The Center for Justice & Reconciliation (CJR) is part of Point Loma Nazarene University.
Here at the CJR, we envision a community that looks to PLNU for leadership, innovation and solutions to complex community issues. Our role at the CJR is to ask the question: What are the needs in our community that Point Loma Nazarene University can uniquely address? Answering this question means leveraging our expertise, relationships and initiatives to stand in solidarity with the oppressed, teach social engagement through the lens of our faith, and bring lasting change to our community. Our work includes student-led initiatives, nationally recognized research projects, community leadership, and educational outreach. Despite the overwhelming scale and scope of the challenges in our world, our faith leads us to proactively engage with truth, wisdom, and hope. At the CJR we leverage research, advocacy, and innovation, dedicated to justice and reconciliation, to transform our community through social change. To learn more CJR projects, click here. |
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Cup of Culture
The Cup of Culture series is a forum to foster dialogue about diversity, inclusion, justice, and reconciliation. We seek to challenge our community to explore our individual identities (racial, ethnicity, nationality, ability, gender, etc.) and understand the experience of others, identify how systems contribute to oppression and work together toward a more just society.
This year's focus will explore how our identities are informed, shaped, and challenged by the stories around us. We are inviting speakers who are storytellers from diverse experiences so that our community can see and know each other--our struggles and victories--all the more clearly and fully. We will dive into specific issues and hear from experts and leaders in the search for deeper empathy and connection within our interwoven stories.
Join us! This program is co-sponsored by the offices of Multicultural and International Student Services and the Center for Justice & Reconciliation. Each event will be held in person on PLNU's Campus: The ARC on the bottom floor of Nicholson Commons.
For more info on upcoming Cup of Culture topics click here.
The Cup of Culture series is a forum to foster dialogue about diversity, inclusion, justice, and reconciliation. We seek to challenge our community to explore our individual identities (racial, ethnicity, nationality, ability, gender, etc.) and understand the experience of others, identify how systems contribute to oppression and work together toward a more just society.
This year's focus will explore how our identities are informed, shaped, and challenged by the stories around us. We are inviting speakers who are storytellers from diverse experiences so that our community can see and know each other--our struggles and victories--all the more clearly and fully. We will dive into specific issues and hear from experts and leaders in the search for deeper empathy and connection within our interwoven stories.
Join us! This program is co-sponsored by the offices of Multicultural and International Student Services and the Center for Justice & Reconciliation. Each event will be held in person on PLNU's Campus: The ARC on the bottom floor of Nicholson Commons.
For more info on upcoming Cup of Culture topics click here.

The Justice Cohort
Connecting students’ passions to the injustices in our world, our students lead projects focusing on workers’ rights, immigration, racial equality and anti-trafficking, including Roots of Giving, Wear Justice, Border Pilgrimage, and Cup of Culture.
It’s a space to learn, teach, and grow together in order to become more aware of the issues our community faces on a local and global scale, and is led by our CJR Student Staff. Email cjrinterns@pointloma.edu to learn more. We are excited to hear your voice in our effort to raise awareness in the PLNU community!
Connecting students’ passions to the injustices in our world, our students lead projects focusing on workers’ rights, immigration, racial equality and anti-trafficking, including Roots of Giving, Wear Justice, Border Pilgrimage, and Cup of Culture.
It’s a space to learn, teach, and grow together in order to become more aware of the issues our community faces on a local and global scale, and is led by our CJR Student Staff. Email cjrinterns@pointloma.edu to learn more. We are excited to hear your voice in our effort to raise awareness in the PLNU community!
The Student staff Team
Kyla Kinzle
Kyla is a senior Political Science major who is passionate about serving others and engaging in the community. She grew up in Colorado and spends her time enjoying the outdoors, watching movies with her friends, listening to music, and reading. She hopes to pursue a career in public service law helping others to navigate the complicated processes of receiving justice.
Kellyn Gonzalez
Kellyn is our new Marketing Lead. She'll be spearheading all things social media and on-campus marketing. She is a Junior Marketing major and runs Sincerely Kellyn, one of our Roots of Giving vendors!
Katie Quinn
Katie is a senior Psychology major and Criminal Justice minor from Battle Ground, WA. She is passionate about social justice and plans to use what she has learned through the CJR to help with her career in the future. She likes going on hikes, being outdoors, playing volleyball and pickleball, and doing pottery. She loves exploring San Diego and finding more ways to be ethical in her everyday life.
Kyla is a senior Political Science major who is passionate about serving others and engaging in the community. She grew up in Colorado and spends her time enjoying the outdoors, watching movies with her friends, listening to music, and reading. She hopes to pursue a career in public service law helping others to navigate the complicated processes of receiving justice.
Kellyn Gonzalez
Kellyn is our new Marketing Lead. She'll be spearheading all things social media and on-campus marketing. She is a Junior Marketing major and runs Sincerely Kellyn, one of our Roots of Giving vendors!
Katie Quinn
Katie is a senior Psychology major and Criminal Justice minor from Battle Ground, WA. She is passionate about social justice and plans to use what she has learned through the CJR to help with her career in the future. She likes going on hikes, being outdoors, playing volleyball and pickleball, and doing pottery. She loves exploring San Diego and finding more ways to be ethical in her everyday life.