Tag: <span>Education & Schools</span>

Passionate Public Speaking about timely matters of social justice and spirituality! Come hear six articulate and committed Williams students speak their minds as they compete for the William Sloane Coffin Prize for Passionate Public Speaking – From Saturday, April 16th. This is the 6th Annual Coffin Prize competition, a joint venture between our church and […]

Recorded January 11th, 2016. New York Times columnist Dan Barry pays a visit to Williams College. Leadership Studies professor Justin Crowe conducted a live interview with Mr. Barry in Griffin Hall, during which the journalist shared stories about his travels, research and writing process for his popular column, “This Land”.

Part of Claiming Williams 2016. Vijay Prashad, author of 17 books including “The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World,” “The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South,” and “The Karma of Brown Folk,” speaks about subjects related to his latest edited work, “Letters to Palestine.” Sponsored by Students for Justice […]

Part of Claiming Williams 2016. Two of the four women of the New Jersey Four Case (2006) share their story. In 2006 they were arrested after fighting off a violent attack. Charged with gang assault and attempted murder, they were bashed by media and deemed a “Gang of Killer Lesbians.” The film “Out in the […]

Part of Claiming Williams 2016. The June 2015 Supreme Court decision in favor of marriage equality was a culmination of many years of Marriage equalityLGBTQ activism. So what’s next? A diverse panel of activists share their perspectives and facilitate a conversation on the most urgent issues now confronting the queer community. Panelists: Joshua Allen (Organizer […]

Recorded July 1, 2015

Recorded October 7 2015

Recorded July 1, 2015