Social justice organizations across campus are partnering together in creating the seventh annual week-long event, Justice Week, which will take place April 1-6. International Justice Mission, Wishing Well, Red Thread Movement, Locavores and the Students' Association have pooled their resources to bring in prominent speakers and host events they ... [Read More…]
Students stand for 27 hours to raise slavery awareness
A group of ACU students brought awareness to the "End It Movement" by participating in the national Stand for Freedom event Monday and Tuesday. The "End It Movement" is sponsored by the International Justice Mission to bring awareness to the 27 million people currently in slavery, a record-breaking number according to enditmovement.com. College ... [Read More…]
‘Justice Week’ series to begin Monday
International Justice Mission is hosting the annual "Justice Week" Chapel forum and event series next week beginning Monday. IJM has been planning the week since last fall, collaborating with organizations like Wishing Well, Red Thread Movement and fair trade. Sarah Ratliff, junior marketing major from Lake Kiowa and president of IJM, hopes to not ... [Read More…]
Justice Week supports international causes
International Justice Mission is celebrating its 10th anniversary this semester by putting awareness into action during Justice Week. Justice Week, which will run from March 1-6, is an annual weeklong event that includes Chapel forums, prayer tents and an involvement fair. This year, it will also feature the following nonprofit organizations: ... [Read More…]
IJM officer from Africa kidnapped
By Chelsea Hackney, Student Reporter The International Justice Mission chapter at Mekerre University in Kampala, Uganda, is the first IJM chapter in Africa. College students from IJM chapters around the world, including ACU, were invited to celebrate its founding in late 2007. But the students' battle against injustice met violent resistance March ... [Read More…]
Social Justice Week whets the justice appetite
By Kelline Linton, Staff Writer Anyone with sweet tooth cravings, a pocketful of change and a longing for a free concert on a Friday night may be interested in Social Justice Week, a weeklong justice-oriented event that began Monday. Tables that feature service organizations have taken over the Campus Center and are loaded with information and ... [Read More…]
IJM spikes for Stephen’s Children
By Kelline Linton, Staff Writer Bump, set, spike- for justice. A fundraising volleyball tournament sponsored by the Social Justice Coalition will take place on Nov. 2 and 3. The entry fee is $120 per team, and each team can be six to 10 people. The tournament will be held in the double gyms in Gibson from 5 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to ... [Read More…]
Student devotional calls for justice
By Denton Josey, Features Editor A Call to Justice devotional will take place in the Campus Center Living Room at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The campus chapter of International Justice Mission will host the event. Founded in 1997, International Justice Mission is an organization committed to bringing justice around the world by working with local ... [Read More…]
U.S. plays a role in global slavery
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor Thoughtful Ramblings Modern-day slavery always seemed distant to me - somewhere, across an ocean and in a world wholly different from my own, I knew people were living horrific lives as someone else's property. But when the speaker at IJM's Chapel forum last Thursday dangled shackles that are in use today, slavery ... [Read More…]
Become an abolitionist today
By Daniel Johnson-Kim, Sports Editor Slavery is no longer a problem. The time of slavery was the time of a bearded, top-hat wearing president and the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." At least that's what I used to think. After attending the International Justice Mission Chapel forum on Thursday my eyes have seen the glory, and I realize slavery ... [Read More…]