Register at: https://tinyurl.com/mxziyara In conjunction with the Muslim Life Program at the Yale Chaplain's Office, the Muslim Leadership Lab at Dwight Hall is organizing a special visit to honor El Hajj Malik El Shabazz and Dr. Betty Shabazz on the 58th anniversary of Brother Malcolm's martyrdom. Buses will leave at 9:00 am from Phelps Gate to travel to Ferncliff Cemetery and […]
Dwight Hall Civic Allyship workshop featuring IRIS: Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services. This workshop will feature an overview of IRIS's programs and discuss the experience of refugee families resettling in the United States. Attendees will also hear about upcoming advocacy opportunities including a virtual border crossing. This hybrid event is open to the public. Visitors to campus must comply with Yale […]
https://cglink.me/2dA/r2049996 Share love through food this February. Are you passionate about community engagement and food justice? Dwight Hall is seeking 5-7 volunteers to menu-plan and cook a meal for the un-housed and housing insecure inhabitants of the New Haven Green. Interested? Please register here. Contact Kaley Casenhiser | Dwight Hall Magee Fellow kaley.casenhiser@yale.edu
https://cglink.me/2dA/r2050960 Serve Food with Community for the Unhoused Community.In partnership with Chapel on the Green, Dwight Hall is seeking 5-7 volunteers to serve food to the housing insecure and unhoused members of the New Haven Green. This is a great opportunity to support food justice pathways in New Haven and connect more deeply with those experiencing housing and food insecurity […]
Hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFeaturing Professor Courtney WoodsRSVP at https://heellife.unc.edu/event/8650771. This session examines the historical and contemporary impacts that solid waste facilities have on communities of color in North Carolina and reflect on the 40-year history of environmental justice organizing around waste facilities in the United States. Courtney Woods is an associate professor in the […]
https://cglink.me/2dA/r1997767 Support education and recreational programs at this treasured historic site! Volunteers will meet at Dwight Hall promptly at 12:45pm and travel together via CT Transit bus to the site. Volunteers will work indoors and outdoors to prepare and package STEAM learning kits used in schools across Connecticut and to maintain trails and natural areas surrounding the Museum at the […]
All are welcome and no registration is required. This new exhibit is organized by Frank Mitchell with Constance Royster and showcases vital stories of the Q House, Dixwell, Judge Motley, community memory, and family archives. This Q House exhibit follows on and draws inspiration from the magnificent exhibit last spring 2022, Constance Baker Motley: Lady of the Law, originated by […]
Register here: https://cglink.me/2dA/r2045040 Before Kaepernick, there was basketball star Abdul-Rauf. More than two decades after leaving the NBA for his stand against racial injustice and oppression, he continues to teach the necessity of protest. Join us for this special breakfast conversation hosted by the YDS's Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging about faith, sports, and the courage to speak […]
Register here: https://cglink.me/2dA/r2040582 Before Kaepernick, there was rising basketball star Abdul-Rauf. More than two decades after leaving the NBA for his stand against racial injustice and oppression, he continues to teach the necessity of protest. Join us for this special conversation about faith, sports, and the courage to speak out. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf is the 2023 Dr. Betty Shabazz and Malcolm […]
Thinking of working in the social sector this summer? Not sure where to start? Meet with the Dwight Hall Summer Fellows Student Coordinator before applications are due! If you would like to meet with the Student Coordinator individually, sign up for a slot here. If you would like to meet with a Dwight Hall staff member individually, sign up for […]
Location: New Haven Green: Across the City Hall, 165 Church St. New Haven, CT On the morning of Wednesday, March 8, there will be a big rally and sing-a-long taking place on the New Haven Green from 8:00-9:00am, as a follow-up to last year's Morning Without Child Care, which was very successful in pushing for early childhood funding in this […]
Registration is now open here for the March 11th event. The Rebellious Lawyering conference brings together practitioners, law students, and community activists from around the country to discuss innovative, progressive approaches to law and social change. The conference, grounded in the spirit of Gerald Lopez’s Rebellious Lawyering, seeks to build a community of law students, practitioners, and activists seeking to […]
