
According to the West Michigan Environmental Action Council’s (WMEAC) Climate Resiliency Report, underserved, low-income and minority population areas will be disproportionately affected by climate change in Grand Rapids. Change...
Placemaking as hospitality: How can we invite everyone to the table?
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 02-24-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
Placemaking was not a word I knew growing up. Even though we weren't using words like placemaking and city-building yet, I was aware of the effects of place pretty early in my life. My family moved several times while I was a child, so I was...
Columbia scholar discovers power of student beliefs, passions to build literacy
by (Community Liter...)
Submitted 10-06-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
When literacy is a means to a powerful end- such as liberation or equity- universal literacy can be achieved. This message from Dr. Ernest Morrell of Teachers College, Columbia University was directed to over 220 teachers, advocates, non-profit...