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67: 982: 192:. The Social Justice Power Hour ran continuously every weeknight for over 600 shows from 2020-2022 and continued in a multiplatform format. The BRCSJ collaborated with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Princeton’s Racial Justice Task Force to declare racism a public health crisis.  In 2020, the BRCSJ received a commendation in a Joint legislative Resolution from the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly. In 2022, 83:. The BRCSJ supported New Jersey State Legislature Bill A1335 which “would require Boards of Education to include instruction, and adopt instructional materials, that accurately portray political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.” In 2019, the organization co-sponsored Martin Luther King Jr. Day events at 231:
youth; birth justice and reproductive rights offered by a BRCSJ Doula-in-Residence; the Transgender Justice Collective; Queer History Archive; and the Queer Youth Brigade. The BRCSJ is home to a social justice lending library which features over 1,000 books by authors who are LGBTQIA+ or hold other
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presented the BRCSJ with a Congressional Proclamation, "recognizing and honoring Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice’s (BRCSJ) positive impact and achievements as an activist center, educational bridge and safe space for LGBTQIA youth, families and allies".
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winning journalist Tom Haydon; queer educator Carol Watchler; labor rights organizer David Sailer; Center for Medicare Advocacy lawyer Wey-Wey Kwok; Stark & Stark shareholder Thomas Onder; and Dean Dafis, first openly gay mayor of
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In March 2022, it re-opened physically at the organization’s second headquarters in Princeton, at 12 Stockton Street. In June 2022, the BRCSJ organized Princeton’s Pride parade, which drew over 3500 people, and was headlined by
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From 2018-2020, the BRCSJ operated from its first headquarters on Wiggins Street in Princeton, NJ. On June 30, 2018, the BRCSJ held the second largest "Families Belong Together" rally in NJ. In collaboration with Central Jersey
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WALTER NAEGLE (BRCSJ BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS & BELOVED PARTNER OF BAYARD RUSTIN) BECAME INTERESTED IN NONVIOLENCE & SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES AS A 1960'S TEENAGER IN SUBURBAN NEW JERSEY.
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The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice (BRCSJ) was founded in 2018 by Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber, a former middle-school teacher who founded the first middle school
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EP, poet and podcaster Micelle Elizabeth Brown; Coalition for Peace Action founder Rev. Robert Moore; Philadelphia trans activist Erin Worrell;
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Chief Activist Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber was named as a top straight ally in New Jersey by Insider NJ before coming out as bisexual.
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Lahman, Alex Biese, Maddy Lauria, Jim Beckerman, Celeste E. Whittaker and Sean.
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is Board Member Emeritus. Members of the BRCSJ Board of Directors have included
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in New Jersey. In 2017, he was named Social Justice Activist of the Year by the
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In 2020, the BCRSJ transitioned to a completely virtual platform due to the
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communities. Some of their services include free, in-house therapy for
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The BRCSJ continues to offer programming and service as a local
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Non-profit organizations based in Princeton, New Jersey
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Bayard Rustin
civil rights movement
gay-straight alliance
National Education Association
Walter Naegle & Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice Chief Activist Robt Seda-Schreiber with Rustin's posthumously awarded Medal of Freedom
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Gavin Grimm
Princeton University
Pride parade
drag show
COVID-19 pandemic
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Adam Gopnik
Wayne Brady
Garry Trudeau
Raquel Willis
Gavin Grimm
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