Social Justice Education Project

Since an early age I have been experiencing and observing discrimination in the name of caste (social hierarchical structure). The great emancipator of Dalits, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar said education is the tool to fight against oppression and all forms of injustice. I understood this message deeply from early on in my life and strived for higher education. The first big milestone in my journey of education was to earn a M. Sc in Agriculture Economics (2001) at Gujarat Agriculture University (India).

The Worker's Justice Project or (WJP) is a worker center and is based in Brooklyn. This organisation addresses the economic and racial injustice that daily immigrant labourers as well as domestic workers face in the USA. It functions as a collective power and creates solutions to the numerous problems that members experience at their work or in the communities where they reside. The main objective of WJP is to empower and help the immigrant workers who sustain on low-wage to advocate for themselves

and to make justice accessible to them. These programmes consist of simplifying law and thus making it easier for the common people to comprehend its various aspects. The Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India has been implementing a project since 2012 on enhancing “Access to Justice” in North Eastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura & Sikkim and Jammu &

Social consciousness tends to focus on our knowledge of social topics, but I am more concerned with how we talk about them. If selected for the Fulbright, I would use the funds to pursue a research-based masters in philosophy at the University of Sheffield, focused on the topics of language and social issues. The program is a self-structured masters involving a dissertation. This program was selected to build experience in philosophy in order to later pursue a PhD and eventual professorship in philosophy

of the four essential components of social justice and advocacy that we must implement within our classroom environment to achieve successful outcomes for all students. First is being able to continue challenging misconceptions, untruths, and stereotypes. Second, is providing all students with the necessary material and emotional resources to learn effectively. The third is having the ability to draw on students’ talents and strengths to enhance their education through real world experiences. Lastly

The following are more important details about activities I have been involved in that represent my interests: Music (Instrumental and Vocal): - At the Musipire Professional Music Education School, I have received instruction in classical piano (10 years), guitar (2 years), and classical voice (2 years). - At Wickham Vocal Studios at Performer's Career Center, I have received training in advanced classical and jazz singing technique (2 years). - In Marymount’s Choir and select Chamber Choir, I

‘access to justice’ by delivering legal services to poor and disadvantaged communities. Since then, the role of Community Legal Centres in NSW has continued to evolve, largely in line with the development of the concept of ‘access to justice’. As such, this essay will consider the concept of access to justice from both legal and non-legal perspective, in order to provide a holistic view of the role of Community Legal Centres in NSW. This will be done by looking at the impact of social, political

repair the division and mistrust between different ethnic and social groups. Pakrac was one of most destroyed Croatian communities during the armed conflict. In addition to the destruction of town industries and homes, relationships were also damaged and torn by conflict. Therefore, five local and international activists who were visiting Pakrac created an innovative restorative volunteer camp called the Social Reconciliation Project Pakrac. Their goal was “to mend relationships among people and

Social Justice in Schools Matthew Robinson (2015) defines social justice as promoting equality by challenging the injustice in the world (p.1). People from “other” races usually receive different treatment and resources. As a future school social worker, there is a level of concern for what children are being taught about social justice. Children absorb from their surroundings especially from their teachers and parents. Sometimes children grow up into adults that promote inequality because they

Drawing upon the past experiences with Powering Education and Beyond the Wall of Rome, the Rome Hub attempts to address inequalities in Rome through education. There are three issues we believe are pivotal: 1) How can we empower people that have been forgotten by local institutions? 2) How can we create a virtuous circle that allows to tackle inequalities not only at an individual level but also at a structural level? 3) How can we leverage the economy 2.0 to create the society of the future?