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-25 posts tagged "Justice Fridays"
Stephanie Snyder | Monday, September 12, 2016
As Sept. 11 approached, this week’s Justice Friday installment, presented by Saint Mary’s junior and Justice Education Social Relations Officer Alex Shambery, served as a way to promote social awareness for Homeless U.S. Veterans. Shambery began by sharing statistics she found through the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) website. “Eleven percent of homeless adults are
Allison Sanchez | Monday, September 5, 2016
Dedicated to raising awareness of social justice topics, Saint Mary’s first Justice Friday of the school year focused on an increasingly widespread humanitarian issue that has forced countries to reconsider immigration policy: the Syrian refugee crisis. Led by senior Caylin McCallick, the discussion began by tracing the origins of the crisis. “A few citizens put
Allison Sanchez | Monday, February 15, 2016
This week’s installment of the Justice Friday series focused on the definition of sex and gender, as well as the socialization of gender identity. The conversation was led by seniors Bri O’Brien and Vanessa Troglia. Troglia said that biologically speaking, gender is not a dichotomy. She said there are instances where a person’s chromosomal combinations can differ from
Allison Sanchez | Monday, November 23, 2015
This week’s installment of the Justice Friday series at Saint Mary’s focused on barriers to health care services, mental health services and some of the health-related resources on the College’s campus. The talk was hosted by a panel of students and the director of Health and Counseling Center at Saint Mary’s. Junior Caylin McCallick spoke
Allison Sanchez | Monday, November 16, 2015
Students discussed unhealthy relationships and how to recognize emotional relationship abuse at Friday’s installment of the Justice Friday series at Saint Mary’s in a conversation led by sophomores Nicole Caratas and Courtney Weston. (Editor’s Note: Nicole Caratas is a news writer for the Observer.) Weston said emotional abuse can be an often misunderstood aspect of an unhealthy
Allison Sanchez | Monday, November 2, 2015
As part of the Justice Friday series, a Saint Mary’s student discussed the implications of being openly gay as a college student and explored ways to make the College a place where all students feel safe to be themselves. Junior Maranda Pennington started the discussion by reminding everyone that coming out is an individual decision
Allison Sanchez | Sunday, October 4, 2015
This week’s installment of the College’s Justice Fridays lecture series focused on explaining how Title IX protects students of all gender identities and sexual orientation from sex-based discrimination. Saint Mary’s senior Bri O’Brien led the conversation, focusing on how Title IX can benefit the LGBTQ community on college campuses. She offered a concise explanation of
Allison Sanchez | Monday, September 28, 2015
This week’s installment of Justice Friday at Saint Mary’s focused on the issues of bullying and highlighted ways to identify and respond to bullying. The discussion was hosted by junior Katie Dwyer. She centered her discussion on defining modern bullying and showing that it affects students of all ages. Dwyer said, in general, bullying can
Alex Winegar | Monday, September 7, 2015
The Justice Friday series continued at Saint Mary’s on Sept. 4, with a talk on sustainability by sophomore Kristhel Torre. The discussion, titled “How SMC Students Contribute to Environmental Problems and What We Can Do About It,” focused on minimizing trash output and practicing a sustainable lifestyle. Torre said the problem resulted from an excess
Alex Winegar | Monday, August 31, 2015
The Saint Mary’s Justice Education Program kicked off the 2015-16 Justice Friday series with a conversation about sex and consent. The discussion “Yes Means Yes: A Conversation About Consent” was lead by senior Maggie Langenfeld and sophomore Alex Shambery. Justice Education student assistant Maranda Pennington said the mission of the program is to empower students