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Infusing Social Justice Themes in College Student Leadership Programs

Infusing Social Justice Themes in College Student Leadership Programs. Vernon A. Wall Director of Educational Programs & Publications ACPA – College Student Educators International Founding Faculty Social Justice Training Institute vwall@acpa.nche.edu http://www.sjti.org

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Infusing Social Justice Themes in College Student Leadership Programs

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  1. Infusing Social Justice Themes in College Student Leadership Programs Vernon A. Wall Director of Educational Programs & Publications ACPA – College Student Educators International Founding Faculty Social Justice Training Institute vwall@acpa.nche.edu http://www.sjti.org http://www.myacpa.org

  2. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  3. Flow • Welcome • Joining Up • Defining Social Justice • Leadership Programs Assessment • Campus Strategies • Discussion • Closure/Evaluation

  4. Joining Up • Introductions • What’s your challenge? • Define Social Justice?

  5. A Common Language

  6. Adams, Bell and Griffin (2007) define social justice as both a process and a goal. "The goal of social justice education is full and equal participation of all groups in a society that is mutually shaped to meet their needs. Social justice includes a vision of society that is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and secure." Reference:Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice: A Sourcebook. Edited by Maurianne Adams, Lee Anne Bell, and Pat Griffin.

  7. Defining Social Justice • Race/Ethnicity/Nationality/Skin Color • Religious Beliefs • Socio-economic Class • Sexual Orientation • Sex/Gender Identity • Age • Ability/Disability • Body Image • Others

  8. The Dynamics of Diversity • Individual Identity & Group Membership • Equal is not necessarily equitable. • Dominant/Subordinated Group Identities • Owning our dominance/Recognizing dynamics • Helping dominant group members answer the question: “What’s in it for me?” • Multiple Identities • You can make a difference!

  9. Leadership Program Assessment Focus on either an individual Leadership program or your entire leadership development initiative

  10. Campus Strategies • Horizon’s Project • 10 minute Mentors • Correspondence with presenters/facilitators • Training for student facilitators • Statement on Inclusion/Social Justice • Closing Statements/Making Meaning • Journaling • Dialogues (University of Michigan) • Movies/TV/Video • Current Events Discussions • Service Learning (with discussion & reflection!) • Utilize community resources • Experiential Exercises (Game of Life, Star Power, Archie Bunker’s Neighborhood, Game of Oppression)

  11. Resources • http://www.diversityweb.org • National Clearinghouse on Leadership Programs • http://www.safezonesforall.com • http://www.sjti.org (click on Resources) • Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) • Social Change Model of Leadership • Leadership Identity Development Model - LID (Susan Komives & Friends) • Social Justice Allies Book (Jossey Bass)

  12. “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” - Anne Frank

  13. Vernon A. WallAuthor, Lecturer, Consultantvernon.wall@gmail.comhttp://www.vernonwall.org

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