Dial-a-Dialogue
By: Robbie Routenberg
In the fall of 2009, the Commission for Social Justice Educators launched a new program, focusing on scholarship and exchange. ‘Dial a Dialogues’ offer the social justice educator community an opportunity to critically engage in a conversation sparked by an article from the Commission’s newsletter.
The first call (Oct 14th, 2009) focused on the article, “A framework for social justice education competencies”, with facilitation by author Lisa Landreman. With 24 callers on the line, the conversation was very fruitful. From both practical and philosophical frameworks, the discussion highlighted the importance of having some clear notions of what makes up effective social justice facilitation, as well as the limitations and concerns around framing these as competencies.
On January 13th, 2010, CSJE hosted the second ‘Dial a Dialogue’, focusing on Stephanie Bondi’s newsletter article “What are We Doing? Social Service or Social Change?”. Twelve callers unpacked this idea and applied these concepts to our work in student affairs. Many expressed there is a need for doing both social service and social change work simultaneously, and noted the specific challenges associated with doing social change work on our college and university campuses.
By hosting these Dial a Dialogue calls, the Commission hopes to spark cross-campus conversations that will challenge and move our field forward. By sharing and learning from each other, we will think more critically about the work we do, why we do it, how we do it, and how we can do it even better. Additionally, our hope is that as these conversations continue, colleagues will share their new insights through future newsletter submissions or other publications. By coming together as a community of social justice educators, we can further the scholarship of the field and enhance the impact of our work.
We hope you join us for the next call! It will be held on April 14th @ 12-1 EST, and will focus on Brian Arao’s article “Naming the Elephant in the Room: Intersections of Identity and Positionality in the Work Place”.
Robbie Routenberg, is a staff member at the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor and serves as the Institute Coordinator for CSJE.
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Message from the Chair
The Millenial Pitfall
"What's Race Got to Do with It?"
Education, Citizenship & Social Justice
Naming the Elephant in the Room: Intersections of Identity and Positionality in the Work Place
Dial-a-Dialogue
2010 Convention
Call for Manuscripts
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