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1 Empowerment of Self
• What actions can I take to empower myself to work for social justice?
• What kind of information do I need to develop a more complete understanding of the causes of social
injustice?
Asking questions to others on how they see issues and dismantling how we see the world
Building Community
• What actions can I take to work more closely with people “like” me (i.e., people with similar social
identities) in order to bring about social justice?
Maybe finding people in my college to see if they have similar views on the issue
• What actions can I take to work more closely with people “different” from me (i.e., people with
different social identities) in order to bring about social justice?
Maybe ask different majors or people I know who are in the work force as well as people with
distinct difference of my social diversities
• What actions can I take, individually and with others, to (1) challenge and transform institutions, and
(2) influence policy, in order to bring about social justice?
Personally I could email and call my senators or simply volunteer to help others
Notes 1 Zúñiga, X., & Cytron-Walker, A. (2003). EDUC 395Z: Exploring differences and common ground
intergroup dialogue curriculum. Social Justice Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst.