Past Events

Thu, Sep 28, 2017
12:00 PM through September 30, 2017

Trenton Masonic Temple & Thomas Edison State University

35th Annual Leadership Conference: Still We Rise - Moving NJ's Black Agenda Forward

The Institute's Retha Onitiri and Andrea McChristian will be leading a discussion at the New Jersey Black Issues Convention conference on youth incarceration, "Our Youth, Our Future, Our Fight." Th...

Wed, Oct 04, 2017
12:00 PM through October 07, 2017

1900 University Ave, Austin, TX 78705, United States AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center
Austin, TX

Investing in America's Workforce Capstone Conference 2017

Institute President and CEO Ryan P. Haygood is a featured speaker at the Investing in America's Workforce Capstone Conference 2017. Please click here for more information. 

Thu, Oct 05, 2017
07:00 PM

190 University Ave, Newark , NJ 07102, United States 100 Engelhard Hall
Newark , NJ

Let Your Voice Be Heard: The Impact of Voting and Being Engaged

Institute Associate Counsel Scott Novakowski will be a panelist at a forum on voting rights and democracy, organized by Organizing for Action and the Rutgers Student Governing Association.

Fri, Oct 13, 2017
08:30 AM

1919 NW Connecticut Ave, Washington, DC 20009, United States The Washington Hilton
Washington, DC

In Solidarity We Rise: Healing, Opportunity and Justice for Girls

Retha Onitiri, Manager of the 150 Years is Enough campaign, and Andrea McChristian, Institute Associate Counsel, will be leading a workshop on girls and the youth justice system entitled The Forgot...

Wed, Oct 18, 2017
06:00 PM

351 Charleston Rd, Willingboro, NJ 08046, United States Foster Military Lodge
Willingboro, NJ

150 Years is Enough October Campaign Meeting

Please join us at the 150 Years is Enough Campaign meeting and learn how you can help abolish youth incarceration in New Jersey.   

Thu, Oct 19, 2017
06:00 PM

67 Church St, Montclair , NJ 07042, United States Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair
Montclair , NJ

150 Years is Enough: Organize for Our Youth

150 Years is Enough Field Organizer James Williams will deliver a presentation on the campaign to end youth incarceration and transform youth justice in New Jersey. RSVP here: http://bit.ly/2fDck7I...

Fri, Oct 27, 2017
08:30 AM

126 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States Rutgers University College Avenue Student Center
New Brunswick, NJ

2017 Poverty Summit: Dismantling Poverty

Ryan P. Haygood will be a keynote speaker at the 2017 Poverty Summit, hosted by the Anti-Poverty Network of New Jersey. Also, at the Summit Institute Associate Counsel Scott Novakowski will speak o...

Wed, Nov 01, 2017
07:00 PM

60 Park Pl, 511, Newark, NJ 07102, United States New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
Newark, NJ

Volunteer Training for Election Day 2017

HELP PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY: VOLUNTEER ON ELECTION DAY The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice is leading an on-the-ground effort on Election Day, November 7, to ensure that all eligible voters ...

Thu, Nov 02, 2017
06:30 PM

431 Pennington Ave, Trenton , NJ 08618, United States YMCA of Trenton
Trenton , NJ

Faces and Challenges of Modern Day Poverty

Demelza Baer, Senior Counsel and Director of the Economic Mobility Initiative, will be a panelist at NJTV's forum, Faces and Challenges of Modern Day Poverty.    

Tue, Nov 07, 2017
08:00 PM

100 George St, Trayes Hall A, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States Douglass Student Center
New Brunswick, NJ

#150yearsisenough November Campaign Meeting

Please join us at the 150 Years is Enough Campaign meeting for a viewing of The Kalief Browder Story, and a discussion about how you can transform the Juvenile Justice System. 

The Institute for Social Justice seeks to empower urban residents of color to realize and achieve their full potential. Hosting, participating and supporting community events brings us closer to achieving this mission. Below is a listing of past events. For information on upcoming events, please click here.