In collaboration with campus and community partners, the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning (CCEL) will continue its new series highlighting a different form of civic engagement that contributes to social change each month. February’s theme is “Advocacy.” The Case Western Reserve University community is invited to explore one of the many opportunities to hear from Cleveland advocates and to learn advocacy tools to take action on causes you care about. Stay tuned to the Social Change Series website for upcoming opportunities. Students can take part in the following activities this month:
- Thursday, Feb. 18, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.—“Building Black Avenue: How Youth Voices are Shaping the Development of Cleveland’s East 66th Street,” sponsored by the Schubert Center for Child Studies, Social Justice Institute, Twelve Literary Arts, and CCEL
- Friday, Feb. 19, from 12:40 to 2 p.m.—“Advocacy 101: Community Organizing with the Ohio Student Association & CWRU Clubs”
- Monday, Feb. 22, to Thursday, Feb. 25, (register by Feb. 14)—CWRUinCLE Live: Accelerate civic innovators pitch competition
- Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.—CCEL Serves Virtual Pop-Up: Read & respond to poetry by incarcerated writers
- Friday, Feb. 26, from 4:45 to 6 p.m.—“Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis”
Events are made possible through the support of the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at CWRU to continue King’s commitment to social justice.