Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group
In this article Lorena Germán, a middle school teacher, discusses how preteen students in her class “were able to develop a research-based position and a nuanced understanding of very polarizing topics”. With a focus on intersectionality, she teaches a strategy that can be used to encourage students to raise their…
Read moreabout:Article: Using Social Justice to Promote Student Voice
The following article discusses the viewpoints of five educators about how schools can promote social justice. “To improve social justice through education you have to start further back. First, I would ensure that all our families have decent housing.” – Marva Rollins: Headteacher, Raynham primary school, Enfield, London “… a…
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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. (1960) Social justice is both a goal and a process of building a society…
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“How To Be An Accountable Man: A Handbook for Preventing Violence” is a handbook developed by Isaac Louie, through the workstudy program at SFPIRG. Because of the thickness of the printed version, limited copies are available at SFPIRG (although we’re always happy to print one for you – just send…
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Intersectionality and Feminism
Privilege is something that is often times visible to those who have it. Our experiences and accomplishments are rationalized as being the product of our hard work only. This mentality only highlights the ways in which we are oppressed, but glosses over the contributions of structural and systemic factors to…
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Privilege 101
This article is the one in which Kimberle Crenshaw, a renowned legal scholar and civil rights advocate, first coined the term intersectionality in reference to the intersection and interaction of social identities leading to a unique experience. It is quite academic, but definitely worth a read! Demarginalizing the Intersection of…
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Relations With First Nations
Climate Justice 101