Workshops and Book Breakfasts

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We hope to resume in spring 2025!

As our capacity is lower than it used to be since the pandemic, we kindly ask that you check this page again once we resume our events.

Past Workshops

2019-2020

Organizing 101 with Rising Organizers

Friday, September 20
4:00pm — 6:00pm followed by dinner until 6:30pm
Murray Room, 5th floor of Lauinger Library

Do you want to learn more about how political change happens and how you can get involved? Do you want to build or strengthen a movement you care about? Join Rising Organizers for a training on the basics of grassroots organizing. We’ll learn how to define and develop an effective organizing strategy and build a community of people to move it forward in an accessible, interactive environment.

Book Breakfast with Flynn Coleman (’03) celebrating the publication of her new book, A Human Algorithm

Thursday, October 3
10:00am — 11:00am
McGhee Library, SFS Dean’s Office, Intercultural Center (ICC)

Flynn Coleman is a writer, international human rights attorney, public speaker, professor, and social innovator. She has worked with the United Nations, the United States federal government, and international corporations and human rights organizations around the world. Flynn has written extensively on issues of global citizenship, the future of work and purpose, emerging technologies, political reconciliation, war crimes, genocide, human and civil rights, humanitarian issues, innovation and design for social impact, and improving access to justice and education. She is the author of the book, A HUMAN ALGORITHM (2019), a groundbreaking narrative on the urgency of ethically designed AI and a guidebook to reimagining life in the era of intelligent technology. She holds a BSFS from Georgetown University, a JD from UC Berkeley School of Law, and an LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has also studied at La Sorbonne, the University of Cambridge, Trinity College Dublin, La Universidad de Chile, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal, and Université de Genève. A native of Los Angeles, Flynn has lived in France, Switzerland, England, Ireland, Italy, Hong Kong, Fiji, Cambodia, Senegal, the Netherlands, and Chile. She currently calls New York home.

Base Building with Rising Organizers

Monday, October 14, Indigenous People’s Day
11:00am — 1:00pm followed by lunch until 1:30pm
Herman Room, Healey Family Student Center

Making change in your community requires people who can do the work with you—but how do you find those people? And how do you build their commitment and engagement to your work? Join us at this training to learn how to build strong groups of activists that can take on the long-term challenges we face.

Options Workshop: Careers in Social Change with Daryn Cambridge – Register through Service Options Series.

Friday, October 18
3:30pm — 5:00pm
Center for Social Justice * 130 Poulton Hall

This is an interactive workshop to provide you with tools and resources to advance a changemaking career.

Education Week Workshop: Acing the Teaching Demo, with SelectEd – Register through Handshake. Spaces limited.

The Demo Lesson is arguably the most challenging and important round in the interview process. Learn how to prepare and excel — especially if you have limited teaching experience. Please bring a sample lesson (preferably standalone) that we can review.

Monday, October 21
4:30pm — 6:00pm
Cawley Career Education Center Library Room #1

This workshop is co-sponsored by the Cawley Career Education Center. This workshop is part of CSJ’s annual Education Week.

Education Week Workshop: Interviewing 101 (for students who are applying to education and teaching positions), with SelectEd – Register through Handshake. Spaces Limited.

Students interested in a career in education often have questions about how the interview differs from other industries. Come to this session to tackle an assortment of interview questions provided by schools in a low-pressure environment with other candidates, and see for yourself how to prepare for an interview in the field of education.

Tuesday, October 22
4:30pm — 6:00pm
Cawley Career Education Center Library Room #1

This workshop is co-sponsored by the Cawley Career Education Center. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Cawley Career Education Center. This workshop is part of CSJ’s annual Education Week.

Actions and Targets with Rising Organizers

Saturday, November 9
3:00pm — 5:00pm followed by early dinner until 5:30pm
Center for Social Justice, 130 Poulton Hall (corner of 37th and P Streets NW)

Protests, town halls, sit-ins—these are just some examples of actions people can take if they want to make change on the issues they care about. In this training, participants will understand the elements of effective actions and build new, exciting tools to move your cause forward.

2018-2019

How do we come to understand the interconnectedness of our lives and cultures? How do we overcome misconceptions and overgeneralizations? Learn to move beyond cultural “tourist view” while beginning to question your assumptions and social consciousness. With snacks!

Wednesday, September 26
6:30 pm to 7:45 pm
Center for Social Justice, 130 Poulton Hall

* attributed to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

As Visuals Editor, Kainaz Amaria runs an interdisciplinary team specializing in graphics, interactives, photography, data and design. Previously, she was an editor on NPR’s Visual Team. Before all the desk jobs, she was a freelance photojournalist based in Mumbai, India. Her clients included The New York Times, Vogue India, and Reuters. Prior to that, she worked for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida. In 2010, she was a Fulbright Scholar and completed a short film on the Parsi Zoroastrian community in Mumbai.

Thursday, October 4
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Murray Room, 5th floor of Lauinger Library

This CSJ workshop is co-hosted by the Journalism Program in the Georgetown College and the Georgetown University Library.

