by lindaoppenheim | Mar 22, 2016 | Events, Speech
Angela Davis will be the keynote speaker at the Gender, Violence and Anti-Violence Conference on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 4:30 pm in McCosh 50. This event is free and open to the public, with no ticket or reservation required.
by lindaoppenheim | Jun 21, 2015 | Opinion
Michael Eric Dyson in the New York Times (“Love and Terror in the Black Church,” Sunday, June 21, 2015) and NPR’s Rachel Martin talking to Rev. Charles Watkins in Charleston (“Churches Try To Stay Safe — And Keep Their Open-Door...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
This one will break your heart. In response to a Chicago charity’s “Letters to Santa” program, a 13-year-old boy wrote a letter asking for safety.
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 3, 2014 | Opinion
Verma Myers offers counsel in a TedX talk: You Can Help Stop the Violence Against Young Black Men. As below, quoted from the Youtube site. This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. The Department of Justice reports that...
by lindaoppenheim | Oct 28, 2014 | Events
In Remembrance The Chancel Choir and friends of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church will remember those young people slain by gun violence with words and music intended to comfort and inspire. Saturday, November 1, 2014, 6:00 p.m. A pre-concert presentation and...