Peace and Social Justice Week
a week-long celebration each year, centering relevant topics of peace, social justice, social action, and community!
Peace and Social Justice Week
Peace & Social Justice Week (PSJW) is an annual signature week-long event hosted by the Social Justice Resource Center in collaboration with various campus partners. PSJW is an opportunity for the Northeastern community to engage in dialogue, reflection, and action. This is open to all students, staff, faculty, and community members where you can share your experiences and speak your truth as to what peace and social justice mean to you.
PSJW 2023: Enough Already - Genuine Care and Collective Action
Our 2023 theme, “Enough Already: Genuine Care and Collective Action,” is grounded in the idea of liberatory enoughness and centers the importance of community care and connection. How do we allow ourselves to be “enough already” and live authentically and holistically? How are we affirming that the communities we build are “enough already”? How do we take action after having had “enough already” and create opportunities for sustainable movement building?
BOSTON (EST)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023
4-5pm: Opening Reception and PSJW Kick Off — Curry Ballroom — In Person
5-6:30pm: A Conversation with Sonya Renee Taylor — Curry Ballroom — In Person
Free Registration Required per Location: BOSTON – OAKLAND – SEATTLE
7-8pm: Post-Keynote Student Reflection — Curry Ballroom — In Person — Free Registration Required
7-9pm: MCNU and NU SHARE present “From Eugenics to Mass Incarceration: The Reproductive Justice Framework with Isy Abraham-Ravenson” — 200 Hastings Hall/Zoom — Hybrid
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023
12-2pm: Systems Thinking for Social Change with Rebecca Riccio — CIE (144 Curry) — In Person
4-5pm: Challenging Change: Creating the World We Want with Madhavi Venkatesen — CIE (144 Curry) — In Person
6:30-8:30pm: Spoken Movement: A Night of Performance ft. Hammi Sylla — AfterHOURS — In Person
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023
11:30-1:30pm: Community Action Fair — McLeod Suites (318 Curry) — In Person
4:45-5:45pm: Listening Circle for QTPOC Students with Opulence Abundance — In Person — Free Registration Required
6-7:30pm: Ending the War Within and Embracing Inner Peace with Opulence Abundance — In Person — Free Registration Required
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023
3-4pm: NU SAID presents “Imaginging a Social Emergency Response Center (DS4S1)” — CIE (144 Curry) — In Person
4:30-6:30pm: The Interfaith Social Action Team presents “Communities of Faith in Carceral America Panel” — CIE (144 Curry) — In Person
6-8pm: LIBRE Workshop: Intercultural Communication — CIE (144 Curry)/Zoom — Hybrid — Free Registration Required
6-8pm: EMPOWER Collective BIPOC Business Panel — McLeod Suites (318 Curry) — In Person
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023
11-1pm: Bridges of Solidarity Brunch FACULTY and STAFF ONLY — In Person
2-5pm: Painting Justice and Peace — CIE (144 Curry) — In Person
OAKLAND (PST)
Please register for all events on RahRah!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2023
11-7pm: Black Joy Parade and Festival — Downtown Oakland (Meet at the T at 11am) — In Person
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023
11-1pm: Community Nonprofit Fair– The Meadow — In Person
2-3:30pm: A Conversation with Sonya Renee Taylor — Student Union — In Person
Free Registration Required per Location: BOSTON – OAKLAND – SEATTLE
3:30-5pm: Post-Keynote Student Reflection — Student Union — In Person
4-6pm: MCNU and NU SHARE present “From Eugenics to Mass Incarceration: The Reproductive Justice Framework with Isy Abraham-Ravenson” — 200 Hastings Hall/Zoom — Hybrid
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023
11-4pm: Rooted in Activism: The Student Perspective — The Center — In Person
6-8pm: Black History Month Close Out Party– Solidarity Lounge — In Person
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023
6-8pm: Women’s History Month Celebration with ASMC — Mary Atkins Lounge — In Person
2-3pm: BIPOC Student Support Group — Solidarity Rounge — In Person
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023
12-1pm: Let’s Talk About Privilege: Q&A with CAPS — Cyclone Rec Room — In Person
6-8pm: We Are Enough: A Guide to Collective Action with Angela Davis — Littlefield– In Person
SEATTLE (PST)
Please register for all Seattle Events Here!
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023
2-3:30pm: A Conversation with Sonya Renee Taylor — In Person
Free Registration Required per Location: BOSTON – OAKLAND – SEATTLE
5-6:30: Dinner Dialogue with GLS and Wellness – In Person
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023
4-6pm: Capoeira Workshop — In Person
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023
5-7pm: Empowered Self-Defense — In Person
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023
10-11am: Yoga Session — In Person
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023
12-1pm: Just Dance Break — In Person
PSJW 2022: Reconnecting. REIMAGINING. Rebuilding.
Our 2022 theme is “Reconnecting, Reimagining, Rebuilding” as we reflect on how the past two years have shaped our lives. How do we reconnect and heal from the collective trauma we experienced as we live through a global pandemic? How do we reimagine a world that centers the liberation of communities who have been historically marginalized? How do we rebuild and create alternative spaces where we can be our full selves, where we can support and uplift each other?
Registration Links:
Students, Faculty, and Staff are welcome!
Registration is for students only, and attendance at the afternoon keynote is required. You MUST be logged in with your NU Credentials to access this event registration through MyTickets!
Social Justice in the Workplace Panel
Students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni welcome!
Registration is for Students only!
This is a hybrid event- Students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni welcome! Please register for either In-Person or Virtual Attendance.
PSJW 2017: Exploring Whiteness in a Radicalized World
Exploring Whiteness in a Racialized World: September 2017
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If you’re interest in volunteering for PSJW or want to collaborate on a program, please fill out our Collaboration Form.
If you are interested in joining the PSJW Planning Committee, please email e.yanzon@northeastern.edu.
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