Michael H. Feldman Social Justice Day

The Cambridge School of Weston’s annual Michael H. Feldman Social Justice Day took place today. This year’s theme is “Social Justice in Action.”

The panelists – Joshua Rubenstein, Linda Whitlock, and Ellen Zucker – spoke about where in the world they see successful social justice in action. The panel will be moderated by Aneesia deCarvalho ’11, Sebastian Christakis ’11, and Olivia Becker ’11.

Joshua Rubenstein is the northeast regional director of Amnesty International USA and an associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. He has been involved with human rights issues and international affairs as an activist, scholar, and journalist for more than 30 years. Linda Whitlock is the principal at the Whitlock Group and the immediate past president and CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Boston. She serves on the boards of Cambridge Bancorp/Cambridge Trust Company, Brandeis University, The Princeton Review, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Boston World Parternships. Ellen Zucker is a partner at Burns & Levinson LLP, who has successfully litigated and resolved employment matters involvement, discrimination, retaliation and breach of contract. She is a former chair of MassEquality.Org and has held leadership positions at the National Organization for Women.

The program also featured a performance by Poetic Justice’s Briana Chang ’12, Quamella Manning ’12, Kandice Simmons ’12, and Raekwon Walker-Perry ’13, as well as break-out group discussions, moderated by students and student groups throughout campus.

Formerly known as Law Day, the Michael H. Feldman Social Justice Day was established in 1975 by Shirley and Roger Feldman in memory of their son, Michael Feldman ’67. Each year, the event explores various viewpoints on various legal and social viewpoints of the day, creating opportunities for student discussion and debate.