Social Justice

Niagara University Observes Every Child Matters Day with Series of Events

September 19, 2024

On Monday, Sept. 30, Niagara University will observe Every Child Matters Day, or Orange Shirt Day, with a series of drop-in programs and installations across the campus. These activities and exhibits will provide opportunities for education and reflection about the history and lasting impact of residential schools on Indigenous and First Nations communities.

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Dr. James Kyung-Jin Lee and Dr. Milo Obourn are the inaugural speakers for Niagara University's new Literature and Social Justice Speaker Series.

Niagara University Launches Speaker Series Focused on Literary Criticism and Social Justice

September 9, 2024

Emerging and established scholars will be featured as part of Niagara University’s new Literature and Social Justice Speaker Series, which launches this fall. The series is intended to facilitate discussions on how humanistic inquiry, specifically literary criticism, can contribute to social justice. The focus of the first two talks will be on the issue of disability.

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Charles Perry and Lisa Fitzpatrick of the Weave Project will share stories, practical advice, and insights to encourage community involvement and foster community change.

Niagara University Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement Hosts Community Cookout and Conversations

June 12, 2024

Niagara University’s Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement is hosting a community cookout and conversations for parents and their students attending Niagara Falls High School, Gaskill, and LaSalle preparatory schools in the Niagara Falls City School District. The event takes place on Saturday, June 22, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Doris W. Jones Resource Center, 3001 Ninth Street in Niagara Falls. Lunch will be provided.

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Niagara University Students Travel to Nation’s Capital to Advocate for Mental Health Services

May 9, 2024

A student delegation from Niagara University traveled to Washington, D.C., April 14-16 to speak with elected officials and advocate for the passage of the Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2023.

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Town of Niagara Justice Anthony L. Restaino, ’05; Dr. Kevin Hinkley, ’05, assistant professor of political science; NU student Caroline LeBron; Dr. David Reilly, director of international studies; NU student Tamana Dawi; NU student Kyla Prince; and Buffalo Public Schools assistant principal Nataisia L. Johnson, ’16, M.S.Ed.’22, at the launch of the Vincentian Center for Justice.

Niagara University Announces the Establishment of the Vincentian Center for Justice

April 15, 2024

Niagara University’s Vincentian tradition will inform the work of a new living-learning community designed to empower students to pursue justice in their personal and professional lives.

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National Leader in the Peace Movement to Speak at Niagara University

April 2, 2024

Jerry Elmer, a Vietnam-era draft resister and a national leader in the peace movement, will present “Nonviolent Civil Disobedience: Lessons from a Draft Resister,” on Tuesday, April 9, as part of the Niagara University Vincentian Center for Justice Social Justice Speaker Series. The talk, which is co-sponsored by NU's PeaceAction NY and the Peace and Justice Studies Association, will center on Elmer’s efforts to promote peace, justice, and protection of the environment. It takes place at 4:30 p.m. in Bailo Hall Room 201 and will also be broadcast via zoom at: https://niagara-edu.zoom.us/j/85059500083

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Son of Tops Shooting Victim Is Featured Speaker During Niagara University’s Social Justice Speaker Series

February 8, 2024

Mark Talley, whose mother, Geraldine Talley, was one of the 10 African Americans killed during the May 14, 2022, mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo, N.Y., will speak about how that tragic event motivated him to launch his non-profit organization, Agents for Advocacy, during a presentation hosted by Niagara University’s Vincentian Center for Justice in coordination with the Niagara University Black Student Union, the Intercultural Engagement Center, and the Peace & Justice Studies Association.

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Religious Scholar to Lead Film Screening and Discussion on Race, Religion, and Justice at Niagara University

February 2, 2024

Niagara University’s Ostapenko Center for Race, Equity, & Mission is hosting a film screening and discussion on race, religion, and justice featuring Dr. Jamal-Dominque Hopkins, associate professor of Christian scriptures at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary. Dr. Hopkins will show two short films and lead an iconographic analysis of the movies during the event, which takes place Feb. 29 at 5:30 p.m. in Dunleavy Hall, Room 127. It is free and open to the public.

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Henry Brophy, Nikaulas Smith-Goddard, Mateo Gruosso, program director Beth Riehle, Sr. Nora Gatto, D.C., Fr. Greg Semeniuk, C.M., Marianne Bonilla, and Ava Palo at the St. Columban Mission Center in front of an image of St. Oscar Romero, former archbishop of San Salvador and martyr.

Niagara University Students Learn About the Plight of Migrants During Vincentian Immersion Program

January 31, 2024

On a cold and windy Tuesday evening in January, five students from Niagara University served chicken, cauliflower, salad, bread, cookies, and muffins to migrants and refugees at Holy Family Refugee Center, located just a few steps from the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas.

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