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Social and Economic Justice: Discourse and Action
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Many of us come to this field motivated by a desire to advance social justice objectives. In many organizations we recognize social justice as an implicit aim. We want a more explicit discussion and statement. We've chose DDN as a place to house that discussion because of the explicit naming of a divide and a wish to remedy that divide, but we're not exclusively concerned with the "Digital".
Does the concept of social justice have a plurality of meanings?
let's explore that possibility.
Can we be more strategic in the use of community ICT to advance our social justice aspirations? How?
What are our social justice aspirations?
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Various Intresting News & Thoughts about India
ms pasha | June 29
Hello every on
this blog bring you some of the interesting news & thoughts and various hot news which you might have not red,seen in any news papers or TV channels
it covers various matters like business,politics, sports etc targeting the other side of original news
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Child, Individual Capability and Legitimised Deprivation:
Dr.S.S.D. Pandey | May 28
As a point of reference let us begin with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989, exactly thirty years after the 1959 Declaration. To strengthen it further, on September 2nd, 1990 it entered into force as international law. Four of the...
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Persons, categorical and corporate
Michael Maranda | October 16
In considering questions of social justice, the prevailing frame is inequality between persons by category. We look to race, or gender, or age, or geography, religion, sexual preference, nationality, disability and other categories.
This can obscure the mechanisms of power.
We are social...
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Be undaunted.
Michael Maranda | September 17
Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief.
Do justly, now.
Love mercy, now.
Walk humbly, now.
You are not obliged to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
These words of wisdom are from the Talmud.
Though they are but words, they enjoin us to a way of...
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Action ! Human Rights Education
Shakun Harris | August 10
Hi,
This is a simple blog I have created to enable all of us to come to a common platform and share our thoughts, ideas and actions.
You are most welcome to post as much as you want with stories, pictures, posters, etc ... a regular update is needed to keep this unique lifeline that can link...
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Should we be explicit about social justice aims?
By: Michael Maranda, A Sense Of Place Network | June 20, 2005
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| Is social justice an implicit aim in our movement, or is it explcit? Is it an aim of the movement? Do we constitute a movement? Is it advisable to be explicit about such aims at all times? Why or why not? |
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OSA session summary notes: Social and Economic Justice
By: Sue Beckwith | April 29, 2005
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| Social and Economic Justice was the theme of one of the working groups convened at Open Space Austin April 29 & 30th. This is a brief statement of that session. While we are explicit in naming social and economic justice, we are committed to justice in the broadest sense and are concerned with everything from communication rights to the environmental movement. |
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