Feb 8, 2020: "Art & Storytelling" is the theme of IRTF's 20th annual Social Justice Teach-In at Case Western Reserve University
Dear friends:
We invite your listing as a co-sponsor of IRTF’s 20th annual Social Justice Teach-In, to be held on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Case Western Reserve University, in conjunction with the CWRU Social Justice Institute and the Center for Civic Engagement and Learning.
This event has a wide following by area students and teachers. At recent Teach-Ins, we’ve had hundreds of students from 30-35 area high schools and colleges. We are able to offer them free registration and brunch because of the generosity of our many co-sponsors.
CO-SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
$100 – includes 2 free registrations and your listing
$200 – includes 4 free registrations and your logo
$300 – includes 6 free registrations and your logo prominently displayed.
See Co-sponsorship form attached here on this webpage.
Sign up as a co-sponsor online 2020TeachIn.eventbrite.com, email promotions@irtfcleveland.org , or mail your check to IRTF, 3606 Bridge Ave., Cleveland 44113.
More about the Teach-In: We expect more than 600 people (of all ages) to engage in a variety of workshops covering issues such as environmentalism, food justice, peacemaking, racial justice, refugees, state-sponsored violence, creative nonviolence, and worker justice. Most of the attendees will be high school and college students, who can attend for free. For the past three years, we’ve had students and teachers from 30-35 area schools!
Keynote address: "Art and Storytelling"is the theme of IRTF’s 20th annual Social Justice Teach-In. Our keynote speaker is Olmeca, a bilingual Latinx hip-hop artist, producer, activist, and scholar who intersects various identities and demographics.
The son of immigrants who grew up in the barrios of L.A., Olmeca is one of the few artists who broke ground as an artist and advocate for human rights. His unique writing talent in both English and Spanish has gained the attention of hip-hop and alt-Latinx music audiences. His lyrics are written to encourage critical thinking, transformative education, cultural/political empowerment, and social justice. His story and community efforts have earned him the respect from professors, community organizations, and social justice dignitaries like Dolores Huerta, Luis J. Rodriguez, Naomi Klein, and Emery Douglas.
Olmeca has been a panelist, facilitator, and keynote speaker at universities, conferences, rallies, and community spaces across the U.S. He speaks on art and activism, culture and identity, immigration and cultural empowerment. Olmeca is a graduate of California State University-L.A. in Latin American Studies and Philosophy. In addition to his work as a gifted performing artist, Olmeca is a part-time instructor in Gender Studies and Ethnic Studies at University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
[Note: The Olmecs were the earliest known major civilization in Mesoamerica, having lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in the present-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco, 1500-400 BCE.]
Read more of Olmeca’s bio here: https://first-avenue.com/performer/olmeca
Workshops: Attendees can choose from among 30+ workshops by local and national people well-versed in justice issues. Some workshops will be organized or presented by CWRU students. The list of workshops is in formation at 2020TeachIn.eventbrite.com.
Questions? Contact promotions@irtfcleveland.org or call 216.961.0003
Here is a listing of the 44 co-sponsors from the 2019 Social Justice Teach-In. Co-sponsors for the 2020 Social Justice Teach-In are being updated at 2020TeachIn.eventbrite.com.
Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ARSP)
AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at Case Western Reserve University
Archwood United Church of Christ
Brian & Donna Fry
Church of the Covenant
Church of the Gesu
Church of the Resurrection
Church of St. Dominic: Faithful Citizenship
COAR Peace Mission
Code Pink Cleveland
Communion of Saints Parish
Community Church of Chesterland
Congregation of St. Joseph
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)-Cleveland Chapter
Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus
Dominican Sisters of Peace
Equal Exchange
Global Gifts
Haas Orthodontic Arts
Harmony Springs Christian Church
Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Garfield Heights
Hope House of Prayer
Ian Charnas
Joan Reidy
John Carroll University-Campus Ministry
John Carroll University-Peace, Justice, Human Rights Program
Judge Diane Karpinski (retired)
Mark Weber
Northeast Ohio Sierra Club
Oberlin College-Bonner Center for Service Learning
Presbytery of the Western Reserve
Revy Fair Trade
Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine
Sisters of the Humility of Mary
Sisters of Notre Dame
Senator Nickie J. Antonio, OH-23
St. Edward High School
Steve Holecko
Ursuline College-Campus Ministry
Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland
Vegan Collective-Cleveland
West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church
West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church – Social Action Cmte
Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice
Questions? Contact promotions@irtfcleveland.org or call 216.961.0003
