Social Justice Month

SOCIAL JUSTICE MONTH

Social Justice Month is usually 3 weeks focusing on different aspects of justice. It's a time when the Newman Center takes a time out to examine how we affect the world and how we can bring awareness to and aid our brothers and sisters around the globe and in our own neighborhoods. It is a unique opportunity for us to learn from those we serve.

Past Causes for weeks that students have chosen were:

Homelessness Awareness Week: With a ShantyTown and SoupLines in the Nosh
Hunger Awareness Week: Hunger Banquet
Capital Punishment Awareness Week
Fair Trade Awareness Week
Environment Awareness Week

2010 Social Justice Month Calendar:

Week One (March 1-5): Migrant Farm Worker Rights Awareness Week

Fight for the Farmers!

Wed March 3: Scavenger Hunt, Cash Prizes! 12:15-2:30 in the Nosh
Help carry bushels of fruit and earn some money!

Wed March 3: Dr. Benson on Farm Workers 12:45-1:45pm in the Pilot House
Dr. Benson is an Assistant Professor at Washington University in Sociocultural Anthropology. He will explain how agriculture fits into the globalized world, as well as how the shifting management of markets, labor, and health impacts farm workplace conditions and influences the social, moral, and emotional lives of differently positioned farmers and farmworkers. His field research in Guatemala and the United States should make this an excellent talk.

Thur March 4: All In for Farmers! 7-10pm, Provincial House Museum Room
Play a friendly game of Texas Hold 'Em for a suggested donation of only $10. All money raised will go to local, national, and international poverty-fighting organizations.

Week Two (March 8-12): Hunger Awareness Week

Monday, March 8: Soup Lines, 11am-1pm, MSC Nosh
Purchase a bowl of soup and bread (donated by Chartwells) to help fight hunger. All proceeds donated to local, national, and international hunger-fighting organizations.

Tuesday, March 9: Soup Lines, 11am-1pm, MSC Nosh
Purchase a bowl of soup and bread (donated by Chartwells) to help fight hunger. All proceeds donated to local, national, and international hunger-fighting organizations.

Wednesday, March 10: Hunger Banquet, 1pm in Century Room C
Experience the unequal distribution of wealth in the world as you eat as the world eats. The banquet is an educational and thought-provoking experience that is well worth the hour and free food!

Week Three (March 15-19): Homelessness Awareness Week

Thursday, March 18: ShantyTown, 5pm-5am on MSC Patio
Get a box, bring your sleeping bag and sleep outside with us in solidarity with the homeless. The evening's events include: speakers, documentaries, and a candle light vigil.

March 22, 7pm: Volunteer-After-College Service Panel (not affiliated with a week)
Want to travel? Want to make a difference? Come listen to speakers talk about their experiences with local, national, and international service alla round the globe. Get more information on where to go for service needs and ideas, and find out if you are a good candidate for this type of non-profit work.