For me, social justice isn’t a concept, something we teach; it’s a practice, something we do. When a student like […]
Posts Tagged ‘human rights’
Obama just quietly signed a major anti-slavery bill!
Fishing is a huge industry in Thailand — worth roughly $7 billion in exports every year — with people in […]
Chicago retains its dubious title as one of the nation’s most segregated cities
A century after the start of the Great Migration and 50 years after the Kerner Commission Report declared “our nation […]
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Budget Cuts Hurt Child Care Providers
Some daycare providers in Illinois say the state is still behind on payments for families who need help affording child […]
Pope Francis Visits Mexico
“Francis brought a message of encouragement on the second full day of his trip to residents of Ecatepec, a poverty-stricken […]
Flint Residents Fight Back
“Hundreds of Flint residents on Tuesday packed into a ballroom at the University of Michigan-Flint, hoping to receive answers from […]
Union Plumbers Help Out the Residents of Flint Michigan
300 plumbers from unions across the country descended on Flint to install new faucets and water filters for free!
Talking About Race and Privilege in the Loyola Classroom
As Loyola students of color draw attention to their experiences of marginalization in classrooms and throughout their Loyola experience, as […]
A Loyola professor is leading the charge against unfair Federal Housing Policy affecting Chicago’s Poor
Lanice Walker, 38, sits with her children Dec. 21, 2015, at their apartment in Chicago. Some of her children were […]
A second write up about the Vatican II Symposium by Heidi Schlumpf
Are women “Still Guests in Our Own House?” And if so, should we pack our bags to find a more […]
