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Farhana Loonat Receives the 2024 APSA Community College Faculty Award

Political Science Now

Citation from the Award Committee: A self-described, “high-spirited feminist philosopher and political scientist”, Dr. Loonat is a passionate advocate for equity and social justice. As an immigrant and first-generation scholar, she brings a unique and invaluable perspective to her work.

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Treasuring Indonesian Culture; From Local Practice to State Political Ritual

Anthropology News

In his role as the head of state and government, President Jokowi transcends the identity of a mere political figure or official; he becomes a personification of the nation itself. Since Indonesia’s Independence in 1945, Pancasila has been used as a tool to legitimize the ruling government and curb the opposition.

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The Politics and Limits of Aspiration

Anthropology News

First, Sinovuyo described Launch’s distinct approach to life orientation (LO), a compulsory subject added to the national curriculum during the transition from apartheid that focuses on the study of self and society through lessons on personal and social development, civics and human rights, health, and career readiness.

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Educators: We Must Be Champions for Our Trans Students

ED Surge

By displaying the posters and photos of the teachers holding them up along the main hallway, my hope was that our trans students knew that despite what was happening in the state government, our staff and school would affirm and celebrate them.

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Teach About Toxins and Organizing for Environmental Justice

Zinn Education Project

Learn More Fight for Life in Cancer Alley New Human Rights Watch Report Human Rights Watch released a devastating new report called, “We’re Dying Here”: The Fight for Life in a Louisiana Fossil Fuel Sacrifice Zone. It also emphasizes moments and movements of resistance and activism that inform climate justice work today.

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Put more gender studies in schools’ sex ed courses

The Hechinger Report

Eight transgender people have died this year, and 22 transgender people died last year in the United States because of violence , according to the Human Rights Campaign. Related: Foundations aren’t helping anyone if they’re not serious about social justice. It was the most ever recorded, according to the advocacy group.

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Teaching About Palestine-Israel and the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza

Zinn Education Project

We see this hierarchy of human worth playing out now in Gaza and the West Bank, as Israeli government ministers call Palestinians “human animals.” The spring 2024 issue offers a collection of articles and other resources on teaching about Palestine-Israel amid the growing attack on social justice education.