Social Justice Tours
Social Justice Tours
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Social Justice Tours is a nonprofit grassroots organization using walking tours as a method of radical education to expose injustice, highlight inequality and inspire action.
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Cicada88
24 contributions
Apr 2022
The Gowanus tour was well done - hats off to Michael, who was smart, well-informed, gracious, and inclusive. I really like that his experiences as a community organizer informed the tour alongside a ton of research and observation. On our tour we were joined by another guide and a local resident, and their exchanges added quite a lot of insight as well - a true benefit of inclusivity! Tour was less about climate change per se and more about the Canal, City planning processes, and housing issues, yet it was super informative.
Written April 26, 2022
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fran1080
Philadelphia, PA5 contributions
Jun 2019 • Friends
The walking tour of the Queer history in The Village was amazing. Jay Toole, who is certainly a queer legend, relived her experience of getting handouts from Bob Dylan and Joan Baez as a homeless queer teen to the first nights of the Stonewall Riots. Her storytelling was as colorful as her wild ride of a life. This was a great tour and very personal.
Written June 6, 2019
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Hello! Thank you so much for the review! It means a lot. Yes, Jay has led quite an inspiring life. She lived the history and has the storytelling powers to bring it alive. Thank you for going on the tour, and we hope to see you on another one soon. All the best, Social Justice Tours.
Written June 7, 2019
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Patricia
New York City, NY15 contributions
Sep 2019
These people are so knowledgable that it's inspiring! Great topics talked on the way where they take place.
Written November 13, 2019
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Maisie M
Brooklyn, NY14 contributions
Oct 2021
A walk through some beautiful parts of Manhattan, with stops to hear about the history of buildings used as women's hospitals, brothels, abortion "clinics" and salons. It's really "living history." An actor (ours was exceptional) read the words of various historical figures introduced on the tour. A wonderful Sunday afternoon in NYC.
Written October 17, 2021
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Maisie M
Brooklyn, NY14 contributions
Oct 2019
Cindy can make a building come alive. She digs up the history of the age-old (as she demonstrates) fight for reproductive rights by revealing some former occupants of downtown New York's stone edifices. You meet abortion providers, madams, right-wing anti-"pornography" crusaders and heroines whose lives were lived here. She is knowledgeable and passionate, an an experienced tour leader.
Written October 6, 2019
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Dide
1 contribution
Aug 2019 • Couples
We really enjoyed this tour with Cindy Cooper on reproductive justice. It was our first time visiting New York, so it was a great way to see more of the city and learn about the history related to reproductive health. Cindy has a very clear and beautiful way of talking about these issues and also the visiting artist brought the words of important historic figures alive. We highly recommend this tour, it is both very informative and empowering!
Written August 26, 2019
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LRoy
2 contributions
Aug 2019
Cindy Cooper is a lawyer by training and a long-time New Yorker who's clearly passionate and well-informed about the history of reproductive rights and freedoms in New York City. Highly recommend this tour!
Written August 21, 2019
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Emma G
New York City, NY4 contributions
Aug 2019
I took the Reproductive Freedom Tour today with Cindy Cooper, and I highly recommend it! She knows her stuff! I learned so much! And I saw parts of NYC I've never seen before even though I live here. The tour covered a lot of ground and a lot of history but I never felt rushed or bored - I know it's important to know our history so that we can fight for our rights from a place of knowledge and power - so I was thrilled with this tour about Reproductive Rights and its history in NYC. So glad I signed up!
Written August 15, 2019
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Maja
1 contribution
Aug 2019 • Solo
The tour discussed riots from the early 1800s until late 1900s. It was a bit unclear for me if there was a theme in the riots, since the riots were instigated by vastly different people and for vastly different reasons. It was a good tour with an extremely knowledgeable guide, however I did miss some kind of summing up of which of the riots might have an effect on today's situation etc. Also stonewall etc was not included since it has its ow tour which was fair, but disappointing to me, since I definitely hoped to hear more about that.
We were a small group which was great and the guide took plenty of time to explain and take questions.
We were a small group which was great and the guide took plenty of time to explain and take questions.
Written August 7, 2019
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Joy
1 contribution
Jun 2019 • Friends
This was an exceptional, irreplaceable experience: to hear the history of LGBTQ life in the Village from the amazing Jay Toole, someone who lived through it. It was a truly special experience to learn our history from one of our own elders who was generous enough to share their life with us, and who maintains an indomitable spirit throughout, taking us from Queer family in Washington Square Park, to the site of the former Women's Jail, to Stonewall, to the Piers. Don't miss it!
Written June 4, 2019
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Yay! So glad you gained so much from it. We too feel Jay is such an inspiration, and are so thrilled to give her a platform to share her story, and be an elder for the community. Thanks for the review, and hope to see you on another tour soon.
Written June 6, 2019
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