20th Annual Social Justice Teach-In

To register, call 216.961.0003 or email irtf@irtfcleveland.org
*Free for Students and low-income folks/people needing temporary assistance*

$10 others (by Feb 7) - $15 at the door

Mail your check to IRTF, 3606 Bridge Ave, Cleveland OH 44113

IRTF & CWRU’s 20th Annual Social Justice Teach-In is a great opportunity for people of all ages to gain the information and practical skills to work for peace, economic justice, and human rights!

This annual event attracts 650+ participants, many from area high schools and colleges. The Teach-In provides participants with information, practical skills, and resources to support justice and human rights programming at their schools, congregations, or civic groups.

Choose from 30+ workshops on local and global justice issues.

Get skills training to work for social change!



Schedule:
10:00 a.m. Walk-in registration begins in the Tink Atrium

10:30 a.m Pre-registered registration and brunch (Tink Ballroom)

11 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Welcome Remarks, Keynote (Tink Ballroom)

12:10 p.m. to 12:15 p.m. Closing remarks and logistics (Tink Ballroom)

Transition (15 minutes)

12:30 p.m. to 1:25 p.m. Workshop 1

Transition (15 minutes)

1:40 p.m. to 2:35 p.m. Workshop 2

Transition (15 minutes)

2:50 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Jolt for Justice (Tink Ballroom)



KEYNOTER:
TBA



WORKSHOPS: (To get an idea of our workshop offerings here is our list from last year - we will announce this year's workshops in January)

Aim2Flourish - Making the Private Sector a Force for Social Good
Katherine Gullett and John Turner, Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit

The Ambazonian Conflict
Sherly Fabre, Community of Living Traditions and Muslim Peace Fellowship

The Art of Justice: Explorations on Film & Social Change
Anthony Grimes, National Council Committee Chair for the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FORusa) and 2019 Social Justice Teach-In keynote speaker

ART: Using Photography as a Tool for Examining Justice
Jason Labovitz, Artist and Teaching Fellow, Cleveland Museum of Art

Art-in-Action: Intersecting Art and Social Justice
Dani Dickinson, MSSA candidate, CWRU Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

Black Diaspora and Visual Culture
Mori Anderson Hitchcock, Scholartivist, Fellowship of Reconciliation and International Peace Research Association

Building Power at Work in the Trump Era
Aidan Kelly, Union Organizer, Unite Here

Coping with Stress & Anxiety
Megan Long, CWRU University Health and Counseling Services

The Counterfactual Revolution: Black Power Through Popular Sovereignty
Taru Taylor, J.D. and founder and president, Black Belt Chess Academy

Creating an Accessible World
Carly Nelson, masters degree candidate in Speech-Language Pathology

Decolonizing the Conservatory: Diversifying Classical Music Through Integration, Not Assimilation
Christopher Jenkins, Associate Dean for Academic Support, Oberlin Conservatory and doctoral candidate in viola performance, Cleveland Institute of Music

Emerging Approaches to Sexual Violence Prevention
Christopher Johnston, author and playwright

Exploitation and Discrimination against People and Nature is Intentional: The Community Rights Movement --Empowering Change
Tish O'Dell, Ohio Organizer for the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF)

The Fight for Fair Housing Continues: Ending Segregation & Tackling Gentrification
Peter Saudek, Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research

Food Deserts in Cleveland
Tamara Randall, CWRU Department of Nutrition

The Forgotten Identity: A Discussion on Disability and Ability Privilege
Lauren Burdett, behavioral health therapist, LMSW, Anthony Jordan Health Center

Fracking in Our Backyard: The Present and Future of Fracking in Ohio
Presented by the Student Sustainability Council at CWRU

“God Complexes” and “Complex Gods”: Emancipatory Practices in Religion and Hip Hop
Dr. Joy Bostic, CWRU Department of Religious Studies and founding director of African and African American Studies minor

