Justice in Action Team: Learn, Observe, Act, and Reflect
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Explore social justice issues by engaging with local community organizations and projects. Build relationships with these organizations and other team members. This is an intergenerational experience for high school students, young adults, families, and others—some locations and topics may have age appropriate considerations. |
- Thursday, April 8 - evening event
- Monday, June 14 - all day event
For more information on community engagement, contact Jennifer Tacheny at 651-696-2872 or email celeste@csjstpaul.org.
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Previous events in this series:
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Justice in Action event for October 2009: On October 24th, an energetic group of people at WomanWell to create a spiritual and ecological landscape. Read about the day and view pictures of the transformed landscape!
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service - January 18, 2010.
Nearly 100 people -- youth and adults -- gathered for this day focusing on "nonviolence in action." Kevin Lally, a teacher at Cretin-Derham Hall, led the conference. Using techniques from Theater of the Oppressed, participants gathered in small groups and acted out stories of oppression such as ageism, sexism, or harrassment. During a second "play" of the story, the audience was encouraged to interrupt, change places with characters, and change the outcome of the "play." The lesson behind this technique is that problems won't necessarily be solved, but they can be identified.
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