Peace and Justice Institute

Begin your day by centering your heart and mind in a short mindfulness practive to cultivate receptivity and openness. From this stance we can listen to ourselves and others to develop a language that centers on restoration and healing.

This interactive session is focused on the conversation of bullying and what each of us can do to create change at school, work, and in our lives.

Mostly we think of human trafficking as an 'over there' issue, however, with the recent arrests of Ghislane Maxwell and Peter Nyguard, the implications are much closer to home. In this session we will look at a global view of human trafficking, bringing it back to our own backyard and what we can do together to disrupt it. 

The workshop explores foundational rights of service industry employees, with a focus on tipped hour waged employees, along with the current legal trends within the Department of Labor and federal courts. Topics include: unpaid hours, valid tip pool schemes, tipped vs. untipped labor, workplace discrimination, tipped wage notice requirements, overtime, common workplace violations, and your legal options to remedy workplace violations.

The simulation is an ineractive tool that helps people understand the connections among racial equity, hunger, poverty, and wealth. It is a good first step for people unaware of structural inequality, a support tool for those who want deeper understanding of structural inequality, and a source of information for experts who want to know the quantifiable economic impact of each policy that has widened today's racial, hunger, income, and wealth divides. 

Join us as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with this film screening and discussion. Down the road from Woodstock, a revolution blossomed at a ramshackle summer camp for teenagers with diasbilities, transforming their lives and igniting a landmark movement. Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution is executive produced by Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.  Partner Organization: Office for Students with Disabilities