The definition of Social Justice has a universal meaning. There is no one correct definition, Social Justice encompasses various factors that differ from person to person based on experiences that people have encountered with injustices. Social Justice is the fire that sparks an individual to act and become a leader, and the desire within one’s own conscious to stand up against forms of oppression, injustices and rejections. Social Justice is not fighting for equality, but rather equity. Blindly coming into SoJo, I did not know what Social Justice stood for. It was not until my sophomore that I truly understood what achieving Social Justice meant.
When Ms. Farr, along with other teachers, was fired, a new principal came in and she wanted to throw our school into turmoil because she decided to get rid of AP classes and make new changes to our school. It was important to fight against these changes and fight for our teachers in a civil manner. As a collective group, we are able to fight against this and achieve Social Justice. This is when SoJo changed my worldview. I have learned that the people who truly want to have Social Justice are the ones who actually take action and do something about it. People who achieve this are ones who are leaders and are able to work in unison. However there are many instances in which people are constantly oppressed and many are afraid to fight back in civil manner. Many lack the education, the motivation, and desire to take action because there are those in powerful positions who either suck these three things out of us or impede our success.
From the discrimination in our communities, to rejection, to the injustices our community faces, we have all been victims of it all. I find it very important for each and every one of us to be aware of various practices that existed and although have altered in action, the goal of these practices is still the same which is segregation. It took dozens of years for people to overturn the form of redlining. After these past 4 years, I feel that I have a social responsibility to teach others and influence others to not be afraid to fight for what is morally right and use their education as a tool. “We were born out of struggle and the struggle continues.”
When Ms. Farr, along with other teachers, was fired, a new principal came in and she wanted to throw our school into turmoil because she decided to get rid of AP classes and make new changes to our school. It was important to fight against these changes and fight for our teachers in a civil manner. As a collective group, we are able to fight against this and achieve Social Justice. This is when SoJo changed my worldview. I have learned that the people who truly want to have Social Justice are the ones who actually take action and do something about it. People who achieve this are ones who are leaders and are able to work in unison. However there are many instances in which people are constantly oppressed and many are afraid to fight back in civil manner. Many lack the education, the motivation, and desire to take action because there are those in powerful positions who either suck these three things out of us or impede our success.
From the discrimination in our communities, to rejection, to the injustices our community faces, we have all been victims of it all. I find it very important for each and every one of us to be aware of various practices that existed and although have altered in action, the goal of these practices is still the same which is segregation. It took dozens of years for people to overturn the form of redlining. After these past 4 years, I feel that I have a social responsibility to teach others and influence others to not be afraid to fight for what is morally right and use their education as a tool. “We were born out of struggle and the struggle continues.”