Peace & Social Justice Week
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 2024
Cultivating Care: Resistance, Rest, Joy
The violence we witness across the world is a reflection of how current systems of power fail to serve us. To cultivate care for ourselves and each other, we seek to engage in liberatory practices of resistance, rest, and joy. How does resistance engage us in critical reflection and action? How can we practice rest as means for collective preservation and liberation? How will we embody joy that connects us in our shared humanity?
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2024
1:00pm-3:00pm = “Opening Reception and PSJW Kick Off” @ CIE (Curry 144) — In Person, open to everyone
5:30pm-6:30pm = Writing Workshop w/ Porsha Olayiwola @ Blackman Auditorium – Registration REQUIRED, open to everyone
6:00pm-8:00pm = SHARE x Diversability Social @ CIE (Curry 144) – In Person, students only
7:00pm-9:00pm = “Spoken Movement: A Night of Performance ft. Porsha Olayiwola” @ Blackman Auditorium – Performance Registration REQUIRED – Walk-ins to attend are welcome
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2024
2:00pm-4:00pm = “Nurturing Ourselves and Each Other: A Social Changemaker Spa” – @ CIE (Curry 144) – In Person, open to everyone
7:00pm-8:00pm = “Faith and Justice In Carceral America” @ 201 Ell Hall (Reflection Room), In Person, open to everyone
8:00pm-9:30pm = “Triumph, Redemption and Justice: A Conversation with Exonerees and the Formerly Incarcerated” @ Curry AfterHours – In Person, open to everyone
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024
10:30am-1:30pm = Civic Action Fair @ Curry Indoor Quad – In Person, open to everyone – Tabling Registration Required
12:00pm-2:00pm = “Exploring Queer Decolonial Futures: Lunch & Learn with Gallery360 and the LGBTQA+ Resource Center” @ Gallery 360 (Ell Hall) – In Person, open to everyone – Registration REQUIRED
3:00pm-4:00pm = “Women Bringing Social Justice” @ Virtual (staff and faculty only) – Registration REQUIRED
5:00pm-6:30pm = “Who Keeps Us Safe? We Keep Us Safe: The Role of Marshalls in Supporting Social Movement Actions” @ CIE (Curry 144) – In Person, students only
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2024
3:30pm-5:00pm: Keynote Speaker: adrienne maree brown @ Curry Ballroom (hybrid) – Registration REQUIRED
5:00pm-7:00pm: Post-Keynote Student Reflection Dinner Space @ Curry Ballroom – Registration REQUIRED
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2024
11:00am-1:00pm = “Bridges of Solidarity Brunch” @ CIE (Curry 144) – In Person, Staff and Faculty only
2:30pm-5:oopm = “Art as Resistance: SJRC x EXP Collab” @ EXP Makerspace – In Person, open to everyone
6:00pm-8:00pm = “Students as Workers: What Can We Learn from Union Struggle” – Curry 440 (students only, hybrid, masks required and provided)
For inquiry and questions, email [email protected]
For more information, visit the Seattle Student Life website here: https://studentlifeseattle.sites.northeastern.edu/cultural-engagement/
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