Social Justice Partnership Program
The Social Justice Partnership Program is an innovative program run primarily by students with the support of faculty, staff, and administrators. Our purpose is to create safe spaces for discussion on campus and to forge partnerships within and beyond Bryn Mawr College. We seek to broaden perceptions of diversity and to support students as they empower themselves to take action around social justice issues in the larger community.
Dr. Peggie McIntosh Comes to Campus
Dr. Peggy McIntosh will be visiting campus next Tuesday (November 18th) to lead a variety of workshops throughout the day on a variety of issues surrounding privilege, as well as give a talk Tuesday night at 7:30 pm in Thomas Great Hall **WORKSHOPS** 9am-10am: Intersection of Gender & Education Workshop in Dalton 119 How has you gender and [...]
PLAYBACK FOR CHANGE October 8th!!!
The Social Justice Pilot Program is proud to host PLAYBACK THEATRE IS AN INTERACTIVE THEATER FOR SOCIAL CHANGE First 100 audience members are welcomed It is “theatre created through a unique collaboration between performers and audience. Someone tells a story or moment from their life, chooses actors to play the different roles, then watches as their story is [...]
Hello World!
The Social Justice Committee has been working over the summer to craft a set of guidelines and think through the program in its second year at Bryn Mawr. Letters will be going out to possible new and returning participants this week and the committee is looking forward to forming cohorts to begin their social justice [...]
"This was an environment where I could see myself both learning and growing—and not just in the classrooms."
Feed for thought
from The New York Times
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Health Care Debate Revives Abortion Campaigners
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Hopes Grow as Israel and Hamas Discuss Prisoner Swap
Meetings and statements have heightened anticipation that Israel and Hamas could swap hundreds of prisoners for the Israeli solider Gilad Shalit. Officials said the deal would likely include Marwan...
For Search, Murdoch Looks to a Deal With Microsoft
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A Push for Science and Technology Learning
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