Student Groups
Explore opportunities to make a difference by joining one of the many on-campus advocacy groups dedicated to human rights and humanitarianism. These organizations provide a platform for students to engage in meaningful action, raise awareness, and create positive change in local and global communities.
Sunrise Movement Brown and RISD is a local chapter of the national Sunrise Movement. It is a youth-led organization working to stop climate change and create millions of green jobs. The group is fighting to make climate change an urgent priority across America, end the corrupting influence of fossil fuel executives on politics and elect leaders who will stand up for the health and well-being of all people.
Contact: sunrisebrownrisd@brown.edu
ESV: Survivor Support provides a safe space for survivors, allies and stakeholders to engage with their peers affected by sexual violence. We direct survivors to Brown University survivor resources and provide them with practical support.
Contact: esvsurvivorsupport@brown.edu
BHRAC is a medical student-run human rights clinic dedicated to providing forensic medical evaluations to survivors of persecution who seek asylum in the United States.
Contact: brown.asylum.clinic@gmail.com
Scientists for a Sustainable World provides a platform for students with concrete ideas for energy, water and waste reduction projects at Brown and in the wider Providence community. By engaging students in ongoing dialogue with each other and our partners at Facilities, we can pinpoint problem areas and effectively address them.
Contact: s4sw@brown.edu
BRYTE is a student-led organization that pairs Brown undergraduate tutors with students in refugee families recently relocated to Providence from Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. BRYTE tutors help their tutees acquire critical language skills and cultural fluency. Tutors are required to work with their tutee for at least a year, although many tutor and mentor for much longer than this.
Contact: bryte@brown.edu
Strait Talk is a nonpartisan, youth-run organization that fosters peaceful progress and constructive dialogue in the Taiwan Strait through educating, connecting and empowering young leaders from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the United States. Founded by Brown undergraduate students in 2005, Strait Talk’s ultimate goal is to inspire and equip students to seek common ground and build trust across the conflict divide.
Contact: straittalk@brown.edu
SEE is dedicated to promoting educational equity in Providence and the communities in which Providence is embedded. We believe in institutions of Public Education as a vehicle for just social change and are committed to promoting justice within these institutions through advocacy, service and awareness projects.
Contact: educationalequity@brown.edu
The Brown University Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island stages informational and advocacy campaigns on campus, state, and national civil liberties issues. The organization’s goal is to protect and preserve the civil liberties of all people. In past semesters the chapter has organized campaigns for incarcerated peoples’ rights, reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and more. Brown ACLU also produces several Know Your Rights infographics throughout the year.
Contact: aclu@brown.edu
Reproductive Justice@Brown (RJ@Brown) is a student group dedicated to promoting equitable access to reproductive care. They focus on community health and education, utilizing doula training to advance their advocacy. The group engages in projects such as doula training initiatives, educational campaigns, and creating resources like the PCOS Booklet to support the Providence community and beyond.
Contact: reproductivejustice@brown.edu