The Center for Social Justice understands that students have different interests, and regardless of gender, age, field of study, or career plan, we see creating diverse programming as part of our responsibility to help students understand the importance of local and global justice. While the Center focuses each semester on a number of more directed areas of justice, we also try to plan events to encompass students’ varying concerns. These events are designed and planned so that every student will find something that is of interest. The Center’s events include public lectures, workshops, awareness campaigns, fundraisers, brown bag discussions. Our events integrate social justice awareness and promote the importance of activism in students’ everyday lives.
What are Social Justice Events and Activism?
The Center for Social Justice is committed to engaging and exposing students to topics related to social justice while inspiring them to become involved in activism.
We believe that it is essential to offer a wide variety of programming to involve students in social justice issues and activism. If you have suggestions or want to arrange a social justice event, email us at peace@ou.edu.
Fall 2025 Events
The Three Branches vs. The Poeple will be held on Wednesday, September 24th from 6:00 - 7:00 pm @ The Henderson-Tolson Cultural Center / Henderson Room.
Join us for "The Three Branches vs. The People," and explore how executive, legislative, and judicial powers intersect with community needs, local governance, and democratic accountability. This panel engages with multi-vocal civic dialogue by examining how democratic institutions interact with the lived experiences of the people.
Guest Panelists include: Breea Clark, Rep. Emily Virgin and Judge Anthony Bonner.
Co-hosted by the Center for Social Justice and the Carl Albert Research & Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma.
Will Fascism Kill TikTok? Fascism, TikTok, and the Politics of Digital Censorship will be held on Wednesday, October 1st from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Meacham Auditorium in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.
Join Guest Speaker George "Conscious" Lee as he explores the conversation and highlights how digital platforms have become new sites of multi-vocal expression and how censorship threatens marginalized voices.
Data, Democracy & You: Reading Between the Numbers will be held on Wednesday, November 19th from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm in the Frontier Room at the Oklahoma Memorial Union.
This workshop emphasizes the humanities' role in interpreting data by teaching participants how statistics can be used to affirm or silence communities.
Join us for lunch and conversation - *lunch provided*!
Call for Nominations: Activist-in-Residence
To be considered, the Activist-in-Residence nominee must:
- Not be a current OU student, faculty or staff member
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Be available to temporarily join the OU community, dedicating working time to the residency for approximately one week (residency may be divided over the course of a month)
- Be willing and able to engage in hands-on, personal contact with OU students
- Demonstrate a documented commitment to working for social change and justice in the community
To be considered, the Activist-in-Residence nominee must:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Be available to temporarily join the OU comminity, dedicating working time to the residency for approximately one week (residency may be divided over the course of a month)
- Be willing and able to engage in hands-on, personal contact with OU students
- Demonstrate a documented committment to working for social change and justice in the community
- Not be a current OU student, faculty, or staff member
Preference will be given to nominees who are able to engage in some of the following activities:
- Hold interactive workshops
- Lead reading/discussion groups
- Teach and/or visit classes
- Host community meetings
- Screen films and lead discussions
- Assist in planning projects and campaigns of interest to the OU community
- Be available to students for informal conversations through office hours, brown-bag lunches, and general presence on campus
- Organize activist training sessions for students
