Real change requires more than rallies and marches. Here, we aim to inspire and empower you with knowledge and tools to make Good Trouble in your community.
Social Justice Tools
Social Justice is the concept that all people should have equal access to wealth, health, well-being, privileges, and opportunity.
All people means all of us, regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion or disability.
Intersectionality is a foundational concept in social justice that highlights how people's identities—such as race, gender, class, disability, and more—interact in complex ways. It emphasizes that systems of power and oppression do not act independently but work together, creating overlapping and compounded forms of inequality. A social justice framework uses intersectionality to ensure that efforts toward equity and liberation address the full scope of people’s experiences, especially those most marginalized.
Solidarity is a core principle within a social justice framework that builds on intersectionality. It reflects a deep recognition that while people may experience oppression in different ways, their struggles are connected. Solidarity calls for standing together across differences, committing to collective action and mutual support in the pursuit of shared liberation.
“Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
What are we asking for this module?
Watch What is Privilege? (below).
Spend some time in reflection. Where can you identify areas of social injustice in your community? Can you commit to using your voice and privilege to work towards addressing this identified injustice?
Post one or more of the provided social media graphics to signal your commitment to social justice and encourage others to join you in this commitment. There are graphics provided throughout the modules.
Spend time exploring the next modules which explore specific populations in our community with social justice needs. Read the materials and watch the videos provided to gain a deeper understanding of the issues.
Explore the linked organizations doing great work in this space and get involved! This can take the form of 1) signing up for alerts and more information to stay informed 2) volunteering with that organization directly 3) giving donations
