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Defining social justice
- 1. Social Justice Activism Social justice activists struggle together to change systematic forms of oppression and inequality and to create wholly new, freer, more equal ways of living together.
- 2. Are you practicing social justice activism when . . . . . . you sign a petition demanding that all University classes be accessible to people of different learning abilities? . . . you protest the University’s new 9 p.m. curfew policy? . . . you “like” your friend’s Facebook post about Invisible Children? . . . you vote in the 2012 election? . . . you help your church group raise $10,000 to purchase canned goods for the local food bank? . . . you volunteer 2 hours a week doing filing and data entry at the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless? . . . you go to a Rage Against the Machine concert? . . . you join Rage Against the Machine as their new drummer? . . . you refuse to pay a speeding ticket, because you weren’t speeding? . . . you refuse to marry until all Americans are allowed to marry? . . . write a letter on behalf of a prisoner of conscience via Amnesty International? . . . you write your senior thesis on Amnesty International?
- 3. Social Justice Activism Social justice activists struggle together to change systematic forms of oppression and inequality and to create wholly new, freer, more equal ways of living together. Social justice activism is not charity work; it’s about working together as equals and inclusively to make change we all have a stake in. Social justice activism is not the struggle against anything that seems unfair; it’s a struggle against systematic unfairness. Social justice activism is not only about reforming what’s here; it’s about creating something new.
- 4. Social Justice Activism Social justice activists struggle together to change systematic forms of oppression and inequality and to create wholly new, freer, more equal ways of living together. • Social justice activism is not charity work; it’s about working together as equals and inclusively to make change we all have a stake in. Social justice activism is not the struggle against anything that seems unfair; it’s a struggle against systematic unfairness. Social justice activism is not only about reforming what’s here; it’s about creating something new.
- 5. Social Justice Activism Social justice activists struggle together to change systematic forms of oppression and inequality and to create wholly new, freer, more equal ways of living together. • Social justice activism is not charity work; it’s about working together as equals and inclusively to make change we all have a stake in. • Social justice activism is not the struggle against anything that seems unfair; it’s a struggle against systematic unfairness. Social justice activism is not only about reforming what’s here; it’s about creating something new.
- 6. Social Justice Activism Social justice activists struggle together to change systematic forms of oppression and inequality and to create wholly new, freer, more equal ways of living together. • Social justice activism is not charity work; it’s about working together as equals and inclusively to make change we all have a stake in. • Social justice activism is not the struggle against anything that seems unfair; it’s a struggle against systematic unfairness. • Social justice activism is not only about reforming what’s here; it’s about creating something new.
- 7. Is this painting an act of social justice? Pablo Picasso, Guernica (1937)