Occupy SLU Commemorative Events Scheduled Throughout October

09/29/2022

The Division of Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement (DICE) is commemorating Occupy SLU Week with a series of events to remember the 2014 protests for equality and justice that took place on the SLU campus and in the surrounding St. Louis area.

Peaceful protest as part of Occupy SLU in October 2014. SLU File Photo.

Occupy SLU was six days of a peaceful occupation at the campus clock tower that included daily teach-ins and community conversations in October 2014, following the officer-involved shootings of two African American young men: Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and VonDerrit Myers Jr., the son of a long-time member of the SLU community, VonDerrit Myers Sr., in the nearby Shaw neighborhood of St. Louis.

Occupy SLU ended with the adoption of the Clock Tower Accords, a 13-point agreement committing Saint Louis University to actively strengthen diversity, inclusion and equity on campus. In the spirit of the Gospels, the Accords also extend that commitment to the city and suburban neighbors, particularly to underserved families.

This year, to mark the anniversary, DICE is inviting students, faculty, staff, and administrators to participate in campus-wide events to reflect upon the history and lasting effects of Occupy SLU and the Clock Tower Accords.

Events begin Monday, Oct. 3, and run through Tuesday, Oct. 25.

Month long events including:

Remembering OccupySLU: A Kickoff Event: Monday, Oct. 3, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the CGC Auditorium
"Mission: Joy" Movie Screening sponsored by Micah Program & DICE: Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. outdoors near Wuller Hall
#OccupySLU Interfaith Prayer sponsored by Campus Ministry: Monday, Oct. 10, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Clocktower
"Whose Streets" Screening sponsored by the School of Social Work: Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the CGC Auditorium
MLK Speech Reading led by the Martin Luther King Scholars: Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Clocktower
Say Their Names, led by Luella Loseille: Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clocktower
"Transforming Trauma, " sponsored by the School of Social Work: Tuesday, Oct. 11, and Wednesday, Oct. 12, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Busch Student Center. The event also will be held virtually Friday, Oct. 13, starting at 7 p.m.
Student Protests: Past, Present, and Future, led by Katrina Moore, Ph.D.: Wednesday, Oct. 12 , from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the CGC Auditorium
Diversity Movie Series: "Moonlight": Thursday, Oct. 13, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the CGC Seminar Room 124
How Can the Church be Prophetic by Bishop John Stowe, sponsored by the STL Archdiocese, SLU, and Pax Christi: Thursday, Oct. 13, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the CGC Auditorium
The Future of OccupySLU: A Closing Reception: Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the CGC Auditorium
UNMASC: A Mens Storytelling Event Story, sponsored by the School of Social Work: Friday, Oct. 28, and Saturday, Oct. 29, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Il Monastero located at 3050 Olive St.