The JCCP is excited to welcome this year’s new Re-Imagining Justice Mentor-In-Residence, Lorenzo Jones. A veteran community organizer, Lorenzo Jones is the co-founder and co–executive director of the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice. Katal works at the municipal and state level in Connecticut and New York to build leadership and organizing capacity to…
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9/22 WesPass/XtraMile Tabling
The Return of CSPL120: Civic Engagement Practice
The staff at the Jewett and Allbritton Centers are excited about continuing CSPL120: Civic Engagement Practice! Since the University’s reaffirmation of its commitment to engaging the broader public around some of society’s most critical issues in the 2018 Civic Action Plan, we have offered more programming and opportunities designed to help build student capacity for…
9/14 First Annual Civic Engagement Fair!
Welcome back, students! Are you interested in youth development, environmental justice, community engagement, or social entrepreneurship? Come to the Civic Engagement Fair to learn how the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life can help fund your business venture, connect you with a volunteer program, or hire you to plan sustainability-related events! The Jewett…
The Launch of the Ukraine Event Series!
Dear Friends of Ukraine, The Ukraine Event Series marks one year since the full Russian invasion of Ukraine. All events are free and open to the public. They offer new lenses on the current situation and ways to support Ukraine. Please join us and please feel free to share the posters below. Thank you! Feb.…
2/13 What Does it Take to be an Investigative Journalist?
Introducing Our New Koeppel Fellow ’23: Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
The Allbritton Center is excited to introduce our new 2023 Koeppel Fellow, Jacqueline Rabe Thomas! She is an investigative reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media. She has also been an investigative reporter with Connecticut Public’s Accountability Project, a housing and education reporter with The Connecticut Mirror, and a fellow with ProPublica. Her reporting has led to…
2/18 Growing Power
What is Growing Power and how does it relate to the JCCP’s Reimagining Justice Initiative? The Jewett Center is invested in using the resources at our disposal to support organizations working toward justice. Re-Imagining Justice (one of the Center’s 3 focus areas) has supported groups that advocate for decarceration, criminal justice reform, alternatives to incarceration,…
OCS Coordinator Profiles: The International Refugee Assistance Project
OCS Student Coordinators 2021-2022 International Refugee Assistance Project Co-Coordinators The International Refugee Assistance Project is part of the wider Wesleyan Refugee Project. Will Halm ‘22: Government Major, Data Analysis Minor, Writing Certificate IRAP is a legal organization based in NYC which represents refugees trying to settle in the United States. At Wesleyan, we research assistance…
Youth Engagement Training
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