Green New Deal: Making Concrete Demands
Akshai Singh, Organizer, Amalgamated Transit Union

Harvest of Shame, Uncovering the Working Conditions of the Farm-workers who Feed the World's Richest Nation
Presented by Senior Farmworker Staff, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Healthy Homes and Lead Prevention Policy
Kim Foreman, Environmental Health Watch

Immigration and Anti-Colonialism
The Rev. Dr. Dustin White, Radial Church, Canton, Ohio and UNIDOS Ohio

Introducing Middle-schoolers to Nonviolence in STEM
Patricia Needham, Cleveland Nonviolence Network

LGBTQ+ Health Disparities: Trials and Tribulations of Going to the Doctor
Jodie Makara (CWRU student) and Jaden List (Vibrant Advocacy LLC)

Listening for Solidarity
Dr. Lyz Bly, Cleveland State University; performance artist, writer, professor, yoga teacher, and [sub]urban homesteader

One Haitian's Experience with Asylum Seeking and How Colonialism Fits
Ansly Damus, economist

The Outrage of Poverty in the United States
Larry Bresler, Organize! Ohio Executive Director and co-chair, Ohio Poor People's Campaign

Race is in the Eye of the Beholder
Sydnia Tcheurekdjian, Director, Arrupe Scholars Program, John Carroll University

Relevance of Medical Ethics in Healthcare
Presented by students from CWRU's Bioethics Department

Safe Zone Friend Training
AmariYah Israel, CWRU LGBT Center

Social Agents: Engaged Practice at Cleveland Institute of Art
Presented by faculty, students, and community partners of the Cleveland Institute of Art

Social Justice in a Plastics Economy
Bill Lenart, CWRU PhD candidate and founder of the CWRU Science and Human Rights Coalition

The Truth About the Cleveland Renaissance: Homelessness
Chris Knestrick, Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless

What Does a Feminist Peace Look Like? Colombia's Struggles Over the World's Most Inclusive Peace Accord
Sara Koopman, assistant professor, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Kent State University

What is Social Justice?
Jessie Hill, CWRU Social Justice Institute and School of Law
Dr. John Flores, CWRU Social Justice Institute

With the Best Intentions: Unintended Consequences of Fighting Human Trafficking
Dr. Misty Luminais, CWRU Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research & Education

Women in STEM: Retaining Young Professionals in the Field
Presented by students from CWRU's Women in Science and Engineering Roundtable




This event would not be possible without the help of our co-sponsors:
InterReligious Task Force on Central America and Colombia
CWRU Center for Civic Engagement and Learning
CWRU Social Justice Institute

We hope the following sponsors will continue to support this amazing event! New sponsorship info will be available in December!

AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at Case Western Reserve University

Archwood United Church of Christ

Church of St. Dominic: Faithful Citizenship

Church of the Covenant

Church of the Gesu

Church of the Resurrection

Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus

COAR Peace Mission

Code Pink Cleveland

Communion of Saints

Community Church of Chesterland

Community Shares of Greater Cleveland

Congregation of St. Joseph

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Cleveland Chapter

Dominican Sisters of Peace

Global Gifts

Harmony Springs Christian Church

Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Garfield Heights

Hope House of Prayer

Ian Charnas

JCU Peace, Justice and Human Rights Program

John Carroll University-Campus Ministry

Oberlin College

Presbytery of the Western Reserve

Revy Fair Trade

Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine

Sisters of Notre Dame

Sisters of the Humility of Mary

St. Edward High School

State Senator Nickie J. Antonio, OH-13

The Social Action Committee of West Shore UU Chruch

Ursuline College-Campus Ministry

Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland

West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church

Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice

Vegan Collective

Come and learn more about international activism, racism, sexism, intersectionality and the movement for social justice!

For information, email irtf@irtfcleveland.org or visit
https://www.irtfcleveland.org/calendar/19th-annual-irtf-social-justice-teach