Stories about "social justice"
Picture story: MLK Day 2017
Friday, January 20, 2017 12:56 pm
Photographs of the many and varied people, places, and events capture the compelling Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at Bates.
Bates College lectures on Feb. 5 explore collage, social justice in academe
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 1:01 pm
Bates presents lectures on an important exhibition of collages and on the role of academics and social justice on Feb. 5.
MLK Day: Bates explores non-violent activism past, present and future
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 3:09 pm
In case you think that all the heavy lifting in the cause of social justice is over and done with, the Rev. James Lawson has news for you. "I am absolutely convinced" that the 21st century will be the time for a social justice movement that overshadows the transformative campaigns of the previous century, Lawson told a Bates College audience gathered on Jan. 17 to celebrate the life and work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Catherine Elliott '12 worked so that local kids could play
Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:49 am
On the lid of a yogurt cup in Commons, Catherine Elliott '12 of Edina, Minn., read about a contest that would fund playground upgrades for the organization that collected enough specially marked lids. "Wow! We have a lot of yogurt lids here," Elliott thought. "This opportunity exists -- what can we do with it?"
Bates seeks nominations for Stringfellow peace and justice award
Friday, February 15, 2002 3:49 pm
The Chaplain's Office is seeking nominations for the two recipients of the 2002 William Stringfellow Award of Peace and Justice in memory of William Stringfellow '49. All letters of nomination are due Monday, March 4, and can be addressed to The Office of the College Chaplain, 161 Wood Street, Lewiston, Maine, 04240.