The And Social Justice Advocacy

Equality and justice are two ideals that most modern societies strive to achieve. However, over the years many individuals have falsely fought under the banner of justice. Throughout history, many causes have appeared as just and righteous, but in reality most were used to manipulate the masses to fight for ulterior motives of power and control. In the past decade the regressive-left movement of social justice warriors has drawn similar parallels with these causes: its rise has created and continues to cause conflict within various communities and interest groups both in person and online. A closer examination of the movements origins and harmful core motives is necessary in order to expose the movement for its manipulative and oppressive

I am interested in the Socially Justice Coordinator position because I want to make sure that various voices are heard around campus. At a predominately white institution, it is very easy for the dominant perspective to be that of a white male, and I want to be a socially conscious coordinator to ensure that the voices of other people don't get muted out by the majority. I have a very personal connection to this goal because I am member of the minority group on campus ,being that I am a black female, so a lot of these issues will hit home for me and draw out my personal passion and commitment. Not only do I want to be a Socially Conscious coordinator to bring to the table some of my own experiences and ideas ,but I also want bring to light the perspective of others that I don't have a lot of have to first-hand experience with, such as members of the LGBTQ+ community, people who suffer from mental health issues ,other minority groups. I believe that it is important to show and represent the perspective of as many people that we can so that the students at the University of Georgia can gain a well-rounded perspective that allows them to be better stewards in this multi-cultural world that we live in. In order to achieve this goal, I will bring to this position my creativity to develop fun, engaging, and beneficial events, my knack of marketing to help spread the word of the socially conscious

“In the United States you can practice free speech and speak your opinions freely, but only if I agree with those opinions and those opinions don’t go against my thoughts”. It may seem hypocritical to call it free speech when there are limitations like the above statement says, but that is exactly how majority of social justice warriors think. They try to push their beliefs onto others and if you disagree with them or question them they attack you with slander and hate speech, labeling you all sorts of things such as racist, homophobic, sexist, and any other word they can think of to make it look like you hate them in the eyes of the media and their peers. There are many issues that are heavily affecting many people

John Wesley wrote in his Sermon 16 that the means of grace are understood as “outward signs, words, or actions ordained by God… to be the ordinary channels whereby (God) might convey to men preventing, justifying, or sanctifying grace.” Means are what happen outside of oneself and the grace is what does the work inside of ourselves or another way to say this is to say the ways we receive and experience grace. When we speak of the sacraments we refer to them as outward signs of an inward and spiritual grace. The means of grace in the sacraments, means are the bread and cup of communion and the water of the baptism and the liturgy spoken. These act in an outward and physical way, but the real work is that of the invisible grace we receive.

The readings in this week discuss the intrinsic and necessary link between research and social justice. The first reading outlines that steps and processes that are involved in becoming an anti-oppressive researcher. This initial reading discusses the steps and responsibilities that are necessary in order to comprehensively act as an anti-oppressive researcher. The main responsibility that an anti-oppressive researcher must take, is to be dedicated to upholding social justice principles. Within a research context, this means creating an environment where social justice and research can be used together to work towards social equality. The main idea evident throughout this reading, is that research can be used as a powerful tool to change unequal

Unfortunately, some of the failures of communities is that neighborhoods fail to establish social networks, they trust less anyone different from them, as well as someone with the same background. In addition these neighborhoods is where returning prison or jail inmates return since this is where they were plucked from and into the traditional criminal justice system. Eventually these neighborhoods become very diverse and people begin to hunker down and become less cohesive and even less trusting. These communities create hot spots of crime, and become victimized. Ultimately there is no social capital being generated due to high crime, the lack of corroboration and suspicion of external resources, law enforcement and anyone different. Eventually neighborhoods have a great influence on people’s life chances. Ultimately, there is little hope of change, and the American Dream gets tougher to obtain.

