PPT-Evaluation Strategies for Social Justice

Donna M Mertens Independent Consultant Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute MESI Spring Training Minneapolis MN March 2015 IntroductionExpectations Name position organization no acronyms please. Donna M. Mertens, Keynote. Independent Consultant. Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute, MESI Spring Training. Minneapolis MN. March 2015. Why this topic? Why now?. Social Justice . Amidst . Standards and . Chapter 24. Human beings are social beings – the choices we make affect others.. We are accountable for the things we commit (commission) and those we fail to do (omission). As created in the image of the Trinity (God) – which is a communion of persons, humans are called to be in communion with one another.. Are Christians to be social? Yes! Lk.10:29-. to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation. Act 2:44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common.. A PROJECT TO HELP SCHOOLS IMPROVE THEIR DELIVERY OF GLOBAL SOCIAL JUSTICE THEMES. Global inequality – the great injustice. “Inequality is the status quo. There is huge inequality between people in their access to resources, to decision-making, to securing human rights and safety, and in their freedom from discrimination. Reducing inequality if both morally right and pragmatically necessary for global economic and climate security in the future”. Dr Gabrielle Russell-Mundine. Mr Graeme . Mundine. Aboriginal Catholic Ministry, . Sydney. www.acmsydney.org. . Who do we work with? . Churches -hierarchy, . Religious and Clergy, lay people. Education – school teachers, university students. Donna M Mertens, PhD. Independent Consultant. Minneapolis MN. March 2015. Introduction/Expectations-. Name, position, organization (no acronyms please).. Where do you come from? . What is your experience . Is it achievable?. Is it even desirable?. Origins of Social Justice. Social scientists believe that the idea of fairness is instinctive in humans. However, while there are universal principles of justice, what it looks like varies from culture to culture and from group to group within society. Patterned vs. Historical Approach. Justice. The most general meaning of justice is giving to each person his or her due.. Giving to each person what that person needs, what that person deserves, or a share equal to what others are about to receive. Sundays in July 2018. Carl A. Hargrove. A renewal in social justice or a missional/holistic gospel represents the biggest shift in evangelicalism in the last century (Scot McKnight, . Jesus Creed. blog, January 29, 2010). Defining Justice Catholic Social Teaching Document #: TX001966 Justice is a concept that has many definitions. The definitions in this presentation all have their roots in biblical justice. Image in Rua M. Williams. Ph.D. Candidate in Human Centered Computing. University of Florida. williams2020@ufl.edu. . @starfeuri. Land Acknowledgement. Denver was originally the land of the Arapaho Nation. In 1864, the Sand Creek Massacre resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Arapaho and Cheyenne people, and soon after these nations would be forced out of Colorado. Other indigenous nations native to Colorado include the Apache, Comanche, Shoshone, and Ute. . Christine Murray, UNC Greensboro. Cindy . Fraga Rizo, . UNC Chapel Hill. Tonya VanDeinse, UNC Chapel Hill. Presentation Overview. Data & Evaluation Strategies of the Guilford County Family Justice Center – . Teaching Social Justice with the Maine Learning Results for Social Studies. While We Wait…. What words come to mind when you think of social justice????. https://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/G5gj5hobrJDWsFQdfBfAb. . Facilitated by the ASPIRE Social Justice Committee: Brandi Scott, Heather Webb Springer, Kelly Buck, Peni Mounga, and Yesenia Arreola. 1. Objectives. Background of Social Justice Committee. Presentation Framework.