International Step by Step International Step by Step Association Association

EDUCATION EDUCATION

FOR FOR

SOCIAL JUSTICESOCIAL JUSTICE

A A PROGRAM FOR ADULTSPROGRAM FOR ADULTS

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTPROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

YEAR LONG WORK OF INTERNATIONAL TEAMYEAR LONG WORK OF INTERNATIONAL TEAM

EDGAR LAMPKIN, PETER REPISKY, NANCY JEAN SMITH, MARGIT KOCZOR, IVETA EDGAR LAMPKIN, PETER REPISKY, NANCY JEAN SMITH, MARGIT KOCZOR, IVETA NEMECKOVA, JELENA VIDMAR, STEFKA DYNCHINSKA, SUSAN RONA, LINDA LEE, NEMECKOVA, JELENA VIDMAR, STEFKA DYNCHINSKA, SUSAN RONA, LINDA LEE, JELENA VRANJESEVIC, ZORICA TRIKICJELENA VRANJESEVIC, ZORICA TRIKIC

INTEGRATION OF TWO PROGRAMSINTEGRATION OF TWO PROGRAMS

EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE: CURRICULUM FROM THE HEARTEDUCATION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE: CURRICULUM FROM THE HEART

(JACKIE REZA – OSI)(JACKIE REZA – OSI) NEITHER BLACK NOR WHITE – ANTIBIAS EDUCATIONNEITHER BLACK NOR WHITE – ANTIBIAS EDUCATION

(JELENA VRANJEŠEVIĆ AND ZORICA TRIKIĆ – CIP- CENTER FOR INTERACTIVE (JELENA VRANJEŠEVIĆ AND ZORICA TRIKIĆ – CIP- CENTER FOR INTERACTIVE PEDAGOGY, SERBIA)PEDAGOGY, SERBIA)

POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIESPOTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES

TEACHERS, EDUCATORS, SCHOOL TEACHERS, EDUCATORS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORSADMINISTRATORS

MINORITY REPRESENTATIVESMINORITY REPRESENTATIVES EDUCATIONAL POLICY MAKERSEDUCATIONAL POLICY MAKERS LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVESLOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES PARENTS, PARENT GROUPSPARENTS, PARENT GROUPS NGO ACTIVISTSNGO ACTIVISTS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, JOURNALISTS…UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, JOURNALISTS… PEOPLE IN POSITIONS OF POWERPEOPLE IN POSITIONS OF POWER

(POLITICIANS, POLICE OFFICERS)(POLITICIANS, POLICE OFFICERS)

WHY THIS KIND OF PROGRAM ?WHY THIS KIND OF PROGRAM ?

Starting pointsStarting points Prejudices are learned patterns of Prejudices are learned patterns of

thinking and behaving and as such can thinking and behaving and as such can be relearnedbe relearned

Each person has a role and Each person has a role and responsibility in breaking or perpetuating responsibility in breaking or perpetuating the chains of oppressionthe chains of oppression

PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAMPURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM

INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND SENSITIVITY OF UNDERSTANDING AND SENSITIVITY OF MECHANISMS WHICH PERPETUATE MECHANISMS WHICH PERPETUATE AND MAINTAIN SYSTEMS OF AND MAINTAIN SYSTEMS OF DOMINATIONDOMINATION

COMMIT TO CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMIT TO CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATIONINSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION

AREAS OF UNDERSTANDINGAREAS OF UNDERSTANDING

BUILDING ALLIESBUILDING ALLIES

NAMINGNAMING

VOICINGVOICING

NAMINGNAMING

PUTTING LANGUAGE TO OUR PUTTING LANGUAGE TO OUR EXPERIENCESEXPERIENCES

IDENTIFYING REAL PROBLEMSIDENTIFYING REAL PROBLEMS (PREJUDICES, FORMS OF (PREJUDICES, FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION/OPPRESSION) DISCRIMINATION/OPPRESSION) THROUGH NAMING REALITY IN THROUGH NAMING REALITY IN CLEAR AND CONCRETE WAYSCLEAR AND CONCRETE WAYS

VOICINGVOICING

Is the act of speaking out on Is the act of speaking out on issues, ideas and feelingsissues, ideas and feelings

opens the doors for listening, opens the doors for listening, dialogue and the development dialogue and the development of critical consciousness of critical consciousness

BUILDING ALLIESBUILDING ALLIES

Moves us from reflection to supportive Moves us from reflection to supportive and concrete personal and collective and concrete personal and collective actionaction

Requires the understanding of dominant Requires the understanding of dominant and subordinate groups positions of and subordinate groups positions of power in an effort to overcome alienation power in an effort to overcome alienation and injusticeand injustice

CONCEPTUALIZATIONCONCEPTUALIZATION

PSYCHOLOGICAL LEVELPSYCHOLOGICAL LEVEL – – developing empathy developing empathy for self and others, a positive self image, self for self and others, a positive self image, self respect and a healthy respect of othersrespect and a healthy respect of others

EDUCATIONAL LEVELEDUCATIONAL LEVEL – – information information concerning otherness and mechanisms that concerning otherness and mechanisms that create and perpetuate prejudice, discrimination create and perpetuate prejudice, discrimination and oppression and oppression

CONCRETE ACTION LEVEL – empowering CONCRETE ACTION LEVEL – empowering individuals and groups to take responsible individuals and groups to take responsible actionaction

STRUCTURE OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMPROGRAM

Two 3 day training modules that are Two 3 day training modules that are scaffolded and interconnectedscaffolded and interconnected– Module One – Building Critical Module One – Building Critical

ConsciousnessConsciousness– Module Two – From Reflection to Action Module Two – From Reflection to Action

One 3 day training of trainers One 3 day training of trainers modulemodule

PROCESS OF THE TRAININGPROCESS OF THE TRAINING

Combines theories and Combines theories and activities with personal activities with personal experiences intended to experiences intended to stimulate intellectual and stimulate intellectual and emotional responses, leading emotional responses, leading to a commitment to actionto a commitment to action

THE ONLY THING THAT EVIL THE ONLY THING THAT EVIL REQUIRES TO TRIUMPH IS FOR REQUIRES TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD PEOPLE TO DO GOOD PEOPLE TO DO NOTHINGNOTHING

EDMUND BURKEEDMUND BURKE

When all this is over we When all this is over we won’t remember the won’t remember the words of our enemies words of our enemies but the silence of our but the silence of our

friendsfriendsMartin Luther KingMartin Luther King