Glenn Kessler has been editor and chief writer of The Fact Checker since 2011. In a journalism career spanning more than three decades, Kessler has covered foreign policy, economic policy, the White House, Congress, politics, airline safety, and Wall Street. He was The Washington Post’s chief State Department reporter for nine years, traveling around the world with three secretaries of state. Before that, he covered tax and budget policy for The Washington Post and also served as the newspaper’s national business editor.

Thursday, October 11
12:30 pm to 1:45 pm
Murray Room, 5th floor of Lauinger Library

This CSJ workshop is co-hosted by the Journalism Program and the Georgetown University Library.

Mistakes are the scaffolding of learning. Mistakes can lead to questions and build innovative learning environments. Ultimately, mistakes can help us become empathetic, observant, creative, resilient and reflective. This workshop outlines how different cultures and people view mistakes, and how as educators we can help bridge the gap between feelings of failure and using failure as a catalyst for success. With snacks!

Monday, October 15
7:00 pm to 8:15 pm
Center for Social Justice, 130 Poulton Hall

This is an interactive workshop to provide you with tools and resources to advance a changemaking career. Options Workshop is part of CSJ’s annual Options Series. With snacks!

Friday, October 19
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Center for Social Justice * 130 Poulton Hall

This CSJ workshop is co-hosted by the Cawley Career Education Center.

This workshop will provide a brief overview of disability law and inclusive strategies when working with students with disabilities. With light lunch.

Tuesday, October 23
12:00 pm to 1:15 pm
Linguistics Conference Room (2nd floor of Poulton Hall)

This CSJ workshop is part of CSJ’s annual Education Week.

This workshop will explore African American Language (AAL) and some of its linguistic features. We will examine written data from AAL speakers and learn to differentiate between grammatical errors and codeswitching in the students’ writing. We will also discuss the effects of linguistic discrimination in the classroom and highlight some linguistic intervention programs that have helped speakers excel in the educational arena. Ultimately this workshop is meant to serve as an introduction to African American Language, but there will be time for questions so other topics may be delved into more deeply. With snacks!

Friday, October 26
3:30pm – 4:45pm
Healey Family Student Center Social Room (followed by Education Week Reflection Dinner!)

This CSJ workshop is part of CSJ’s annual Education Week.

PirateBox is a DIY anonymous offline file-sharing and communications system built with free software and inexpensive off-the-shelf hardware. The software is designed to run on locally-hosted hardware without an upstream Internet connection. With PirateBox, users can anonymously share messages and files. RACHEL-Pi is a Raspberry Pi-based WIFI device that can serve educational content when internet access is unavailable or cost prohibitive. In this workshop we will get hands-on with both devices, look at customization opportunities, and discuss the benefits and risks of accessing a “hyper local” intranet when internet access is unavailable or inadvisable.

Friday, November 2
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Center for Social Justice, 130 Poulton Hall

This CSJ workshop is co-hosted by the Maker Hub of Lauinger Library.

This workshop is an invitation to create spaces that foster inquiry and an opportunity to learn about inspiring more questions than answers. As a learner, where did you start? Remember the type of questions you asked? “I wonder?”, “How come?” or “What if?” Learn to ask questions that go beyond- change your perspective on curiosity, teaching, learning, or culture. With snacks!

Wednesday, November 7
6:30pm – 7:45pm
Center for Social Justice, 130 Poulton Hall

We are bombarded by numerous and often conflicting messages, every minute of every day. Information overload is all too common in today’s world. How do you cut through the noise to become a more deliberate communicator? Where is the noise in your life? This workshop will explore ways to give and receive clear messages in your work spaces and in life. With snacks!

Monday, December 3
7:00pm – 8:15pm
Center for Social Justice, 130 Poulton Hall

2017-2018

Friday, September 22, 1:30pm-3:00pm in Healey Family Student Center Social Room.

From the Perspective of the Intended Beneficiary with Professor Becky Hsu, Sociology
This workshop was part of CSJ’s annual Global Social Justice Summer Research Symposium.

Friday, October 6, 3:30pm-5:00pm in Center for Social Justice (130 Poulton Hall)

How to Make a Living and Change the World with Dr. Craig Zelizer (Peace and Collaborative Development Network)
This workshop was part of CSJ’s Options Series.

Friday, February 2, 3:30-4:30pm in Center for Social Justice (130 Poulton Hall)

Information Session on the Post-Graduate Fellowships (such as the Fulbright Program) for CSJ Students with Dr. Laura Perille, Asspcoate Director of Georgetown University’s Office of Fellowships, Awards, and Resources (GOFAR)

Monday, February 5, 10:00-11:00am in Center for Social Justice (130 Poulton Hall)Book Talk and Breakfast: Becoming a Citizen Activist: Stories, Strategies and Advice for Changing Our World by Nick Licata

Friday, February 9, 10:00-11:00am in Linguistics Department Conference Room (230 Poulton Hall)

Book Talk and Breakfast: The Onga Book: Everyday Nonviolence by Catherine Cadden and Jesse Wiens

Tuesday, March 13, 4:00-7:00pm in Center for Social Justice (130 Poulton Hall) in collaboration with the Georgetown University Global Social Enterprise Initiative

Poster-making session for National School Walkout to End Gun Violence

Thursday, March 22, 10:00-11:00am in Center for Social Justice (130 Poulton Hall)

Book Talk and Breakfast: The Politics of Attack: Communiqués and Insurrectionary Violence by Michael Loadenthal, Ph.D.

