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SOCIAL JUSTICE …MEANING WHAT?
Elusive definitionUnderstanding the difference
betweenEquality and Equity
Is Social Justice
Government spending on rural poor to access potable water
OR Avoiding the practice of racial
discrimination?
SOME SAY
Taking from the rich to give to the poor
More equitable distribution of country’s resources
Achieving some if not all of the 8 MDG goals by 2030
The 2015 deadline is already missed by many countries.
Remember we are not all equal
Working together to have a project that is SMARTEST
Specific Measurable Attainable Reliable/Realistic Time Bound Environmental Economically sustainable TeambuilderThe social context is important in all projects
What about access to information?
A S A DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL
AS A STUDENT
Presence or absence of information How does this help or hinder your work?See Rioux (2010)
Giving laptops to all successful SEA students who enter secondary school
Help OR Hindrance
Are Social Justice Issues Human rights Issues?
THE UDHR OF 1948 THEY OFTEN OVERLAP
Besides Art 1 respect for the dignity of the human being, and Art.19 the right to freedom of expression and opinion, there are 10 other articles that refer to the human rights responsibilities of library and info workers.
See Samex & Rioux (2008)
Human rights are entitlements which every human being is entitled to by virtue of his or her belonging to the human race.
Like Social Justice issues Human Rights are often ignored or trampled upon.