Programs
Peace and Social Justice Week
A week-long celebration each year, centering relevant topics of peace, social justice, social action, and community!
Peace & Social Justice Week (PSJW) is an annual signature week-long event hosted by the Social Justice Resource Center in collaboration with various campus partners. PSJW is an opportunity for the Northeastern community to engage in dialogue, reflection, and action. This is open to all students, staff, faculty, and community members where you can share your experiences and speak your truth as to what peace and social justice mean to you.
PSJW 2023
Enough Already: Genuine Care and Collective Action
Our 2023 theme, “Enough Already: Genuine Care and Collective Action,” is grounded in the idea of liberatory enoughness and centers the importance of community care and connection. How do we allow ourselves to be “enough already” and live authentically and holistically? How are we affirming that the communities we build are “enough already”? How do we take action after having had “enough already” and create opportunities for sustainable movement building?
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023
4-5pm: Opening Reception and PSJW Kick Off — Curry Ballroom — In Person
5-6:30pm: A Conversation with Sonya Renee Taylor — Curry Ballroom — In Person
Free Registration Required per Location: BOSTON – OAKLAND – SEATTLE
7-8pm: Post-Keynote Student Reflection — Curry Ballroom — In Person — Free Registration Required
7-9pm: MCNU and NU SHARE present “From Eugenics to Mass Incarceration: The Reproductive Justice Framework with Isy Abraham-Ravenson” — 200 Hastings Hall/Zoom — Hybrid
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023
12-2pm: Systems Thinking for Social Change with Rebecca Riccio — CIE (144 Curry) — In Person
4-5pm: Challenging Change: Creating the World We Want with Madhavi Venkatesen — CIE (144 Curry) — In Person
6:30-8:30pm: Spoken Movement: A Night of Performance ft. Hammi Sylla — AfterHOURS — In Person
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023
11:30-1:30pm: Community Action Fair — McLeod Suites (318 Curry) — In Person
4:45-5:45pm: Listening Circle for QTPOC Students with Opulence Abundance — In Person — Free Registration Required
6-7:30pm: Ending the War Within and Embracing Inner Peace with Opulence Abundance — In Person — Free Registration Required
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023
3-4pm: NU SAID presents “Imaginging a Social Emergency Response Center (DS4S1)” — CIE (144 Curry) — In Person
4:30-6:30pm: The Interfaith Social Action Team presents “Communities of Faith in Carceral America Panel” — CIE (144 Curry) — In Person
6-8pm: LIBRE Workshop: Intercultural Communication — CIE (144 Curry)/Zoom — Hybrid — Free Registration Required
6-8pm: EMPOWER Collective BIPOC Business Panel — McLeod Suites (318 Curry) — In Person
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023
11-1pm: Bridges of Solidarity Brunch FACULTY and STAFF ONLY — In Person
2-5pm: Painting Justice and Peace — CIE (144 Curry) — In Person
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2023
11-7pm: Black Joy Parade and Festival — Downtown Oakland (Meet at the T at 11am) — In Person
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023
11-1pm: Community Nonprofit Fair– The Meadow — In Person
2-3:30pm: A Conversation with Sonya Renee Taylor — Student Union — In Person
Free Registration Required per Location: BOSTON – OAKLAND – SEATTLE
3:30-5pm: Post-Keynote Student Reflection — Student Union — In Person
4-6pm: MCNU and NU SHARE present “From Eugenics to Mass Incarceration: The Reproductive Justice Framework with Isy Abraham-Ravenson” — 200 Hastings Hall/Zoom — Hybrid
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023
11-4pm: Rooted in Activism: The Student Perspective — The Center — In Person
6-8pm: Black History Month Close Out Party– Solidarity Lounge — In Person
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023
6-8pm: Women’s History Month Celebration with ASMC — Mary Atkins Lounge — In Person
2-3pm: BIPOC Student Support Group — Solidarity Rounge — In Person
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023
12-1pm: Let’s Talk About Privilege: Q&A with CAPS — Cyclone Rec Room — In Person
6-8pm: We Are Enough: A Guide to Collective Action with Angela Davis — Littlefield– In Person
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023
2-3:30pm: A Conversation with Sonya Renee Taylor — In Person
Free Registration Required per Location: BOSTON – OAKLAND – SEATTLE
5-6:30: Dinner Dialogue with GLS and Wellness – In Person
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023
4-6pm: Capoeira Workshop — In Person
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023
5-7pm: Empowered Self-Defense — In Person
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023
10-11am: Yoga Session — In Person
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023
12-1pm: Just Dance Break — In Person
Student Justice Collective
The ‘Collective’ is a group of justice-oriented student organizations and student leaders who engage in coalition building efforts on campus. The goal of the collective is to be a space where students can share resources, create mutual responsibility, and increase their capacity for activism. This is a space where students can process, strategize, and create unified responses and action for organizing.
The role of the SJRC is to host a leadership summit at the beginning of each semester with community building activities and dialogues that center intersectional solidarity work and sustainable student-led and justice-centered coalition building. Additionally, the SJRC serves as the hub for logistical and administrative support for organizations involved in the Collective.