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The Edward B. Brueggeman center for dialogue at Xavier University is dedicated to providing space and opportunity for dialogue about the critical issues of our age. It is founded upon the belief that the paths that lead to solutions to our most serious problems will emerge out of dialogue. Interreligious dialogue remains the distinguishing characteristic and integrating factor but in order to truly address the critical issues, the conversation must also include the other academic disciplines, representatives from the business community, government and civic society. The work of the center includes conferences, research and publications, and interfaith and inter-religious activities as well as exploring new forms of collaborative engagement on issues of religious, social and cultural diversity, social and economic justice, ecological sustainability, and local and global responsibility.

The Gonzaga Institute for Action Against Hate was founded as a positive and enduring vehicle for combating hate and hate crimes on campuses and in communities throughout the nation. While numerous government and non-governmental organizations are working against hate, the Institute is the only organization whose primary goal is to focus multi-disciplinary academic resources on the causes and effects of hate as well as potential strategies for combating hate.

Named for its founder, a 1986 law school graduate, the Holocaust/Human Rights Project helps to ensure that the precedential value of Holocaust-related law is fully realized and applied to state-sponsored human rights violations today. The project also organizes major conferences to address specific legal issues related to the Holocaust and other human rights violations, such as the annual Kupferschmid lecture.

In step with the University’s mission, “care for the person,” Marquette University Law School (MULS) offers the Restorative Justice Initiative. The Initiative has fostered exceptional community connections in Wisconsin and continues to strive for excellence in the field of public service. Under the leadership of former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janine Geske, Distinguished Professor of Law, the Initiative has brought community focus to the law school by providing the students with substantial leadership training in addition to their considerable technical legal education. The Initiative has become a resource for other restorative justice organizations in the state, formed partnerships with local community groups that work with criminal justice issues, and has been providing victim/offender dialogues for crimes of severe violence through the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC), Office of Victim Services and Programs.

MRAP works with community organizations to expand democratic space in mainsream media, both in terms of opening access and providing greater diversity of messages. We believe that building media capacity requires the same attention as capacity building in any institutional area, e.g., government, the economy, public sector, etc. We work in partnership with under represented communities develop strategic media plans, e.g., long-term media strategies rather than one shot public relations efforts. We believe that media plans must be developed in tandem with, not as a substitute for broader organizing strategies.

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MRAP researches information about how media impacts communities in other regions of the country as well as how communities interact with media and/or develop partnerships to work proactively with mass media.  The goal is to bring that information to New England and share it through a Community Media and Internet Resource Network web server. MRAP specifically works with marginalized constituencies to: identify ways that media coverage can forward their organizations' overall agenda, to establish them as routine sources for mainstream media, to position them to work for long-term change regarding their communities' under-representation and/or misrepresentation in mainstream media

Mission Possible is a fundraising project that focuses on Africa and other areas in need.

The main goal of this ecologically minded group is to raise awareness of environmental issues and to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. Environmental service projects and field trips are sponsored each year.

PASSION is a LMU student run social justice publication of the Campus Ministry’s Human Rights Coalition. PASSION Magazine believes in the interconnectedness of all humanity and seeks to encourage all members of the LMU community to find their place in the struggle for social justice. Being a voice for those who go unheard, PASSION Magazine aims to stir the passions of LMU students and our readers to commit themselves to helping renew the lost and marginalized voices of our society. PASSION Magazine strives recognize the human dignity of all people by publishing articles that put a real face to the issues and struggles of the forgotten. PASSION is a place where we share our stories, experiences, and reflections of working for justice and peace while inspiring others to seek social justice as well in their own unique ways.

facilitates the exchange of information about service learning between faculty and other educators.

The David D. Lattanze Center for Information Value was formed in 1987 as a joint venture designed to create a partnership between the information technology community and Loyola University’s Sellinger School of Business and Management.  As a nationally recognized center of excellence for management collaboration, the Lattanze Center @ Loyola University Maryland aims to serve business professionals inside and outside the Loyola University Community on issues related to business excellence and information technology.