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It's been a big week-here's what we've been reading:
How Michael Brown's Death Changed Our Perceptions of America by Collier Meyerson, Fusion: http://fusion.net/story/178654/how-michael-brown-changed-our-perceptions-of-america/
Are We in the Midst of a New Civil Rights Era by Rebecca Onion, Slate: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2015/08/ferguson_and_black_lives_matter_are_we_in_the_midst_of_a_new_civil_rights.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_ru
The Lost Promise of the Voting Rights Act by Ari Berman, The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/give-us-the-ballot-expanding-the-voting-rights-act/399128/
Confederate Symbols, Swastikas and Student Sensibilities by Joseph Berger, The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/education/edlife/confederate-symbols-swastikas-and-student-sensibilities.html?_r=1
It's been a big week-here's what we've been reading:
Samuel DuBose’s Death in Cincinnati Points to Off-Campus Power of College Police by John Mura and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/01/us/samuel-duboses-death-in-cincinnati-points-to-off-campus-power-of-college-police.html?emc=edit_th_20150801&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=49161484&_r=0
Cincinnati Shooting Begs The Question: What Kind Of Limits Should Campus Police Have? by Michelle R. Smith, The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/campus-police-limits_55bceafce4b06363d5a267f1?utm_hp_ref=black-voices&ir=Black%2BVoices§ion=black-voices&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000051
NJ Universities to Offer Improved Healthcare for Transgender Students by Kelby Clark, USA Today: http://college.usatoday.com/2015/07/31/nj-universities-transgender-healthcare/
The Shooting of Samuel DuBose by Charles M. Blow, The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/30/opinion/charles-blow-the-shooting-of-samuel-dubose.html
It's been a big week-here's what we've been reading:
Supreme Court Ruling Makes Same-Sex Marriage a Right Nationwide by Adam Liptak, The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur
White Supremacists Without Borders by Morris Dees and J. Richard Cohen, The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/22/opinion/white-supremacists-without-borders.html?_r=0
Columbia becomes first U.S. university to divest from prisons by Wilfred Chan, CNN TImes: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/23/us/columbia-university-prison-divest/index.html
Republican Who Kept Confederate Flag Flying Is a Rebel Sympathizer by Bill Davis, The Daily Beast: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/23/republican-who-kept-confederate-flag-flying-is-a-rebel-sympathizer.html
Watch President Obama Break Into "Amazing Grace" During His Extraordinary Charleston Eulogy by James West and Mark Follman, Mother Jones: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/06/obama-amazing-grace-pinckney-eulogy-charleston
Charges Dropped Against Martese Johnson, UVA Student Bloodied During Arrest By Alcohol Agents by Larry O' Dell, The Associated Press: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/11/martjese-johnson-charges_n_7565116.html?utm_hp_ref=college
Song for Sophie Helps College Students Fight Hate Crime by Boston Standard: http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/local/song-for-sophie-helps-college-fight-hate-crime-1-6795214
SPLC lawsuit: South Carolina tuition policy discriminates against students, violates U.S. Constitution by The Southern Poverty Law Center: http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/news/splc-lawsuit-south-carolina-tuition-policy-discriminates-against-students-violates
Why Are College Buildings Still Named After White Supremacists? by Alexandra Svokos, The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/11/college-buildings-white-supremacists_n_7554958.html?utm_hp_ref=college
SPLC on Campus is an opportunity for young people to partner with a nationally recognized social justice organization that is committed to fighting hate, teaching tolerance, and seeking justice.
SPLC on Campus is focusing on four areas in the coming academic year: Alternative Spring Break, Economic Justice, Juvenile Justice, and LGBT Rights. Chapters are eligible to receive free educational materials and programming ideas on these topics, which we selected to align with the current work of the SPLC. Of course, we invite chapters to promote other programming as well.
Alternative Spring Break is a growing trend involving thousands of college students who participate in service-learning experiences. The SPLC's Civil Rights Memorial Center welcomes hundreds of college students each year participating in these ‘alternative’ spring breaks, and we will provide service and scheduling suggestions for a Civil & Human Rights alternative spring break for your chapter, including a free tour of the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery.
Economic justice is an example of the SPLC's work on behalf of the most vulnerable members of our society. Industry-sanctioned practices like payday lending prey on low income individuals and families creating a vicious cycle of overburdening debt. SPLC on Campus will educate your chapter about these predatory lending practices.
Juvenile Justice is a key tenant of the SPLC’s work and a growing issue in the United States. We will provide your chapter with research and commentary about children tried as an adult and the school to prison pipeline. SPLC on Campus will help equip your chapter with the tools needed to become an advocate for children ensnared in the juvenile justice system. to advocate for these youth.
LGBT Rights is at a pivotal point in the United States. From the U.S. Supreme Court hearings om marriage equality to our legal advocacy on behalf of LGBT community members, now is the time to engage students on your campus about this important civil rights issue. SPLC on Campus will provide your chapter with the resources needed to conduct Know Your Rights trainings, plus suggestions on other ways to get involved in this movement.
We hope to have your college on board for the 2015-2016 school year and look forward to advancing social justice together for many years to come. Our new SPLC on Campus guidebooks will be available July 15. For more information please contact SPLC on Campus coordinator Emily Mumford at emily.mumford@splcenter.org.
Students at Valparaiso University campaign against Chick-fil-A on Campus by Amy Lavalley, The Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-valparaiso-restaurant-st-0509-20150508-story.html
Texas Students Attack Statue Of Jefferson Davis, President Of The Confederacy by David Warren, The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/09/jefferson-davis-statue_n_7248132.html?utm_hp_ref=college
Baltimore Youth Are Not Thugs. They Are My Former Students--And They Are Loved by Joann Noll, The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joanna-noll/baltimore-youth-are-not-thugs_b_7213506.html
Here's what we've been reading this week:
Law school dean: If you help Freddie Gray protesters in Baltimore, you can defer an exam by Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/04/29/udc-defers-exams-for-law-students-helping-freddie-gray-protesters-in-baltimore/?wpisrc=nl_buzz
A Baltimore College Student Reveals How Freddie Gray's Death Has Her Campus Divided by Gwenalle Thomas, MTV: http://www.mtv.com/news/2147662/baltimore-university-students-react-to-freddie-gray-death/
It is Georgetown Students vs. Westboro Church This Afternoon by Rachel Sadon, DCist: http://dcist.com/2015/04/georgetown_students_vs_westboro_chu.php
How Mississippi Discovered The Drug War’s “Golden Egg” by Albert Samaha and Alex Campbell, BuzzFeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/albertsamaha/mississippi-cops-are-using-college-kids-as-drug-informants#.lm394VaV1y
Possible hate-crime grafitti at Stanford by Jason Green, San Jose Mercury News: http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_28000514/possible-hate-crime-graffiti-at-stanford?source=infinite
Here's what we've been reading this week:
Judge Denies Transgender Inmate's Request for Transfer by Deborah Sontag, The New York TImes: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/21/us/judge-denies-ashley-diamonds-a-transgender-inmate-request-for-transfer.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&_r=0
Diverse campuses, but still few black students by Laura Krantz, The Boston Globe: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/04/24/boston-area-colleges-struggle-attract-african-americans-campus/ULApCGSF8aIn74RKnZGgUK/story.html#
UNC Students Launch Twitter Campaign In Response To Anti-Muslim Comments by Alexandra Svokos, The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/24/unc-david-horowitz-comments_n_7128010.html?utm_hp_ref=college