This is an insight written by Meredith Friedland on the recent Bahá’í Chair for World Peace Lecture by Professor Yohuru Williams on “Simply Because People Refuse to See Me: Black Lives Matter in Historical Context” held on February 8, 2022.
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My Semester with the Bahá’í Chair for World Peace – Meredith Friedland
As the semester comes to an end, our interns are taking time to reflect on their work with the Bahá’í Chair for World Peace. The first post comes from our Social Media and Marketing Intern, Meredith Friedland. Continue reading
The ongoing impact of racist symbols
This is an insight written by Meredith Friedland on the recent Bahá’í Chair for World Peace Lecture on Confederate Streets and Black-White Labor Market Differentials given by Dr. Jhacova Williams and co-sponsored by the Critical Race Initiative and the Department of African American Studies on November 16, 2021. Continue reading
Breaking the Silence
This is an insight written by Meredith Friedland on the recent Bahá’í Chair for World Peace Symposium on “Inequalities and the Increased Risk of Political Violence” co-sponsored by the Critical Race Initiative and the Department of African American Studies on October 12, 2021.
Professor Geoff K. Ward in his lecture “Haunting Legacies of Racial Violence: Clarifying and Addressing the Presence of the Past” discussed how we must address the horrors of our country’s past in order to move forward to a more peaceful future. Continue reading
What Is The Proper Way To Be A Feminist?
This is an insight written by Meredith Friedland on the recent Bahá’í Chair for the World Peace Annual Lecture ‘Breaking the Spell of the Welfare State?’: Public Culture in Neoliberalism’s Gender Regime held on September 30, 2021. Continue reading
The Global Climate Crisis: The Call to Action For The New Generation
This is an insight written by Meredith Friedland on the recent Bahá’í Chair for the World Peace Conference, “Global Climate Crisis: Seeking Environmental Justice and Climate Equality” held on September 2, 2021.