No Images? Click here CSSJ Newsletter Dear Friend, Founded in 2012, the Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice (CSSJ) at Brown University begins its sixth year as a space on campus where students, scholars, and community members engage in powerful conversations about the history of slavery and its impact on race relations, freedom, and social justice today. We are writing to encourage you to support CSSJ’s scholarly engaged work for social and racial justice in our present times. Since its inception, the Center has organized hundreds of public programs to examine issues of social justice and racial equality, including the impact of anti-black racism on our nation’s educational systems, racial segregation and its persistent structural legacies, and struggles against contemporary human trafficking. As part of its mission to examine the history and legacies of slavery in ways that engage a broad public, the CSSJ has built a global network of scholars, museums, and universities. The Center has initiated
joint projects with the Smithsonian Institution, and fostered relationships with high school educators across the nation. Through its research, exhibitions, convenings, and curriculum, the Center has become a leading institution for understanding how slavery’s legacy directly impacts all of our lives, yet is “hidden in plain sight.” This year, we are expanding the Center’s network of supporters and encourage you to join the CSSJ Friends. Your engagement will help increase the visibility of the Center’s work, and provide funding for it to be sustained as a vibrant force for learning, discussion, and action. CSSJ Friends receive:
Brown undergraduate exploring the CSSJ exhibition, Black Mechanics: The Making of an American University and a Nation Inequalities set in motion by the Atlantic slave trade continue to profoundly shape our world and lives today. The CSSJ is working with scholars, museums and communities in America and globally to understand not only slavery’s historical weight, but also link it to ongoing social justice issues such as the impact of race upon medical care outcomes, human trafficking risks, inequalities within the criminal justice system, and food security gaps. Cultivating space and support for these challenging conversations has never been more critical than now. Please join the CSSJ in its work to create a more informed public and a more equitable world. Our very best, On behalf of the CSSJ Friends Steering Committee Over the last six years CSSJ’s work has helped to shape important conversations on and off campus around the history and memories of racial slavery both in America and globally. This pioneering work would not be possible without the sustained commitment of our supporters. Learn more about one of the CSSJ's supporters. |