Category Archives: social justice

Volunteering as a Bridge to a Lost World

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

By Christine Rado for SUST 350 When I was a kid, we didn’t volunteer. We weren’t necessarily “poor,” per se, but we weren’t exactly middle class either. We did struggle, as did many families ran by a single mother. Therefore, … Continue reading →

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SOC Alum Gina Ramirez Speaks on Environmental Justice in Chicago @RU on 10/8

Posted on October 1, 2019 by

The Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation is hosting a talk by Gina Ramirez (MA Sociology ‘14), winner of the 2019 Matthew Freeman Social Justice Alumni Award, on Tuesday, October 8 from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Chicago Campus, Room … Continue reading →

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Chicago Youth Climate Strike this Friday 9/20/19 in Grant Park

Posted on September 18, 2019 by

Join members of RU Green, the Math Club, and others in an all-ages Chicago Youth Climate Strike march in Grant Park in downtown Chicago this Friday 9/20/19 in solidarity with climate strike marchers all over the world. Options for meeting: … Continue reading →

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Help Clean Up Bubbly Creek: RU Community Service Day on Wed 5/8

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

Members of the RU Community are invited to join students in Prof. Mike Bryson’s SUST 250 Sustainable University class @RooseveltU on a community service field trip to Canal Origins Park on Chicago’s Near Southwest Side. We’ll continue our yearly tradition … Continue reading →

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Join Us at the Annual SUST Symposium this Wed 5/1 @RooseveltU

Posted on April 29, 2019 by

Celebrate #EarthMonth2019 @RooseveltU by attending this week’s Spring 2019 SUST Symposium, which will be held on Wednesday, May 1st, from 2-5pm in Roosevelt University’s Wabash Building in Chicago (425 S. Wabash Ave.) and videoconferenced live via Zoom. Symposium 6.1 (Spring … Continue reading →

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Today & Tomorrow @RooseveltU: Learn about Compost, Explore a Farmers Market, & More!

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

This April is #RUEarthMonth2019, and there are lots of ways to go green at Roosevelt as part of our campus sustainability efforts — from recycling and composting promotional events to fun urban ag field trips to our annual sustainability symposium. … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Earth Day Today, & Go Green @RooseveltU this Week!

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Earth Day is here! Get outside today if you can, rain or shine. Feel the sunshine on your face; or, the weather forecast holds up, bask in the overcast. (At least it won’t be snowing or sleeting.) Then, when you … Continue reading →

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