Justice at Home

"The road to a truly ideal society is uphill and stretches beyond our sight. But we will travel it together." 

-Robert H. Jackson, Liberian Anniversary Address

Welcome to Justice at Home, a special edition newsletter from the Robert H. Jackson Center that hits your inbox every 3 weeks with updates on our virtual programming, lesson plans and lectures, and interesting finds from our digital archives. 

If you enjoy this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and share it on your social media pages. Make sure to tag us (@roberthjacksoncenter) and use the hashtag #JusticeatHome.

Tea Time with the Jackson Center 

Tea Time with the Jackson Center takes both a look back at Jackson's place in history and a look forward showing how his legacy influences current events. Our 2021 Program theme is The Work Left to Do. We'll be looking at issues of equity, law, and justice through a Jacksonian lens. Each month will focus on a specific topic within our guiding theme. During the month of January we'll be looking at equity gaps from a racial perspective. Our programming will continue in a virtual format for the forseeable future.

Our next Tea Time with the Jackson Center is Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 3pm. Keep an eye on your inbox for an announcement closer to that date as we kick off #TeawithRHJC in 2021! Thank you for joining us in this new venture in 2020 and for making these programs such a success! All of our 2020 Tea Time programs are available on our Youtube channel or in the videos section of our Facebook page. Please continue to submit your questions on programs we've done, and let us know what you would like to learn about.  

If you have a Facebook account, follow RHJC's page and Kristan's page. You can interact with us and ask questions of our guests by commenting on the video during the live stream. If you don't have a Facebook account, you can still watch the Teas on the Center's public Facebook page.

Since the last issue of Justice at Home, our #TeawithRHJC guests have included:

Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director, World Justice Project, Leila Sadat, James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law at Washington University School of Law and the Director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute, and Eddie Sundquist, Mayor, Jamestown, NY.  The conversation focused on human rights, gun violence, and how local communities can join in promoting human rights.

Rebecca Cokley, the director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress. Rebecca and Kristan discussed the progress of the disability rights movement.

Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram, and share the videos with your family and friends on social media using the hashtag #TeawithRHJC.

Coming Up at the Jackson Center

The Center is closed Thursday, December 31 and Friday, January 1 for the New Year  holidays.

Thursdays, January 7, 14 and 28 at 3:00pm: Tea Time with the Jackson Center

Tuesday, February 2 at 10:30am: Story Time at the Jackson Center with the Prendergast Library  Join our friend Mr. Oliver from the Jamestown Prendergast Library on Facebook as he reads a story live from the Jackson Center! You can access the Prendergast Library's Facebook page here.

Registration is required for this free webinar. Click here to register via Zoom.

(L to R) Michael Baronich, RHJC Education Advisor, 2020 Teacher Fellows Ryan Barrett, Amy Thompson, and Bob Fenster, and RHJC President Kristan McMahon. On Screen: 2020 Teacher Fellow Anne Walker

Calling All Teachers!

The Robert H. Jackson Center is accepting applications for its 2021 Teacher Fellow program. Five educators will work with the Jackson Center Archives and local institutions to create meaningful and engaging educational experiences through the relevance of Justice Jackson’s body of work during an immersion week beginning July 19, 2021. Educators will be encouraged to empower and inspire students to discuss and reflect on the universal principles of equality, fairness, and justice.

To be accepted into the program, educators must demonstrate excellence in the classroom and participation in community and professional organizations, as well as knowledge of the importance of Justice Jackson and his contributions to issues of civil liberty.  Fellows are invited to the Jackson Center, or may utilize a virtual platform. Find out more about the program and application process here. Applications are due by Friday, February 15, 2021. 

From Jackson's Desk

Robert H. Jackson was a gifted orator and writer. Many of his articles and speech transcripts are housed on our website. We feature them in our weekly #TuesdayMotivation and #SundayQuote on the Jackson Center's social media pages. 

On Sunday, June 22, 1947, Jackson gave an address to graduates of St. Lawrence University that highlighted the importance of education in international affairs: 

"If we are to become the leader in world affairs which many envision, we must expand our educational horizons accordingly. Prejudice and parochialism can put us behind an iron curtain as dangerous to our security as censorship barriers to understanding can be to other nations."

Read the entire address at our website here.

From the Archives

In 1937, Jackson, acting as Assistant Attorney General of the United States, spoke  before the American Political Science Association in Philadelphia. According to coverage by 20th Century, Jackson said that in this business recession the government was facing "the first general strike in America"; a strike of business "against the Government."  

Will You Join Our Honor Roll?

Our next newsletter will feature all 2020 Annual Fund donors and we would love to add your name to the list! Thank you to all who have supported the Jackson Center this year. We will continue to invest in the highest quality programming and initiatives in 2021 because of our donors. Will you renew or make a first time tax-deductible gift to our 2020 Annual Fund today?