September 8, 2025

Community Book Club

The mission:

We aim to create a vibrant community where books inspire meaningful conversations about social justice, activism, and personal growth. Through shared reading, we seek to empower individuals, amplify marginalized voices, and inspire collective action for a better world community.

Book Information:

Black Power: The Politics of Liberation by Charles V. Hamilton and Kwame Ture

Link to purchase book: http://bit.ly/4oso2my

Event Details:

  • This is a free event.
  • In-person social gathering.
  • Invite friends, family, and fellow activists—each person must register separately.

Note: By attending, you agree to allow event organizers to take photographs and videos for promotional, social, and archival purposes.

Key Questions to consider as you read the book:

  1. What does the concept of “Black power” mean to you?
  2. Where have you seen example of “Black power” in action?
  3. What does it take to build community power?
June 10, 2025

John Lewis Tribute

Join the Center for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ) at Medgar Evers College on Wednesday, July 16th, for a powerful evening honoring the life and legacy of the late Congressman John Lewis, the fearless champion of civil rights and democracy.

Enjoy a FREE summer night indoor screening of John Lewis: Good Trouble, the inspiring documentary that captures his decades of activism, leadership, and unwavering fight for justice.

This event is more than a tribute and a call to action. As we celebrate Congressman Lewis’s tireless advocacy, we’ll also shine a light on critical legislative battles, including the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the Freedom to Vote Act, and the urgent fight against Project 2025 and other threats to civil rights.

Come for the film, stay for the conversation, and leave inspired to make #GoodTrouble.

Event details:

  • This is a free event.
  • Invite friends, family, and fellow activists. Each person must register separately.
  • For large groups, please contact CLSJ directly at info@clsj.org.

Note: By attending, you agree to allow event organizers to take photographs and videos for promotional, social, and archival purposes.

Light Refreshments will be available while supplies last.

May 29, 2025

Skate, Vote and Roll with Us

 

Come Roll with the Center for Law and Social Justice

Get ready to lace up your skates and join us for a night of roller skating at Xanadu Roller Arts! This event is a high-energy night full of fun, freedom, and community power! Whether you’re a newbie or a pro, come roll with CLSJ as we turn up the music, hit the floor, and remind everyone that civic engagement can be fun.

About the event:

  • EARLY BIRD ALERT: The first 30 people to register get FREE admission + skate rental
  • 21+ only
  • Live DJ
  • Dancing + Roller Skating for all levels
  • To view Xanadu, visit www.xanadu.nyc
  • Invite friends, family, and fellow activists—each person must register separately
  • CLSJ-style celebration of voter education and community

Once complimentary tickets by CLSJ are gone, general admission tickets can be purchased online or at the door for $18.54.

May 29, 2025

Community Book Club

Join the Center for Law and Social Justice for our Community Book Club.

The Community Book Club celebrates Juneteenth by reading:

We Do This ‘Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba.

This is a powerful collection of essays and interviews that explores prison industrial complex abolition and the broader vision of collective liberation. Kaba, a well-known organizer and educator, argues that abolition is not just about dismantling prisons and policing but about reimagining society to ensure people have access to essential needs like food, shelter, education, and healthcare.

Book Information:

For large groups, such as classes or church organizations, please contact CLSJ in advance for ticketing arrangements at info@clsj.org.

By attending, you agree to allow event organizers to take photographs and videos for promotional, social, and archival purposes.

April 13, 2025

Community Book Club

Join the Center for Law and Social Justice for our Community Book Club.

We aim to create a vibrant community where books inspire meaningful conversations about social justice, activism, and personal growth. Through shared reading, we seek to empower individuals, amplify marginalized voices, and inspire collective action for a better world community.

Book Information:

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall

Affiliate link to purchase book: https://bookshop.org/a/112384/9781982115197

For large groups, such as classes or church organizations, please contact CLSJ in advance for ticketing arrangements at info@clsj.org.

By attending, you agree to allow event organizers to take photographs and videos for promotional, social, and archival purposes.

January 8, 2025

Community Book Club

Join the Center for Law and Social Justice for our inaugural Community Book Club.

We aim to create a vibrant community where books inspire meaningful conversations about social justice, activism, and personal growth. Through shared reading, we seek to empower individuals, amplify marginalized voices, and inspire collective action for a better world community.

Book Information:

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing

https://a.co/d/fLYSMpB

For large groups, such as classes or church organizations, please contact CLSJ in advance for ticketing arrangements at info@clsj.org.

By attending, you agree to allow event organizers to take photographs and videos for promotional, social, and archival purposes.

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