The Wolfington Center at Cabrini College hosted an ice cream social on Sept. 14 to promote social justice and the programs at the Wolfington Center.
Many people who attend Cabrini do not know where the Wolfington Center is or what its motives are. Located on the third floor of Founder’s Hall, the Wolfington Center uses events, education and group get-togethers to let students and faculty members experience what social justice is and how it can be seen in local communities.
Social justice is the concept that everyone in the com- munity is given equal opportunities, and that not one group of people is favored in society.
Examples of social justice could include equal opportunities for quality of education in a community, access to health care or other forms of medical treatment and more.
Two of Cabrini’s Mission Corps., Morgan Perry and Vanessa Miranda, attended this event at the Wolfington Center. They introduced a new program called the “Cloud of Witnesses” which is a unique new platform to promote social justice.
“Every few months we’re going to ask people around
campus, so staff, students, faculty and more to submit somebody who they think is a witness to God and how they show it in their actions,” Miranda said.
She referenced that the idea of the concept of having “witnesses” came from the biblical reading of Hebrews chapter 12 verse one, which states, “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us.”
The Wolfington Center is also greeting new staff to help spread the knowledge of what social justice is and how it can be utilized in communities everywhere. Students at the college are encouraged to become members of the center as well.
The main struggle the Wolfington Center faces is the lack of recognition it gets. Students are unfamiliar of what this center is about and how it can help them. The Wolfington Center promotes wellness for the community, but it cannot advertise itself to further benefit the program.
“You have ECG classes, so you’re learning about social justices. Why not engage with it outside of the classroom,” Miranda said.
The Engagements of the Common Good course requirement gives students a basic understanding of what social justice is, opening their eyes to a realm of their community they might not have been exposed to otherwise.
Students who are looking to further their understanding of social justice, and who are interested in experiencing it first-hand are welcome to join the Wolfington Center to interact with others who have the same values as they do.
