What+is+Social+Justice

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Phase 1 of this unit focuses on building background knowledge about social justice. Sub themes are racism, poverty, and abuse of power. For each sub theme, we should be able to answer these questions:

Social Justice: Ideal condition in which all members of a society have the same basic rights, security, opportunities, obligations and social benefits Racism: An attitude, action or institutional structure, which subordinates a person or group because of their color Poverty: State of being deprived of the essentials of well-being such as adequate housing, food, sufficient income, employment, access to required social services and social status [|www.undp.org/rbec/nhdr/1996/georgia/glossary.htm]

Abuse of Power: any improper or corrupt use of authority which harms others

__What should students learn about these topics?__
 * A working definition of Social Justice, Racism, Poverty, and Abuse of Power
 * Poverty: situational vs. generational
 * The interrelation between them
 * History and Causes of social justice dilemmas (sticky phrasing)
 * Past attempts
 * Socio-Cultural implications
 * Examples therein from current and local events
 * How these effect students
 * Argument structure

__How can they do so actively? (learning by doing, activities, etc.)?__
 * Research Primary and Secondary Documents
 * Field Research
 * Statistical analysis via mathematical and community inquiry
 * Sepia Gallery
 * Personal Narrative regarding social justice
 * Art requirement?

__What resources might we want teachers to have access to?__
 * Taking it Global
 * Written Materials
 * Related ed. Videos
 * Thinkbright.org
 * Stossel
 * PBS Frontline

__What are the local contexts and the global connections?__
 * Personal History
 * Regional Specific Big Four
 * Local History
 * Local Legislation
 * Local Demographics
 * Lovejoy situation
 * Wind farms at old steel sites
 * George Holt
 * Bryan Davis
 * Euthanasia
 * Africa
 * Iraq