"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the
powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be
neutral."
Paulo Freire
MISSION
The mission of the Social Justice Minor is to offer undergraduate students the opportunity to both theorize about the meanings of social justice and to practice "doing" social justice advocacy in community organizations.
VISION
The vision of the Social Justice Minor is to create an interdisciplinary, cross-collegiate undergraduate program where students can create socially just communities in their classrooms, and where there is respectful space for all opinions. We envision dialogic classrooms where students find spaces of possibility, where learning draws on theory and practice, and where students value learning in various communities beyond the university. We believe in equity and fairness in every aspect of human experience, and the importance of recognizing the struggles for liberation, and the social movements of many peoples globally.
Core and Elective Courses
Service Organizations
For further information, please contact:
Cindy Pavlowski
Undergraduate Advisor
190A Peters Hall
School of Social Work
College of Education and Human Development
612-624-4290
pavlo002@umn.edu
