Category Archives: social justice

Pipeline Activism and State Monopolies on Violence

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

by Graham Pickren I’m teaching SUST 310 – Energy and Climate Change this semester in the Sustainability Studies Program at Roosevelt University, and over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been focusing on the increasingly important role that energy infrastructure … Continue reading →

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Water and Environmental Justice in Flint: Marc Edwards Speaks at Univ. of Chicago Oct. 14

Posted on September 28, 2016 by

Join University of Chicago for a lecture concerning environmental justice and advocacy, and confronting government failure and deception. Marc A. Edwards, the Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at Virginia Tech University, will be giving a lecture … Continue reading →

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Day Three of #AmDreamConf at RU: Faculty Panels on Immigration, Citizenship, and the 2016 Election

Posted on September 14, 2016 by

Today is Day Three of Roosevelt’s American Dream Reconsidered Conference this week. This afternoon in Ganz Hall, on the 7th floor of the university’s historic Auditorium Building, RU faculty are featured in two panel discussions on the interrelated issues of … Continue reading →

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Day Three of #AmDreamConf at RU: Presidential Panel on the Current State of the American Dream

Posted on September 14, 2016 by

Today is Day Three of Roosevelt’s American Dream Reconsidered Conference this week. At 9:30am in the beautiful Ganz Hall (AUD 7th floor), panelists who are leaders in the fields of politics, interfaith engagement, finance, and higher education suggest what next … Continue reading →

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Diversity & Inclusion Open House at the #AmDreamConf Next Monday at Roosevelt University

Posted on September 10, 2016 by

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Social Justice “Call to Action” Roundtable Discussion at the #AmDreamConf Next Monday at RU

Posted on September 9, 2016 by

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Talkin’ Community & Social Justice at the #AmDreamConf Next Monday at Roosevelt University

Posted on September 7, 2016 by

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