Helping to establish community-based peace projects to combat human trafficking at the border of Kenya and Somalia.
Holding a Brandeis community discussion and “art build” to create supplies and garner support for Indigenous water protectors working at the front lines in the US environmental movement.
Curating found photographs of Black life which showcase the ever-present humanity, dignity, and joy in Blackness.
Supporting a musical production, written by Brandeis students, that was set during the Troubles in 1970s Northern Ireland and which explored the means by which violent radicalization takes place, as well as the morally subjective nature of identity-based conflict.
Participation in a Social Justice Immersion trip to the US-Mexican border during February Break coordinated by Brandeis and Borderlinks, a non-profit organization.
Conducting archival research into the ways that 18th and 19th century Jesuit missions functioned as a tool of colonial subjugation and an abutment of slavery in St. Louis, Missouri. Was part of a larger project that was used for the student’s graduate research on reparatory and reconciliatory justice through anthropological inquiry.
Coordination and participation in a ten-day trip that encourages dialogue between Black and Jewish Brandeis students. One of the goals of the trip was to explore Black and Jewish culture to increase understanding between the students.
Attending a 5-day training for Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) at Eastern Mennonite University to learn about how to recognize trauma responses, break cycles of violence and victimization, and work toward healing on the individual, communal, and societal levels.
Attending the Annual Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom Muslim Jewish Women’s Leadership Conference to learn more about how to build bridges between Muslim and Jewish women. This was accompanied with the creation of an interfaith group at Brandeis to strengthen the connections between Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities on campus.