Justice at Work for Kalamazoo College
A course for the Kalamazoo College community to support its commitment to justice and equity.
Let this course help you figure it out!
Explore the relationship between identity and power and how they can be used to reinforce or dismantle social hierarchies.
Take a deep look at the history and legacy of oppression in the U.S.
Learn what resistance and solidarity look like in practice.
Begin or continue developing plans of action to support justice in your work or communities.
Welcome from the Instructor
How to Use This Course
Guiding Beliefs and Course Objectives
Land Acknowledgement
Before we begin...
Introduction
TEMPLATE: Create Your Power Flower
REFLECTION: On Identity
Social Identity
DISCUSSION: What is Power?
Social Power
RESOURCE: What Is Intersectionality?
QUICK QUIZ: Identity + Power
Five Faces of Oppression: Why Diversity Is Not Enough
WORKBOOK: Justice at Work Community Analysis Workbook
Preparing Yourself for Difficult Content
Exploitation
Marginalization
Powerlessness
On Paulo Freire: Extended Interview and Resources
QUICK QUIZ: Understanding Oppression Part 1
Understanding Oppression, Part 2
Remember to Breathe
Cultural Dominance
Harm and Violence
RESOURCE: A Word on Microaggressions
RESOURCE: What is White Supremacy?
REFLECTION: How do we respond to oppression?
WORKSHEET: The Five Faces in Your Community
WORKSHEET: The Five Faces Impact
ARTICLE: White Institutional Presence: The Impact of Whiteness on Campus Climate
ARTICLE: Systemic Racism in Higher Education
BOOK: Reckoning: Kalamazoo College Uncovers Its Racial and Colonial Past by Anne Dueweke
DISCUSSION: What is the difference between resistance and solidarity?
Six Ways We Resist
Escape
Revolt
Petition and Protest
Achievement and Success
Community Building
Defiance
QUICK QUIZ: Resistance in Review
WORKSHEET: Resistance in Your Community
What Does Solidarity Look Like?
WORKSHEET: Solidarity Actions in Your Community
Solidarity Actions You Can Take
WORKSHEET: Personal Solidarity Commitments
WORKSHEET: Collective Solidarity Commitments
ESSAY: Language of Appeasement
RESOURCE LIST: Social Justice in Higher Ed
ARTICLE: Everyday Practices of Social Justice in Higher Education
ARTICLE: Anti-Racism in Higher Education: A Model for Change
Congrats and Thank You!
RESOURCE LIST: Justice and Equity in the Workplace
WORKSHEET: Reflection
FULL WORKBOOK: Justice at Work Community Analysis Workbook
What's Next?
Before you go...
Mia Henry