“Unless we engage in these and other conscious acts of reflection and re-education, we easily repeat the process with our children. We teach what we were taught. The unexamined prejudices of the parents are passed on to the children. It is not our fault, but it is our responsibility to interrupt this cycle” -Tatum Social Justice methods are a tool for reflection, to learn about how we are engaging each other, and to consider how our preconceived notions can lead to uninformed or accidental mistreatment of people. Contrary to this purpose, many have begun to see it as an infringement…
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Examining Social Justice Part 1: A Road Map to Understanding
Tensions exist around issues of social import. If we are incapable of defining what it is that we are actually fighting for, we will be unable to engage one another constructively on topics that shape our world.” Social justice is a controversial topic whose definition and importance are often contested. There are those who claim social justice as their moral obligation when shaming someone for their behavior, leaving a bad taste in people’s mouths around this cause. When conversations come up that cite social justice or discuss social structures, inequity, race, gender, etc, people often back out of the conversation for fear…
Violence and Values
The way people act and operate is constantly changing and shifting, forming and growing. What we have seen throughout history is a push and pull in this process. One significant area that is impacted by this is the ratio of violence to peace in any given culture. In the United States, public displays of violence have been on the rise over the past few years. This past week we witnessed the biggest mass shooting in U.S. history with 50 people dead and 400 injured in Las Vegas. Just over a month ago, we saw violence being expressed alongside messages of…