by Ron Fornaro | Mar 8, 2018 | Ohio State University
Polarization is a real threat to democracy[1], and civic groups like Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) can play an important role in closing the gap between groups by trying to correct polarized media, engaging those with different polarized views, and using...
by Alexis Viera | Nov 17, 2017 | Brown University
The March for Racial Justice in Providence was not a march at all. A group of Providence’s activists and allies gathered on a green in India Point Park, forming a largely white crowd that hung on every word spoken at the podium—all from the mouths of people of color...
by Cody Duane-Mcglashan | Nov 17, 2017 | Brown University
As four of us from the class walked into India Point Park armed with a stack of surveys, clipboards, and pens on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, I was struck by how laid back the whole event looked. Around 30 people wearing shirts emblazoned with #blacklivesmatter and...
