The Social Justice Collective is committed to creating a campus climate that values equity and social justice at its core. Through collaborative action, the SJC engages and builds awareness of social justice programming and critical pedagogies. We are a new group that is recruiting members from all over campus—anyone interested in creating and supporting a campus devoted to social justice issues is welcome! Details about our first meet and greet and how to sign up to participate are on the college calendar under SJC Open House on Jan. 25th.
SJC Mission Statement: To build a campus where equity and justice are valued and realized.
Vision Statement: The Social Justice Collective is committed to creating a campus climate that values equity and social justice at its core. Through collaborative action, we engage and build awareness of social justice programming and critical pedagogies. The Social Justice Collective prioritizes campus-wide collaboration, institutional change, and equity for the Shoreline Community College campus.
Core Values
Social Justice: A continual call to advocacy that encompasses fairness, access, and opportunity.
Support: Building powerful support systems for students, staff, and faculty that will influence change.
Anti-Oppression: Recognizing, naming, and dismantling systems of privilege and hegemony.
Collaboration: Sharing of power throughout our campus communities through strategic planning and teamwork.
Equity: Ensuring that more than equality is necessary to address the institutional distribution of resources based on need.
Radicalism: A conscious commitment to question and analyze the operation and distribution of institutional power.
Accountability: Sharing our stories and experiences to influence our campus communities and their positionality.
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I think the only inequity found on a modern campus is economic based. Race, gender, creed, etc. makes no difference to many in today’s society. Being poor (looking poor) however, one’s spending inability becomes a matter of treatment.
Dress in a suit – you get respect everywhere. We’re taught to dress up for church, job interviews, court, special school events, etc. Dressing nice means your successful, or at least appear as such. Now as a challenge, try dressing so you look dirty and homeless… like a street rat if you will.
The proceed to walk into Nordstrom’s or McDonald’s and see for yourself if you are treated the same way you are used to when wearing your high end Nike’s and fashionista attire. More than likely, the Nordstrom’s security guard is going to follow you closely. If the world can’t see your familial wealth and spending ability, you become a second-class citizen. Every businessperson sees you and is saying “How may I help you spend your money in my store???”
The true source of real inequality is economic.
Hi Brian, thank you for your thoughts. The social justice collective would love to dialogue with you – check out their next meeting.