Recent Events
May meeting review of MN Social Justice Educators Network
By: Jessica Lauritsen (St. Cloud State University)
The last meeting was held at St. Cloud State University on April 24, 2009. The group gathered to reflect, share resources, talk about current issues of social justice, and discuss things they are facing on their campuses. The last meeting’s agenda included discussions of creating an inviting environment, building open-mindedness, and sharing effective experiential trainings and programs that engage students in dialogue around social justice issues. The group also shared information about conferences and trainings coming to the area, as well as articles, movies, and other media to check out, including a recent Tyra Banks episode about bleaching skin to fit in and a recent City Pages article on Transgender Kids.
July meeting review of MN Social Justice Educators Network
By: Shona Ramchandani (Rasmussen College)
Representatives from the Twin Cities area of Minnesota met at Rasmussen College – Brooklyn Park campus on July 14 for a gathering to discuss various social justice issues and their relationship with campus activities. A lot of members who came were new to this group so there was an interesting discussion about the goals for the meeting/social justice education, roles played by individual educators on their campuses, as well as a discussion on how to be resources for each other. One person in attendance volunteered to create a Social Networking site for this group as a result, so that the dialogue could continue beyond individual meetings. (If you are interested in joining this site, please email andre.koen@co.anoka.mn.us with your interest). We agreed that this is a safe space for dialogue no matter who comes to the meeting, so people should not feel that their race or identity prevents them from being successful. Another response was that as social justice educators we need to work with our campuses to ensure that people of color are not a minority, and that they are also well represented within our ranks as social justice educators. The goal is to get people to join by word of mouth, and to get our students also thinking about these employment opportunities - that diversity is as important on a resume as IT or other skills.
July meeting review of IA Social Justice Educators Network
By: Stefanie Bondi (Iowa State University)
This past July, members of the Social Justice Educators of Iowa participated in a dialogue hosted by Erik Albinson and Stefanie Bondi of Iowa State University. The meeting consisted of fifteen participants who discussed current events on their campuses and exchanged feedback on how to engage students in social justice dialogue.
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Social Justice Dialogues:
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