Civil Rights
All Articles about Civil Rights
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Panel Discussion with System Impacted Community Members
Senior Fellow May Lim held a panel discussion with system impacted community members who spoke about mass incarceration and its affect on people of color in the US.
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Reflecting on American Gun Violence Through Dance
Senior Fellow Kendell Miller-Roberts's project addresses the issue of American gun violence through a variety of choreographic techniques and tools.
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Voting Rights Workshop
Senior Fellow Jianhang Xiao held a Voting Rights Workshop aimed at spreading the knowledge of voting rights for Asian American immigrants before the general election on November 6th.
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Community Organizing Workshops
Berlin Fellow Dennis Enßlen organized workshop series for political leaders on topics of community organizing and gaining base power in the face of cynicism.
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Populist Discourses in Electoral Confrontation: The Case of the Far-Right
Project articulating and revealing the emergence of populist tactics employed to ensure the electoral success of the far-right in Greece.
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“In Conversation with... Angela Davis”
In her Action Project, Lamisa Mustafa is building on the activist work she has already been doing at her university. The conversation with Dr. Angela Davis is just one of many events organized by Lamisa as part of the larger effort by the SMU’s Human Rights Council to advance and ensure racial justice on and off campus.
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Bijlmer Valley - Get Digital
Landecker Democracy Fellow Zawdie Sandvliet is a Social Studies teacher and the initiator of the Afro-Dutch Studies at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. His project will create awareness around the historically determined disparities within the Dutch elementary and high school education system when it comes to opportunities and educational results.
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#Trillenials for civil society
Landecker Democracy Fellow Vlad Dumitrescu is currently working for the Civil Society Development Foundation in Bucharest, Romania. Vlad will work with a group of at least 25 young individuals, who will be called #trillenials, from all over Romania, and enroll them in a one-year learning program.
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Monumental Histories: Black Archival Practice and the Interpretation of Racist Visual Culture
Landecker Democracy Fellow Tsione Wolde-Michael is a Curator of African American Social Justice History at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. This project will engage young archaeologists, community members, and local activists to creatively address the current challenges and strategically diversify the field of heritage work.
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Teen Flying University / Latający Uniwersytet Młodzieży
Landecker Democracy Fellow Tomasz Cebulski founded a research and historical interpretation center, POLIN TRAVEL. He is an experienced genealogist and licensed tour leader in Poland and Central Europe. His project is a “Teen Flying University” ( or "Latający Uniwersytet Młodzieży" in Polish) and it will teach local history to help build a global future.