2016-2017

Friday, September 16, 1:45pm – 3:00pm, Healey Family Student Center Social Room.

Equity, Empathy, and Empowerment: Building a Skill set for Effective Social Justice Research with Black Boys and Men with Dr. Jocelyn R. Smith Lee (Marist College)

This workshop was part of a the CSJ’s annual Global Social Justice Research Symposium.

Friday, October 7, 3:00pm-4:30pm in Center for Social Justice (130 Poulton Hall).

CSJ Workshop during Options Series: How to Make a Living and Change the World with Dr. Craig Zelizer (Peace and Collaborative Development Network)

This workshop was part of CSJ’s Options Series.

Thursday, November 10, 6:15pm-8:00pm, Reiss 112.

CSJ Workshop: Working with Trauma-Affected Youth with Dr. Vivian Jackson, LICSW.

This workshop was part of CSJ’s Education Week.

Wednesday, January 18, 4:00pm – 5:00pm, Center for Social Justice (130 Poulton Hall).

Information Session on the Fulbright Fellowship Program for CSJ Students with Dr. Laura Perille, Assistant Director of Georgetown University’s Office of Fellowships, Awards, and Resources (GOFAR).

Tuesday, January 31, 5:00pm – 6:00pm, Room 119 ICC. Co-hosted by Program on Justice and Peace.

Careers in Peace: Considering Pathways for Undergraduates with Dr. David Smith.

Monday, February 20, 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Healey Family Student Center Social Room.

Transformative Allyship Workshop for Students with University of San Francisco’s Office of Diversity Engagement and Community Outreach.

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 6:15pm – 8:00pm, 201B White Gravenor.

Beyond Wards: Exploring the Changing Landscape of the District of Columbia with Dr. Deborah Perry and Caroline Egan.

Tuesday, April 18, 2017 6:15pm – 8:00pm, St. Mary’s 124.

Keeping Children Safe: Volunteering, Interning, and Researching with Overseas Children’s Organizations with Amy Spelz Travis.

2015-2016

Friday, September 18, 1:45pm – 3:00pm in Healey Family Student Center Social Room

Contemporary Methods of Social Justice Research: Critically Reading Text, Discourse and ‘Big Data’, a Social Justice Research Methods Workshop with Dr. Michael Loadenthal

Friday, October 23, 5:00pm – 7:00pm in ICC 115

Working with English Language Learners with Lara Bryfonski, PhD candidate in Applied Linguistics

Wednesday, October 28, 6:15pm – 7:30pm in Reiss 103

DC’s Changing Demographics with Professor Brian McCabe

Monday, November 9, 6:15pm – 7:30pm in WGR 405

Restorative Justice as Behavior Intervention, with Dr. Charles Curtis, Behavior Intervention Coordinator at E.L. Haynes Public Charter School

Wednesday, November 11, 6:15pm – 7:30pm in Reiss 103

Family Engagement, with educators from the Washington School for Girls – Jill Gelman (Reading Specialist), Deanna McCall (Family Engagement Coordinator), and Megan Fitch (Counselor)

Thursday, November 12, 12:00pm – 1:00pm in CSJ (240 Poulton Hall, Linguistics Conference Room)

Resume/cv and cover letter for education/teaching positions with Dr. Susan Cheng, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the Georgetown School of Medicine

Wednesday, February 3, 6:15pm – 7:30pm in White Gravenor 206

Lesson Planning Refresher with CSJ’s Cary Finnegan, Esther Kim, and Katie Parham

Thursday, February 18, 6:15pm – 7:30pm in Healy 103

Storytelling for Social Change with colleagues from the Center for Social Impact Communication, John Trybus and Bridget Pooley

Tuesday, February 23, 6:15pm – 7:30pm in White Gravenor 311

Sustaining Social Justice Activism with presenter Jiva Manske, Amnesty International

Thursday, March 31, 5:00pm – 6:30pm in White Gravenor 201B

The Ongoing Civil Rights Movement: A Look Into One Segment Of Immigrant Rights Movement – the Undocumented Student Movement with Laura Bohorquez, Dream Educational Empowerment Program (DEEP) Coordinator at United We Dream

Tuesday, April 5, 6:15pm-7:30pm, Reiss 262

Behavior Management Strategies for K-12 students, with Erin Hollerbach and Andrea Ortega, school social workers at Tubman Elementary

Friday, April 8, 3:15pm-4:30pm, WGR 208

Popular Education: What is it? Why is it used? How does it work? with Samantha Miller, DC Action Lab