Thus, the final words of Justice Anthony Kennedy's opinion written last Thursday, June 26, when the United States Supreme Court held that all same-sex marriage bans violate the 14th Amendment of the federal Constitution. We at Radius welcome this decision with joy and gladness. Social justice is at the core of our work and with this decision, equality and justice has been served. Justice Kennedy's eloquent and moving words say it all:
Change Ahead
Posted by:
Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Friday, June 19, 2015
This past Monday, MIT's Climate Change Conversation Committee released their findingsfollowing a ten-month effort to engage the MIT community in dialogue about climate change. The "conversation" leadership team, headed by Maria Zuber, VP for Research, will review the report and make formal recommendations to President Reif.
The Right Side of History
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Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Sunday, May 31, 2015
This past Saturday, over 220 young people, ages 13-18, took over the Stata "Street" and lecture halls as we hosted the 9th Annual Youth Summit on Climate Change. It was a beautiful sight! It has been an honor and a pleasure working with the Boston Latin School's Youth Climate Action Network, the organizer of the summit, for almost a decade.
The Woodstove
Posted by:
Thea Keith-Lucas
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
We want our programs to ignite that bright spark. And just as much, we want to provide the structure to sustain a lasting commitment to change.
Pretty Nails at What Cost?
Posted by:
Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Monday, May 11, 2015
Throughout the semester, Radius has been exploring a wide range of topics, including housing and gentrification (particularly right here in Cambridge), nuclear non-proliferation, the food supply, prison reform, omnivorism vs veganism, military spending, US government research dollars and how that money is spent in the nation's universities, sexual harrassment and gender issues, gaming, drone warfare, developments in the Middle East, with emphasis on Iran, and many more.
Wise Words
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Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Monday, May 4, 2015
All semester, we've been having substantive and challenging conversations in our Tuesday evening ethics seminar. Usually, a guest talks about his or her area of expertise and then we launch into questions and answers and lively discussion. Last week, we invited 4 MIT students to talk about their active participation in social, environmental, or political issues. The presentations were fascinating and inspiring. What we learned was that the presenters had chosen a specific arena in which to be active.
Speak Up!!
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Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Monday, April 20, 2015
Awareness has been building around the issue of fossil fuel divestment. Not only here in Cambridge, at MIT and Harvard, but across the country and the globe. According to GoFossilFree, universities and colleges, religious institutions and other organizations are examining the way their funds are being invested and are calling for divestment from fossil fuels.
Heating Up!
Posted by:
Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Monday, April 6, 2015
Today I had the opportunity to attend a panel featuring faculty from the MIT Energy Initiative, hosted by the MIT's MISTI program. The speakers (Francis O'Sullivan, Howard Herzog, Jacobo Buongiorno, and Ignacio Perez-Arriaga) presented on various energy options and developments that can help mitigate the effects of CO2 in our atmosphere (i.e.--global climate change).
First things first
Posted by:
Thea Keith-Lucas
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
To recover our best selves, sometimes all we need to do is to stop and take a breath.
Revolving
Posted by:
Thea Keith-Lucas
Monday, February 16, 2015
For the members of our community who are physically able to push the revolving door, it only takes a few extra seconds. But those extra seconds are the real point of it.