At the latest Community Heroes event, Kim Sontag-Mulder was honored for her lifelong commitment to gender equity and opportunity for all.
Advancing Gender Equity in San Diego
Tag: Social Justice
How a Former Gang Member is Helping Eliminate Gun Violence in San Diego
A former gang member, Community Hero Bishop Cornelius Bowser uses his life experiences to help individuals caught up in the same gang activity he engaged in years ago.
Restoring Civility in Politics
Community members and local leaders came together to discuss civility in politics with KPBS Community Hero, Imam Taha Hassane, Director of the Islamic Center of San Diego.
Should Your Art Send You to Prison?
UC Irvine Professor of Criminology, Law and Society Dr. Charis Kubrin discusses how using rap lyrics in court cases perpetuates stereotypes that generate and reproduce racial inequality in America.
What is Social Justice?
In the world of philanthropy, we hear the phrase “social justice” a lot. But what exactly does it mean? Find out in this post.
California Innocence Project Helps Those Wrongfully Convicted
Learn how the California Innocence Project works to exonerate innocent people through DNA testing and reform the criminal justice system in the process.
Anti-Recidivism: Closing the Social Equity Gap
The opportunity for criminal justice reform has never been greater or more needed. Since 1970, the U.S. prison population has risen by more than 400 percent One in 35 U.S. adults are in prison, jail, on parole or probation The U.S. leads the world in the largest prison population The writing is on the wall.... Read More »
