Social Justice Art
First, what did you think of Chris Temple?
You are going to make some art about something that you feel is important:
Think back to when you either rejected "the story" or you adopted a new story.
What are the things that make you cry?
What are the things that make you angry?
What are you doing when you feel most like yourself?
Take a look at some of the answers
Social justice issues can be delineated into two categories, although they are often co-dependent: Inter-Social Treatment and Unequal Government Regulation.
Inter-Social Treatment involves the treatment of a group(s) of other people based on personally-held biases and prejudices. These prejudices most often manifest in sociological categories such as:
- Race
- Gender
- Age
- Sexual Orientation
- Religion
- Nationality
- Education
- Mental or Physical Ability
Unequal Government Regulation involves laws and regulations that purposefully or otherwise create conditions that obstruct, limit, or deny a group(s) access to the same opportunities and resources, relative to the rest of society. These laws can intentionally (explicitly) or unintentionally (implicitly) create the conditions for social injustice. Areas in which government policy often gives rise to social inequality and injustice include:
- Voting Laws (i.e. redistricting and voter ID)
- Policing Laws (i.e. traffic, search and seizure, and drug scheduling)
- Environmental Laws (i.e. clean water and air, industrial waste disposal)
- Health Care Laws (i.e. insurance mandates and coverage eligibility) (
- Education Laws (i.e. public school segregation and integration)
- Labor Laws (i.e. worker’s rights, occupational health and safety)
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