In Michael J. Himes captivating and influential piece of work on the ‘The Mystery of Faith’ (2004), he argues that “the sacramental principle might be expressed in this way: If something is always and everywhere the case, it must be noticed, accepted and celebrated somewhere sometime.” (Himes 2004, p.13). I whole heartedly agree with this statement as I believe God is a pure and powerful spirit which creates wondrous and extraordinary things in our world out of the goodness of his soul. This act clearly exhibits the presence of God and his grace, “The whole of creation exists because it is engraced...If one lost grace, that is, if one ceased to be loved by God.” (Himes 2004, p.12). There are seven great communal sacraments which are present in church and are closely linked to the church’s life and these sacraments celebrate Gods creation and

Christ, being a Jew, is refocused as a teacher and Rabbi of pure truth and an example of pure living. As the lessons of Jesus and His acts of incredible healing progressed through His ministry and time on earth, how is He to be defined between the two posts of humanity and that of divinity? What of His human suffering and ultimate human death on the Cross? As such, Death on the Cross is the crucial miracle in the credibility of His divine incarnation. “The resurrection of that existence is the most decisive thing, the sole miracle, which makes all other [miracles]

. “In recent years advocacy (for clients as well as professionals) social justice interventions to reduce institutional and social barriers for clients, issues of spirituality, as well as continued growth of technology and internet counseling have created new specialization.” (Guindon, 2011, p.45)

In conclusion, there are many different social justice issues that the American society, along with societies across the world, need to enlighten themselves about to become more knowledgeable about and learn how these issues can be solved. From racism, to women’s rights, to homosexuality and homophobia, problems still preside across the United States whether or not they affect you personally or are covered by the news on a daily or weekly basis. These social justice issues can only be solved if the community as a whole educates themselves of these issues and commits towards an effort to eliminate the problems. Solutions like these not only apply in the United States, but across the world; especially on the topic of poverty, and how first world

Labor unions were established as a catalyst for change. And throughout the years many changes can be attributed to the solidarity and perseverance of those unions. However, with a declining middle class and union membership decreasing that same solidarity is now being used to help the unions fight for survival.

A professor of mine once said, “Social justice is a goal—it has not yet been achieved.” From that moment, my mission became clear. The concept of social justice has greatly shaped who I am as a person. In fact, it is one of the reasons I want to become a social worker. It is no secret that we live in a flawed society plagued with inequality based on identifying factors such as race, religion, and gender. Moreover, the solutions proposed often miss a key component: education. I advocate for social reform and raising awareness through open-forum discussions or peaceful demonstrations. In order to reach opposing audiences, common ground must be established, and this cannot be done with an approach that is too radical. At the same time, it is imperative

Social justice is a movement working towards the equality of basic human rights for all people within a society. It is based on the concept of human rights and equality making outside factors that categorize people irrelevant. Regardless of your race, gender, ethnicity, religion or any identifiable factor, everyone should have an equal distribution of opportunities and privileges within a society. Social justice is important because it promotes a society that encourages diversity which is beneficial for a society because it allows growth and social well being as well. Because social institutions, of course when justly arranged, supply us with obtainable resources needed to achieve success, we should be granted the right to the equality of

The word ‘theology’ has different meanings to all different people because of their culture, background and religious beliefs. Not everyone in the world is Catholic but this certain religion makes up a good portion of people throughout the country. I never imagined that one of the seven sacraments can be done outside of church, but after reading chapter two of Sacramental Theology, by Kurt Stasiak, I have learned and can understand that the sacraments are so much more complex than what I have ever considered them to be.

Amidst the seas of stereotypes, it can be difficult to sort out what society upholds as rude, polite, or appropriate. Certain groups staunchly defend what they consider "politically correct," generally disregarding being inconsiderate themselves. I find the assertiveness of such people detrimental to their cause as well as a nuisance to the very people they try to defend, as not everyone with a minority disadvantage will agree with an SJW 's (or "social justice warrior") approach. Various regional, cultural, and dialectal differences across communities convolute the circumstances even further. For these reasons, I often ignore the ramblings of feminists and gender identity activists when their messages of overgeneralized stereotype-breaking become hateful and target another group. SJWs troll the Internet and do not successfully sustain an environment without stereotypes.