Cultivate: Building Capacity to Lead for Equity
‘When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” Here’s a pilot effort...
September 9, 2018
Social Justice Education
2018
New Section: Social Justice Education
I’ve become aware of the existence of a few Social Justice Education units on college campuses across the country, but...
September 9, 2018
Not All 4.0s Are Created Equal
In addition to being the Director of Social Justice Education, one of the additional roles that I’m starting this year...
August 17, 2018
Trust and Policing Communities of Color
I attended a 4-hour workshop called “Policing at the Speed of Trust” that was designed to strengthen trusting relationships between...
July 7, 2018
Privilege Beads
“If you don’t have to think about it, it’s a privilege.” Increasing our awareness of the privileges we hold presents...
January 26, 2018
Linguistic Diversity as a Social Justice Issue
In The Danger of A Single Story, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talks a lot about power; the power to shape the...
January 25, 2018
Neighborhood Leadership Academy Grand Rapids & A Starter List for Learning About Racial Equity
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to co-facilitate the first workshop of the Neighborhood Leadership Academy, an 8-week initiative...
January 23, 2018
Notes from Midwest Conversations 2017
“This summer we are beginning anew, not with what we are against but what we are for; not rejections but...
January 9, 2018
2017
“Take Sides”
As I sat in the airport, awaiting my flight home after my last day at the Social Justice Training Institute,...
December 28, 2017
Social Justice Training Institute 2017
“The Social Justice Training Institute provides a forum for the professional and personal development of social justice educators and practitioners...
October 23, 2017
