Challenges today are global in nature and are best addressed through global responses with diverse voices engaged. However, those most vulnerable, people and particularly women of color, are not adequately represented at the policy tables where decisions are being made. This discussion will examine some of those challenges, particularly infectious disease, and the impact of those challenges on the most vulnerable communities. Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins is the Founder and Executive Director of the Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict…
Find out more »In the spirit of our long running Writers' Workshop, this Fall the Joiner Institute will host a special one day poetry workshop in partnership with the Boston Cultural Council and Lesley University professor and former Boston poet laureate, Danielle Legros Georges. Black Words Matter will explore contemporary African literary voices and offer opportunities to create new creative work and community through poetry. A one day workshop not to be missed! Space is limited. Apply online by Oct. 4 at https://bit.ly/2KNcYzN
Find out more »Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.