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Getting Involved In the Movement for Social Justice
If you are looking for ways to develop or deepen your involvement in racial justice, below you’ll find a collection of resources to help get you started, whether it be by donating, marching, signing a petition or writing your local and federal elected officials. Articles and Resources Photo by Johnny Silvercloud via flickr (cc-by-sa)
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Prof. Sofya Aptekar’s Recent Publications
Prof. Sofya Aptekar recently joined SLU after spending six years teaching in sociology and critical ethnic and community studies at UMass Boston. And she’s had a busy summer publishing articles and presenting papers. Here’s some of what she’s been up to: An op-ed with Shannon Gleeson in In These Times entitled “All Undocumented Immigrants Deserve Citizenship—Not…
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Prof. Freeman on Teaching During the Pandemic
Beloved Prof. Josh Freeman ended his teaching career with a labor history course for masters-level students at SLU during a semester unlike any he’d experienced before. Prof. Freeman reflected on his experience teaching — and saying goodbye to teaching — during a global pandemic in a recent post on Tropics of Meta. My last term…
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Profs. Fox Piven and Bhargava on the Presidential Elections in the Intercept
The upcoming presidential elections could present a great test of American institutions. If the sitting US president loses the election and refuses to concede power — well, what happens? And how might he go about trying to pull it off? SLU professors Frances Fox Piven and Deepak Barghava tackled these questions in a recent article…
