People who work for social justice recognize that not everyone has equal access to excellent educational resources, facilities, and experiences. People devoted to promoting social justice seek to interrupt schools’ tendency to reproduce social inequity. The goal of this work is to make our communities better for all—specifically those who may be minoritized based on special needs, ethnicity, language, gender, socioeconomic status, and/or sexual identity (among others).
What does this year’s theme, “Organizing for Sustainable Change” mean?
The School of Education at CSU Channel Islands believes in: the ideals of social justice and democracy; each student’s right to equal access and equitable opportunities for learning; the value of reflective and deliberate inquiry and practice; each educator’s power to effect change and make a positive difference in students’ lives, in their classroom, school and/or community. We seek to advance the goals of social justice: to secure human rights for all; to promote equitable access to resources; and to build sustainable lives on a healthy planet.
Did you know that taxpayers are financing all of this?
Even if attending the whole day (8:30am-4:00pm) is impractical for you, by going in the morning you'll hear the keynote speaker and can ask questions from the audience. This is a chance to ask what virtually no one but a libertarian will such as, "Where are the funds coming from to pay for the programs you say will achieve social equity, particularly when public education costs are already soaring?" If the question isn't answered the first time, another of us will be able to ask it in a different way...and so on.
The keynote speaker is the executive director of CAUSE (Central Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy). These are redistributionists at work, influencing public policy (aka soliciting more taxpayer money) and driving up the costs of public education for everyone, including those underprivileged people they are purporting to help.
Because they'll be talking about K-12 public education programs, this might be a good time to bring up Common Core--e.g., Is it socially just to remove local school districts', teachers' and parents' control over education?
Please consider coming
Time: April 20, 2013 from 8:30am to 4pm
Location: CSU Channel Islands Grand Salon
City/Town: Camarillo, CA
Phone: Tina Torres tina.torres@csuci.edu or 805-437-8573
CSUCI's Conference for Social Justice in Education at CI
Organized By: CSUCI
What does it mean to promote “social justice”?
What does this year’s theme, “Organizing for Sustainable Change” mean?
The School of Education at CSU Channel Islands believes in: the ideals of social justice and democracy; each student’s right to equal access and equitable opportunities for learning; the value of reflective and deliberate inquiry and practice; each educator’s power to effect change and make a positive difference in students’ lives, in their classroom, school and/or community. We seek to advance the goals of social justice: to secure human rights for all; to promote equitable access to resources; and to build sustainable lives on a healthy planet.
Time: April 20, 2013 from 8:30am to 4pm
Location: CSU Channel Islands Grand Salon
City/Town: Camarillo, CA
Phone: Tina Torres tina.torres@csuci.edu or 805-437-8573
Event Type: conference