Women's Center at UMBC The fifth annual Critical Social Justice explored opportunities for building individual and collective resistance and resilience. Events throughout the week, the theme of...
November 3, 2017
·
12:10 PM
Posts
The fifth annual Critical Social Justice explored opportunities for building individual and collective resistance and resilience. Events throughout the week, the theme of Rise, challenged us to...
November 3, 2017
·
12:09 PM
Checkout our monthly newsletter!
Make sure you check out our newsletter below with our events this month, International Education Week, as well as our BRAND NEW "Dylan's Corner" Have any questions about any of the events?...
November 3, 2017
·
11:48 AM
Last Thursday, October 12th, the Women’s Center held the second roundtable discussion in our fall series. This one was titled Women and the Environment, and prompted a conversation about how...
October 31, 2017
·
1:32 PM
A reflection from student intern, Sheila, about the subtle moments of life, both good and bad. A little while ago I asked someone for their life story. This is a random thing I...
October 30, 2017
·
5:32 PM
our children
Growing up, I really didn’t think too much about kids. I didn’t have any younger brothers or sisters that I played with or helped to take care of. I didn’t do much babysitting. I wasn’t even a...
October 27, 2017
·
2:54 PM
por la guerra, por la gente, por mi gente, y por vos
¡Hola! Me llamo Gerardo Herrera-Cortés y soy un pasante por los poblaciones hispanos y latinos en el Mosaico: centro para la diversidad y cultura en UMBC. Estudio diseño gráfico, pero tengo una...
October 27, 2017
·
11:16 AM
our undocumented people who still seek shelter in the shadow
I rise for our undocumented people whose voices are silenced. Our voices are silenced as soon as we internalize the belief that living in the shadows is our best chance at assimilating. We know...
October 26, 2017
·
3:23 PM
the fair and equitable treatment of all.
“I rise for social justice” seems such a simple idea. The fact that one person deserves basic human rights is a very controversial topic, but should it be? In my opinion, everyone should have...
October 26, 2017
·
1:21 PM
Empowering Others.
When I was asked what “I Rise For” the first thing I thought of is empowering others. Empowerment has many meanings for me because it can be used with entire populations but also everyday...
October 25, 2017
·
3:32 PM