Natural disasters stemming from climate change, the Israel-Hamas conflict, the overturning of Roe v. Wade and many other issues have set the stage for activist groups to fight for their views to be recognized. According to Michigan State University Sociology Professor and activist Dr. Stephen Gasteyer, social and demographic availability prevent certain people from being the activists they might aspire to be.
Students peacefully protested outside the Hannah Administration Building today to advocate for MSU to adhere to diversity, equity and inclusion standards in support of transgender and gender non-conforming students. The protest was a response to a demonstration held in Brody Hall on April 4 that students deemed transphobic.
With over 400 participants, The “Race for Humanity" 5K to help Palestinian refugees was held yesterday, March 10, and organized by Michigan State University’s Students United for Palestinian Rights and Arab Cultural Society. Before the race began, SUPR Outreach Coordinator Nasim Saed announced the event had raised over $16,000.
Associate Professor of journalism Danielle K. Brown’s research explores the ways media has historically misrepresented Black communities, and how journalists can work to actively combat this for better, holistic coverage.
Dr. LeConté Dill, an associate chair and professor in Michigan State University’s Department of African American and African Studies, is embarking on a dream-inspired play about Black motherhood.
The MSU Latinx Film Festival hosted activist and artist Manuel Oliver, whose 17-year-old son, Joaquin Oliver, was fatally shot in 2018 at Parkland High School. Oliver performed his one-man show entitled “Guac”-- in reference to his son’s nickname– that circles around losing a child to gun violence.
Justice Kyra H. Bolden, the first Black woman to sit on the Michigan Supreme Court, spoke at James Madison College’s second annual Black History Month Symposium on Wednesday, Feb 7th.
Students United for Palestinian Rights, or SUPR, Arab Cultural Society, or ACS, and Planned Parenthood Generation Action, or PPGA, have partnered to hold a Menstrual Product Drive for Gaza until Feb. 6 in room 206 at the Michigan State University International Center. The drive is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On Michigan State University's campus, the effects of this boycott remain to be seen. Starbucks supervisor and environmental biology and microbiology sophomore Morgan Bresson said there has been little change in business at the 1855 Place location on campus.
Students supporting Palestinians said they plan to continue fighting, protesting and calling state representatives and urging them to a ceasefire.
Walking along the outskirts of the Michigan Capitol building, hundreds of anti-abortion supporters and activists joined together in a “March for Life" rally, hosted and organized by Michigan Right to Life, at noon today. The rally was arranged to be held a year after the 2022 Ballot Proposal 3, or the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, which placed the right to abortion care into Michigan constitutional law, was passed. Earlier Wednesday morning, Right to Life filed a lawsuit against Proposal 3, arguing that the abortion access violates federal constitutional rights.
Let’s take a deeper look at the history of hip-hop and how N.W.A., Tupac and Lamar were able to bring light many of the problems the Black community face. What social justice issues did these artists rap about in their songs? Did they influence each other in any way?
In coordination with Students United for Palestine, or SUPR, at Michigan State University, Greater Lansing Islamic organized the “Justice for Palestine” protest to “stop the genocide” and to “tell Biden and all elected officials” to ceasefire.
With hundreds of classes offered at Michigan State University, it can be hard to choose exactly which ones to take, especially regarding electives, throughout your time here. Below is a compilation of various classes that are not exactly titled “social justice,” but still cover social issues that are important for students to know about. If you have extra classes to take in your time remaining at MSU, keep reading to see which ones interest you.
