One way we will be exploring social justice issues YOU care about is through what we are calling “Social Justice Roundtables.” A “roundtable” is a discussion where people have equal opportunity to voice their idea or perspective. These will happen every TUESDAY for three weeks. Your job is to come prepared to share a social justice issue or topic that you have observed, read about, or experienced in the week. Each Tuesday we will give you a half sheet of paper to prepare you thoughts, which will be used as a conversation starter in class and will be submitted at the end. We will put up some possible resources on our class blog.
The possibilities of things for you to see/read/experience are endless. Watch the news, read newspapers and articles, engage with your family and friends. You may find some interesting videos on TED Talks (choose one that has to do with social justice). Short of the Week has some creative, short documentaries (choose one that has to do with social justice). Use the topics we discuss in class as lenses to view the world around you. If you find other interesting places, please leave them in the comments.
