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#CharlestonSyllabus Brings Context to Tragedy
How can institutions of higher education spread critical understanding of and context for significant current events? How can we use social media to become more conscious about race, about our history, and about how to be better activists, allies and participants in the civic sphere? #CharlestonSyllabus is the Twitter hashtag started by Chad Williams, Associate Professor of African and African-American studies at…
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Department of Education – Community School Outreach Canvasser (NYC)
Job Title: Community School Outreach Canvasser Division: Division of School Support Office: Office of Community Schools Period of Employment: July 2015 – August 31st, 2015 Contracted Through: School Professionals Position Summary: The Outreach Canvasser will work with The Family and Community Outreach Team on community engagement strategies and outreach in order to elicit full parent…
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White Allies, Challenging Racism
By Rebecca Lurie Sarah Jaffe’s “Challenging Racism at Work” brought to mind for me all the ways white people can take the challenge. This short news item shares what happened when a white cop decided to stand up and #EndWhiteSilence. I applaud the stance and recognize that we all can do this every day. Standing…
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Challenging Racism at Work
This post was originally published in the Spring 2015 issue of New Labor Forum. By Sarah Jaffe Cameron McLay became chief of police in Pittsburgh in September 2014, tasked by new mayor Bill Peduto with cleaning up the department, after its former chief wound up in federal prison for corruption. This put him in charge at…
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