Social Justice Institutes at Carlow University

Birthing Justice: Screening and Panel Discussion
April 17, 2023 | 4:30 PM | Gailliot Center
Register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/birthing-justice-a-community-collaborative-screening-panel-discussion-tickets-577747778157

Improving maternal health outcomes for Black women requires a comprehensive approach that addresses the social determinants of health, such as poverty, racism, and lack of access to healthcare. This includes implementing policies that promote equitable access to healthcare, expanding access to high-quality prenatal care and postpartum care, increasing diversity and cultural competence in the healthcare workforce, and addressing systemic racism within healthcare systems.

To that end, SJI is proud to partner with Healthy Start, Inc. Pittsburgh/Allegheny County in bringing the film Birthing Justice to Carlow University for a free screening and panel discussion.

BIRTHING JUSTICE is a feature-length documentary whose purpose is two-fold: to discuss issues fueling the maternal health crisis within the Black community and to advocate for best practices to enhance birthing equity for all, especially Black mothers and birthing people. The film explores this epidemic across the nation, interviewing those affected by current policies, including birthing individuals and healthcare providers, as well as birthing advocates, activists, and policymakers at the forefront of advancing policy change.

We’re so excited to support the Women & Gender Studies department for Women’s History Month. Join WGS on March 21 from 4-5:30 pm in the Gailliot Center for an event with labor activist and author, Daisy Pitkin.

Daisy Pitkin has spent more than twenty years as a community and union organizer, working first in support of garment workers around the world, and then for US labor unions organizing industrial laundry workers. Her essays have been awarded the Montana Prize, the Disquiet Literary Prize, the New Millennium Award, and the Monique Wittig Writer’s Fellowship. She grew up in rural Ohio and holds an MFA from the University of Arizona. Today, Pitkin lives and writes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she works as an organizer with an offshoot of the union UNITE.

Our deepest gratitude to everyone that joined us and Vibrant Pittsburgh at Carlow University for More Than a Moment with Dr. Cornel West!

📸: Emmai Alaquiva

We can't wait to welcome you to Carlow's Campus for More Than a Moment with Dr. Cornel West! Doors open at 6:30 pm and we begin at 7pm. Forgot to register? No problem! Bring your friends, family, church group, and co-workers to! Never been to campus before? Grab parking directions here: https://www.carlow.edu/about/maps-directions-parking/

Lots A, B, and C (circled) are open for free parking with valet service in Lots A and C. The event will be held in Rosemary Heyl Theatre on the first floor of Antonian Hall (also circled). Purple & yellow "Special Event" signs will be located across campus to help guide your way.

If you need any assistance, look for one of our helpful Carlow Campus Police officers or a student volunteer in a black SJI t-shirt. See you soon!

Today is the last chance to register for this once in a lifetime event!

In just one week Carlow University and Vibrant Pittsburgh will host Dr. Cornel West and bring the Sacredness of Creation speaker series to an end. Hope to see you there! Register at https://bit.ly/cornelatcarlow.

A Night with Dr. Cornel West: More than a Moment
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Rosemary Heyl Theater, Antonian Theater, Carlow University
Free & Open to the Public
Registration closes February 11, 2023

In just one week Carlow University and Vibrant Pittsburgh will host Dr. Cornel West and bring the Sacredness of Creation speaker series to an end. Hope to see you there! Register at https://bit.ly/cornelatcarlow.

A Night with Dr. Cornel West: More than a Moment
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Rosemary Heyl Theater, Antonian Theater, Carlow University
Free & Open to the Public
Registration closes February 11, 2023

Join us for an evening discussion with Dr. Cornel West titled More Than A Moment!

Register today: https://carlow.wufoo.com/forms/a-conversation-with-dr-cornel-west/

Vibrant Pittsburgh is proud to partner with Carlow University's Social Justice Institutes at Carlow University on this event as a part of their Sacredness of Creation series. This free event is open to the public with Dr. West discussing an array of topics from philosophy to literature and sharing possible solutions to our region’s most pressing challenges.

SJI has some incredibly exciting events coming up next month!

The Sacredness of Creation series is an engaging and enlightening speaker series offering opportunities for self-reflection about our roles in building a just and merciful world that values all featuring nationally and internationally recognized thought leaders, activists, and scholars.

On February 4, 2023, Jennifer Pinckney, a survivor of the Emmanuel AME Church massacre and the widow of the late Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney will host a screening of Emmanuel, an award-winning documentary film produced by Viola Davis and Stephen Curry and directed by Brian Tetsuro Ivie, followed by a Q&A session.

Emanuel Documentary Screening
Saturday, February 4, 2023 | 2:00 – 5:00 PM
In-Person Event Co-sponsored by StoptheViolence Pittsburgh
Gailliot Center, University Commons, Carlow University
Free & Open to the Public.
Registration closes February 3, 2023: https://bit.ly/carlowfeb4

On February 15, 2023, Dr. Cornel West, affectionately known to many as Brother West, and the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary, will engage in an evening discussion event, titled More than A Moment, with Dr. Ryan Scott and Sabrina Saunders-Mosby of SJI and Vibrant Pittsburgh, respectively.

A Night with Dr. Cornel West: More than a Moment
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM
In-Person Event co-sponsored by Vibrant Pittsburgh
Rosemary Heyl Theater, Antonian Theater, Carlow University
Free & Open to the Public
Registration closes February 11, 2023: https://bit.ly/cornelatcarlow

Our headshot day with is completely full! Walk-ins are welcome but they are first come, first serve.

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Returning to the Roots of Civil Rights

June 24 - July 2, 2023

Join SJI for a 9-day tour of the South, visiting historical locations key to the Civil Rights struggle and earn 2 EXP credits at a deeply discounted rate. To learn more and secure your spot, email sji at carlow dot edu.